Eric Florack on June 3rd, 2008

Apparently Robert Byrd has been hospitalized:

U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd was admitted to a hospital Monday evening because of a high temperature, his spokesman said.

“He came into the office today, and he was a little sluggish,” said

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  • As predicted, Clinton in Kentucky, Obama in Oregon. The Depth of Clinton’s Kentucky win is striking , though. I’ll have to check, but I don’t know as there has ever been a Democrat who has won the White House who

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Eric Florack on April 26th, 2008

The Strib:

Al Franken’s career as an entertainer made him famous and rich and positioned him to run for the U.S. Senate.

But now, just as he appears on the verge of securing the DFL endorsement to take on Republican

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Newsday:

In an interview yesterday, Hillary — whose connection to President Clinton’s 2001 sentence commutations for two members of the Weather Underground has become an issue since she tried to raise questions about Obama’s acquaintance with another ex-Weatherman — told

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davidl on April 24th, 2008

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Mr. Obama’s call for postpartisanship looks unconvincing, when he is unable to point to a single important instance in his Senate career when he demonstrated bipartisanship.

Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal.

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Eric Florack on April 23rd, 2008

Interesting bit in NewsBusters, this morning…. By the way, NewsBusters is a regular read here, and soon as I geta  few seconds I’ll add it to the list…. anyway… It seems that, despite unemployment edging up everywhere else in the

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Eric Florack on April 17th, 2008

After the debate last night, I noted a whole lot of traffic… all asking questions about Obama and Ayers, apparently following up on Hillary Clinton’s questions during the debate itself. (Yes, I know it was Stephy who asked the questions,

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davidl on April 16th, 2008
Sad news for all seven of Alan Keyes’s supporters, Keyes has left the Republican party:
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes announced Tuesday night that he has left the GOP and is considering joining

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davidl on April 13th, 2008

Mrs. William ClintonIs Mrs. Clinton a staunch defender of individual freedom, or she merely a shriveling hoplophobe?    Well it depends on whose vote she is seeking.

In the previous century while seeking a Senate seat in hoplophobic New York State, Mrs. Clinton

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  • That’s OK, Jon. Tell ya what; Greenwald can claim I’m pro-torture, if he likes… because under some conditions I am. .. and for all the moralizing that’s been thrown at the issue, nobody’s ever come up with an even

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Eric Florack on April 9th, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the country, sparing U.S. dollars.The legislation follows a recommendation by Gen. David Petraeus,

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davidl on April 7th, 2008

Mrs. ClintonJed Babbin, Human Events, makes his predictions on tommorow’s Senate Armed Service Committee hearing:

Tomorrow is Hillary’s Last Stand. She will prove her military expertise is no better than Custer’s was. And he didn’t fib about being under fire

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davidl on April 4th, 2008

The Clinton’s income, from the Drudge Report:

World Exclusive: 4/4/08 15:43:06 ET
2000-2007 Returns
Feds Taxes Paid: $33.7 million
Charity: $10.2 million
Her Senate Salary: $1,051,606
His Presidential Pension: $1,217,250
Her Book Income: $10,457,083
His Book Income: $29,580,525
His

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Billy notes the story of Hillary Clinton and the Nixon impeachment. This one’s been brewing for quite a while, as Billy notes correctly… and Ed Morrissey confirms in the process of quoting Dan Calabrese:

As Hillary Clinton came under increasing

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Eric Florack on April 1st, 2008
  • Turns out that the upgrade I’m planning for this weekend, itself needed a few upgrades as a prerequisite. For example, I use an automatic upgrade package, which needed updating. All that’s been done. I must say, WordPress is getting easier

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