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- On Information-Based Empathy
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The faux outrage over Obama's campaign finance decision
I've been shamelessly spamming this comment from DairyStateMom everywhere I can and decided to post it here, too:Okay, let me get this straight. John McCain has 527s who he "can't control," and takes all kinds of money and help from...more »
Posted on June 20, 2008 2:38 PM
"A very special journey together"
That, says Hillary Clinton's spokesman on NPR's All Things Considered tonight, is what Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been on all these many primary months."A very special journey together."Yeah, like the one Martin Sheen took up the river in...more »
Posted on June 3, 2008 7:19 PM
The Blackwater Grand Jury
I'm a non-lawyer, and I'm curious about the Blackwater grand jury and prosecutor's thinking in this case, reported by the Washington Post: As I understand it the Blackwater killers have been immunized from prosecution under Iraqi law. (And even if...more »
Posted on May 28, 2008 4:21 PM
My biggest worry about a third-party run
Over on Marc Ambinder's blog at The Atlantic is a memo from a guy who worked for Perot in 1992 and wants to work with a Bob Barr third-party Libertarian run. He points out that Perot got 19% of the...more »
Posted on May 20, 2008 4:43 PM
So what is Women's Voices really up to?
Daily Kos has the latest in the WVWV controversy here.The whole thing sounds really crazy to me. DairyStateMom got one of their forms in the mail last week, months after she voted in our primary. The Kos item linked above...more »
Posted on May 13, 2008 2:14 PM
Hagee expresses regret
OK, the news headlines here linked to this WSJ story about Hagee, in which he says...“Out of a desire to advance greater unity among Catholics and Evangelicals in promoting the common good, I want to express my deep regret for...more »
Posted on May 13, 2008 12:50 PM
Alternate Universes
In the upcoming edition of The New Yorker, Henrik Hertzberg hypothesizes that Hillary Clinton would have been more assured of a victory this year had she moved to Illinois and run in 2004 for the Senate. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/05/19/080519taco_talk_hertzbergNot an unreasonable theory,...more »
Posted on May 12, 2008 4:39 PM
So how does Obama graciously NOT name HRC VP?
I'm with those who dislike the idea of an Obama/Clinton ticket. But let's face it: She does have an important base. She's run a very close second. The pressure on Obama is going to be very intense to pick her...more »
Posted on May 7, 2008 12:47 PM
In praise of not getting it over with
DairyStateMom and I both favor Obama. This morning she voiced a contrarian view on the continued primary battle. I suggested she put her thoughts in writing, and she did: Yes, it's a long time, in media years, between the Iowa caucuses and the...more »
Posted on April 24, 2008 10:34 AM
Hillary's one legitimate claim to "experience."
Ok, I haven't watched all the debates, so perhaps I've missed it. But especially in the wake of ABC's travesty, I've wondered this: Has anyone, anywhere, in any formal debate, asked Sen. Clinton this question:"Senator, you're running for office as...more »
Posted on April 18, 2008 12:26 PM
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On the campaign finance issue:
As I posted over at Eric's roundup...
DairyStateMom says it best:
Okay, let me get this straight. John McCain has 527s who he "can't control," and takes all kinds of money and help from lobbyists, is a good guy because he supports public financing -- except when he doesn't want to follow the spending limits in the primary season, even though he opted in to public financing so he could get a loan to spend more money than public financing would allow him to spend.
Barack Obama has a whole bunch of little donors, which is supposed to be the whole point of the public financing system, making little money more important than big money, and has expressly said he doesn't want 527 ads or lobbyists' money or help -- and Obama is the sharp-elbowed Chicago political operator who's throwing principle under the bus to get elected?
I'm sorry, what planet are people living on?!?!?!?
Posted at June 20, 2008 12:32 PM in response to Gee, David Brooks, I wish I had said that
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As I posted over at Eric's roundup...
DairyStateMom says it best:
Okay, let me get this straight. John McCain has 527s who he "can't control," and takes all kinds of money and help from lobbyists, is a good guy because he supports public financing -- except when he doesn't want to follow the spending limits in the primary season, even though he opted in to public financing so he could get a loan to spend more money than public financing would allow him to spend.
Barack Obama has a whole bunch of little donors, which is supposed to be the whole point of the public financing system, making little money more important than big money, and has expressly said he doesn't want 527 ads or lobbyists' money or help -- and Obama is the sharp-elbowed Chicago political operator who's throwing principle under the bus to get elected?
I'm sorry, what planet are people living on?!?!?!?
Posted at June 20, 2008 12:21 PM in response to Sam Donaldson invents quotes
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DairyStateMom says it best on the faux outrage over Obama's decision to decline public financing:
Okay, let me get this straight. John McCain has 527s who he "can't control," and takes all kinds of money and help from lobbyists, is a good guy because he supports public financing -- except when he doesn't want to follow the spending limits in the primary season, even though he opted in to public financing so he could get a loan to spend more money than public financing would allow him to spend.
Barack Obama has a whole bunch of little donors, which is supposed to be the whole point of the public financing system, making little money more important than big money, and has expressly said he doesn't want 527 ads or lobbyists' money or help -- and Obama is the sharp-elbowed Chicago political operator who's throwing principle under the bus to get elected?
I'm sorry, what planet are people living on?!?!?!?
Posted at June 20, 2008 12:15 PM in response to Election Central Morning Roundup
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Some suggested reading:
Andrew Sullivan's article from the December 2007 Atlantic. Now I know Sullivan is rabid in his dislike for Bill and Hillary, beyond the point of rationality at times, but his Atlantic piece is much more sensible.
Read the New Yorker's profile of Obama from last year as well.
See if those help.
Posted at June 5, 2008 6:45 PM in response to Chicken Soup for the Clinton Supporter
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Which reminds me...
Whatever happened to fake Sinbad?Posted at June 5, 2008 4:57 PM in response to Charles Barkley sums up tonight's historic milestone.
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I think it's Edwards' first if he wants it.
Posted at June 5, 2008 2:55 PM in response to Poverty Czar Hillary Clinton in '09?
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In fairness, Jesse Jackson has been accused of running a semi-public campaign for VP in 1988. But it was nothing like this.
Posted at June 4, 2008 1:59 PM in response to Hillary Ally Says She Authorized Him To Launch Campaign To Make Her Veep
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Not. Gonna. Happen.
http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=1248
Posted at June 3, 2008 7:25 PM in response to Hllary is the VEEP Candidate! Subtitle: Barack WINS the Nomination of the Democratice Party
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Not. Gonna. Happen.
http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=1248
Posted at June 3, 2008 7:23 PM in response to The Queen is Dead. Long Live the (VP) Queen?
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Still Not. Gonna. Happen.
http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=1248
Posted at June 3, 2008 5:23 PM in response to Breaking: Hillary Tells NY Lawmakers She's Open To VP Slot
