Eric Florack on July 16th, 2007

Sen. John McCain’s top three press aides resigned this morning, Republicans close to the campaign said and one of those aides confirmed.

The campaign’s research director and two other press staffers also stepped down.

The departure of Brian Jones,

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davidl on July 11th, 2007

Allah Pundit, Hot Air, has the John  Gibson interview with Bill Kristol.. Salty language,  Now having been warned, go read and hear.

 

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Eric Florack on July 6th, 2007

I still regard Ron Paul as a bad joke.  And yet, we see that he’s managed to out fundraise John McCain.

I’m not quite sure what this is indicative of, except perhaps the bump that Paul got from the left

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Eric Florack on June 29th, 2007

Here comes Captain Ed:

Rudy Giuliani either has given up attempting to sound conservative or has forgotten that all presidential primary politics is national in today’s media environment. While trying to woo Californians, Rudy claimed that he would govern

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davidl on June 28th, 2007

A press release from the Mitt Romeny campaign:

Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on the United States Senate’s vote on the immigration reform bill:

“The immigration bill failed because the politicians in Washington

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davidl on June 28th, 2007

Senator George Voinovich goes on Sean Hannity and shows that Voinovich is not ready for prme time.  Allah Pundit, Hot Air, has the audio.

In fairness to Voinovich he deserves credit for going on to Hannity even if

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John McCainThe John Robert’s  Supreme Court recognized the First Amendment, and weakened the McCain/Fiengold attempt subvert it. 

WASHINGTON -(AP)- The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key

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davidl on June 24th, 2007

Right, senator.  Fences don’t work.  That’s why no ranches use barbed wire, why no prisons are surrounded by high walls, why pricey residential communities never have security gates, and why there aren’t traffic barricades to protect government buildings from car

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davidl on June 20th, 2007

Ron PaulFrom Erick, Red State:

Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance have not invited Ron Paul to their candidate debate on June 30th. Thank God!

Mr. Cindy Sheehan a/k/a Lew Rockwell is upset.

Oh happy Day!  Maybe

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Eric Florack on June 20th, 2007

Mark Kirkorian at The Corner:

Sen. Lott is rapidly turning into a parody of himself. Yesterday, a Jackson, Miss., radio talk show host (you know, one of those people who are running America and have to be dealt with) and

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davidl on June 19th, 2007

Marcia Kramer, reports:


(CBS) NEW YORK Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leaving the Republican party and will remain unaffiliated with any political party, CBS 2 HD learned Tuesday night.

The move will clearly begin advancing rumors that the

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Eric Florack on June 18th, 2007

An interesting side note, on the Trent Lott story I ran with on Friday… Boortz:

  Several weeks ago in Venezuela Hugo Chavez seized control of the main television station.  It seems that the station just wasn’t in step with his

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Eric Florack on June 15th, 2007

Comments by Republican senators on Thursday suggested that they were feeling the heat from conservative critics of the bill, who object to provisions offering legal status. The Republican whip, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who supports the bill, said: “Talk radio

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Eric Florack on June 12th, 2007

Norm Levy in the LA TIMES reports that…

…Just 27% of Americans now approve of the way Congress is doing its job, the poll found, down from 36% in January, when Democrats assumed control of the House and the Senate.

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John Dowd represented Sen. John McCain in his darkest hour, the “Keating Five” scandal. He supported McCain the first time he ran for president in 2000 and signed up to be a major fundraiser for him in this year’s presidential

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