The Ramble for 9/5/11

Rochester, NY— I’m home today, but will leave for Allentown PA tonight, for a couple of short hops. Four or five days out., in total. It’ll be a little cooler, and my truck is running well, so it should be

Naturally, I knew better than to think of Clinton as some champion of my gender. As Christopher Hitchens, who wrote my favorite book on the Clinton family (“No One Left to Lie To”), explained: “It’s often said, by people trying

Dim Won’s snide tone is getting tiresome, John Dickerson, Sltate:

President Obama was feeling loose at a Democratic campaign fundraiser Thursday as he talked about the Republican Party. “We got our mops and our brooms out, we’re cleaning

In the story that is being reported, bassackwards,  Johnathan Martin, Politico, breathlessly reports, “Palin camp eyed Clinton alliance:”

In an unusual attempt to forge an alliance between two of the most prominent families in American politics, John

Fox News, this monring:

New York Gov. David Paterson will name Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, an upstate Democrat, to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, a Democratic official with knowledge of the governor’s decision told FOX News on Thursday night.

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Gonna be a short one today, I’ve got some personal issues today.

• In answer to some email, I really wish I could have a

This morning’s Washington Post tells us far more than it intends:

As a top official at the White House in 1996, Richard A. Clarke was looking for an ally after concluding that the CIA and FBI needed an additional $1

I spent most of last night watching the convention.  Between all ego tripping, the pure nonsense, and the political positioning going on, there wasn’t really much to report. Trust me, the only way that anyone should be forced into watching

A story showing up in the Huffpoop this morning peaked my interest a little… for incredulity, if for nothing else.

Headline:

Dems Not Backing Obama? Rahm Will Deal With It

What’s he planning on doing, having their legs broken? He’s

I remarked a while ago:

Clinton is now looking for a scapegoat, and Penn seems a likely enough target. Penn’s job, after all, was putting lipstick on a pig…. Hillary Clinton is a product that is about as popular