Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

CONCORD, N.H., Dec. 21 -Washington Post- After months of discussion within her campaign over how heavily she should draw on her husband’s legacy, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her Iowa and New Hampshire campaigns in a tight embrace

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davidl on December 22nd, 2007

Awesome Christmas video.

Hat Tip:  John Stephenson, Right Wing News, and Stop the ACLU.

Edit:   Added John’s home blog.

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

Let me first say that I’ve never been overly enthralled with Mike Huckabee and his candidacy for presidency.  He’s never struck me as overly bright individual to begin with, and his activities subsequent to announcing for the presidency, and have

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

Richard Gardner over at OTB:

 A Congresswoman from Indiana has died. I’ll readily admit I was not familiar with her (like another 300 members of Congress). I came across her death searching for Fort Carson on Google. She seems respectable

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

Billy;

While I do understand your disconnect here, give Reynolds a little credit… he’s clearly pointing at the hypocrisy of the whole thing.  That’s a valid angle as far as I’m concerned.  It’s certainly a comparison we’ve used often enough

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davidl on December 22nd, 2007

Earlier today Bit wrote:

Ann Althouse, who we quote around here far too seldom, has today’s SOTD 

Well two issues, why don’t I quote Ann Althouse more.   She somewhat down on my reading stack.  I usually find more quote 

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davidl on December 22nd, 2007

Can the President simply kill most congressional pork by issuing an executive order.   The Congressional Research Service is of the opinion he can.    Gaius, Blue Crab Boulevard, asks,” Could It Really Be This Simple:”

Mark Tapscott reports that there

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

snark2.jpgAnn Althouse, who we quote around here far too seldom, has today’s SOTD, where she’s speaking of Hillary Clinton’s new campaign ad:

 “Isn’t this like when you get presents from family members and you know they charged it on your

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2007

I note over at Right Wing News that John Hawkins has posted an interview he did with Fred Thompson’s wife, Jeri.

John Hawkins: Now Hillary Clinton has been touting her “experience” as First Lady on the campaign trail, as

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davidl on December 21st, 2007

Keith OlbermannIs Keith Olbermann’s job in peril?  Eric Cartman is now doing sports.

Hat Tips:  Nigel, There it Goes;  Ace, Ace of Spades Hq.

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davidl on December 21st, 2007

Mike Huckabee campaigns as religious Baptist.  Yet how religious is Huck?

Robert Novak, in the Washington Post, questions the depth of Huckabee’s Baptist support:

More than personality explains why not all his Baptist brethren have signed on the dotted

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2007

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio —AP- The last World War I veteran in Ohio, and one of only three known remaining U.S. veterans of the conflict, has died. J. Russell Coffey was the last WWI vet in the state, according to the

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davidl on December 21st, 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Clinton

From the Associated Press, B.J. Clinton called Mrs. Clinton a genius:

”The reason she ought to be president, over and above her vision and her plans is that she has proven in every position she has ever had in

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2007

Jake Tapper at ABC is reporting:ABC News has learned that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has registered the names of two Web sites with the express goal of attacking her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.It’s the first

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2007

Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired

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