Barack Obama Channels the Gipper

Barack Obama gives praises to Ronald Reagan:

Video:

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Transcript, via Open Left:

I don’t want to present myself as some sort of singular figure.  I think part of what’s different are the times.  I do think that for

I commented last night on the state of Michigan, and the state of the economy there. Boortz did too, apparently yesterday noon time:

This is a state suffering under what people are calling a “single state recession.” The reason? A

By way of Memeorandum, I see that’s the question Hillary Clinton is facing.

(CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary “win” there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her

Byran, Hot Air, states the obvious:

Two primary wins, two seconds. No one else has been as broadly competitive so far. He has the most delegates and the most money in the bank, and he’s back to campaigning in

I see the votes are in, in Michigan. if there’s anything surprising about them, it’s that relatively few of the blogs have made notice of the results. I suppose that to some degree, there’s a reason for the lack of

I can’t imagine that she figured on this:

 NEW YORK, N.Y. —The Politico- Dogged by continuing racial tensions around her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a smattering of boos on Monday when she spoke at a religiously tinged Martin

The unmatched Rush Limbaugh on a roll. All time great monologue.

Part one:

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Part two:

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Devastating. 

Hat Tip:  Bryan, Hot Air.

• First things first: An Honorable Mention at the OTB Caption Contest.
• I’ve noticed that Memeorandum thinks we have a heartbeat again. I’m not at all sure what caused them to hang up on us, but I’m glad we’re back on

In order to win the nomination, Mrs. Clinton needs the black vote.  Her husband, B.J. Clinton, seems bounded and determined to insure that Mrs. Clinton does not get that vote.   Josh Gerstein, Sun(NY) “Clinton Does More Damage Control

Sam Stein at HuffPo:

Obama’s presidential campaign has prepared a detailed memo listing various instances in which it perceived Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign to have deliberately played the race card in the Democratic primary.

Yeah, no shock for that. But

Eric Lipton, New York Times, argues the Clintons continue to miscontrue the facts regarding Mrs. Clnton’s vote which authorized the liberation of Iraq:

In interviews and at a recent campaign event, they[the Clintons] have said that Mr. Hagel, Republican

Jon Henke:

At his blog, Paul Krugman presents some employment-population, labor force participation and wage charts and writes

The point of these charts is not to say that Clinton deserves credit for all good things and Bush deserves blame

Scott Johnson, Powerline, has “The case against John McCain.” I’ll go beyond Rick Santorum, and I don’t trust McCain on foreign or defense policy either. McCain has the problem of letting extraordinary temper get the better of

I’ve spent the morning hopping around the ‘sphere, and have noted a trend I’ve noted in previous election years…  I’m noticing how very much of the platforms of the Democrats is surrounded by guilt. Perhaps you’ve noticed it, too?

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Ben Smith over at the Politico notes that there’s been a lot the last 48 or so over charges of racism:

A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial