An interesting morning, as I do my morning routine. A slower news day than some, so the ‘sphere has some time to wallow in Karl Rove’s departure on 8/30 from the WH.
The amount of leftist vitriol being pointed to
The recent Harald Ford versus Markos Moulitsas video has been recieving recent attention. Yet Ken McCracken, Willisms. argues that Mrs. Clinton does not need Moulitsas and will be looking to Sister Souljah him at the earliest convnient moment.
This
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza is reporting Tommy Thompson has quit the presidential race. Rather unsurprising, since he said that if he didn’t finish well in the Iowa straw poll he wasn’t going to bother running any further . He
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Sullivan must be rubbng off on Bainbridge. Speaking of primary polls run in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa:
What’s considered a solid hour’s reading in Iowa? The back of a cereal box.
New Hampshire? Smaller than Iowa. Whiter than Iowa.
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The wiinner is … The recorded vote tally went to Mitt Romney. However considering all that Romney invested in Iowa and time and money, and lack of front line opposition. did Mitt win much more than a claiming race at
Yes, I saw the supposed showdown between Markos Moulitsas and DLC’er Harold Ford. Nothing about it was surprising. Michelle notes it and links Hot Air.
Ford himself, any more, is fairly unremarkable… Being to me of approximately the same value
(The Politico) Former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) is joining the board of a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities, a group with links to Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) that has drawn scrutiny for its ties to defense contractors and
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—AMES, Iowa —AP— Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won an easy and expected victory in a high-profile Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll on Saturday, claiming nearly twice as many votes as his nearest rival.
Is this the same Straw poll
CNN political ticker is reporting:
DES MOINES, Iowa —CNN— Rep. Ron Paul’s wife was hospitalized Saturday morning, the Texas Republican’s presidential campaign announced shortly before voting was to begin in the Ames GOP straw poll.
The campaign did not say
There is an old adage, which states that it is impossible to get ahead, if you spend all your time getting even.
James at OTB notes McQ’s rehashing of his take on the purposes, and utilities of ‘divided government, by
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Sudhin Thaanawala. writes, “Peace activist Cindy Sheehan announces candidacy:”
(08-09) 15:20 PDT San Francisco (AP) —
Citing her son as inspiration, a tearful Cindy Sheehan announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives.
The anti-war activist
Presidential elections are won by taking and holding the middle. B.J Clinton become the only ‘rat elected president the last thirty years by claiming to be a new, read moderate, democrat. For B.J.’s professed moderation we eight years of Janet
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MediaBistro says:
The AFL-CIO Democratic forum last night on MSNBC, was the lowest rated-yet of the eight primary debates/forums held this election season. Based on live +same day data, Nielsen found the debate had 960,000 total viewers and 340,000 viewers
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Goldfarb, over at the Weekly Standard:
It appears that today is a watershed day with regard to US policy in Iraq. Democratic leaders now acknowledge that the surge is working. The only catch is, they say it’s no surprise, they’ve
