+ Rain, snow and sleet in the forecast for Ohio tomorrow. As it did in Maine, I suspect this will benefit Obama. Why? Older voters... [More]
March 3, 2008
March 5, 2008
Chuck Todd, Take IV
More from the best political analyst on TV.... HRC just bought John McCain the time he needs to build a campaign infrastructure. Right now he's... [More]
Mack The Quack!
Great analysis of McCain's health care plan from Jonathan Cohn, the health care wonk's wonk. My former Comparative Public Policy students should read the entire... [More]
March 6, 2008
Bits and Bobs
No time for blogging today - I'm packing for a week of skiing in Big Sky, Montana - so for today these odds and ends... [More]
March 7, 2008
Olbermann Eviscerates Clinton
Oh my. If you care at all about the idea of a Democratic Party that stands for something other than a watered down version of... [More]
Because I Cannot Resist... Some Pre-Flight Bits and Bobs
Before I head out for the airport this afternoon... + FL and MI back in play? Don't forget that the magic number jumps from 2025... [More]
March 9, 2008
Blogging From Big Sky, Day One
There's only one word that can describe skiing in Big Sky, Montana: Epic. I know that the reviews and websites all say that you can... [More]
Quote of the Night
Tom Daschle, responding to Clinton's suggestion that Obama run as her VP: "It's really a rare occurrence, maybe the first time in history, that the... [More]
March 10, 2008
Blogging From Big Sky, Day Two
Some things that happened in the world today while I was flying down the side of a mountain... + Mark Penn apparently believes that Clinton's... [More]
March 11, 2008
Blogging From Big Sky, Day Three
Some things that happened in the world today while I was flying down the side of a mountain... + You must have been hiding under... [More]
March 13, 2008
Blogging From Big Sky, Day Five
Some things that happened in the world today while I was flying down the side of a mountain... + The Republican Party has some very... [More]
March 14, 2008
Blogging From Big Sky, Day Six
Some things that happened in the world today while I was flying down the side of a mountain... + It is now official: we are... [More]
March 17, 2008
Kick Lieberman Out Of The Democratic Caucus
For god's sake, will someone please strip this man of his committee chairmanships? Please? ThinkProgress: Friday, Lieberman said he will attend the Republican National Convention... [More]
March 18, 2008
Number of the Day
$350 million (or is it $150 million? I cannot tell). That's how much a coalition of groups like MoveOn, the AFL-CIO, and the Change to... [More]
March 19, 2008
McCain: Unfit For Duty
Josh Marshall weighs in on McCain's recent foreign policy mistakes and declares McCain "unfit for duty." But this is really just the tip of the... [More]
I'm OK, But That Guy Next To Me...
Earlier today, I wrote about my belief that most Americans vastly underestimate the ability of their fellow citizens to think about and process political information.... [More]
March 21, 2008
Obama, Clinton, McCain Passport Files Breached
This is insane: Confidential passport files of all three presidential candidates were improperly breached by State Department employees, a department spokesman said. The private data... [More]
On Passports and Madrasas?
Keith Olbermann added some additional details to the story tonight that have prompted me to sit down and do a bit of speculating. This is... [More]
March 24, 2008
Bits and Bobs from the Campaign Trail
Some random events from around the campaign trail today... + Clinton gave a big economic speech today. If I had more time, I'd focus on... [More]
March 25, 2008
"Greenspan is their Quaalude"
Great post from Ezra on Clinton's plan to bring back Greenspan for yet another go-round: Markets need to be calmed, and Greenspan is their Quaalude.... [More]
March 26, 2008
A Perfect Example of Why McCain Cannot Win
Crooks and Liars: While giving one of his standard "we're winning in Iraq...I don't care what you say" speeches today, Senator McCain was interrupted by... [More]
March 27, 2008
Obama Does Economics
Today was econ day for Obama. TPMe has the full speech. Before I get to an excerpt, a quick thought on the intro to... [More]
McCain Hates War, But...
McCain gave yet another foreign policy address, but this time, as Kevin Drum points out, the content was quite odd: I detest war.... Only a... [More]
Bits and Bobs From the Campaign Trail
+ I'm more convinced than ever that Obama is going to name Bloomberg as his VP. And after reading Marc Ambinder, I'm more convinced than... [More]
March 28, 2008
On Realignments...
Via McMegan, a hilarious take on the campaign from NJ's Jonathan Rauch. It's a Q and A with himself, and it ends like this: Why... [More]
Bits and Bobs From The Campaign Trail
+ Big Pennsylvania SuperD pickup today for Obama: Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. Casey had promised to stay neutral until after the primary, but thanks to... [More]
Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Simple questions.... Simple answers: no.... [More]
March 27, 2008
Quote of the Day
Via TPMe: "I'm not vetting my pastor," Obama told "The View." "I didn't have a research team during the course of 20 years to go... [More]
March 30, 2008
Talking to PA's Reagan Democrats
I'm sure this will cause the heads of some of my friends on the left to explode... Barack Obama promised that his foreign policy would... [More]
Lieberman: McCain is JFK
The morning after the 2006 mid-term election, the professor I was assisting for Intro to Political Science that semester asked me to briefly address our... [More]
March 31, 2008
Bits and Bobs
A few odds and ends from today's news: + After the final vote totals were calculated, Obama picked up another pledged delegate in Mississippi. Because... [More]
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