Bowles lost because he ran a lousy, half-*%#ed campaign.

Posted at May 11, 2008 1:15 PM in response to Rasmussen: GOP Sen. Dole In Dead Heat Against Democratic Nominee

In addition to Indiana, he attended Tuck for his MBA and has family ties to UVA. What did he say this time?

Posted at May 9, 2008 11:40 PM in response to About that racist Milo Troll: FWIW

As we say in the South: HOW TACKY!

Posted at May 8, 2008 6:43 AM in response to Bloch Party

Gee, Brad. You just did. MY representative was the first superdelegate in the North Carolina Congressional delegation to declare support for Obama after Edwards dropped out. Since you're such a big-time liberal, what's your excuse?

Posted at May 8, 2008 6:35 AM in response to Uncommitted Super-Del: How Could I Tell My Black Constituents I'm Backing Hillary?

Contrary to popular belief, black voters are not the monolithic folks you make us out to be, InfiniteNether. We're Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Greens, Reform Party members, and just plain nonvoters. Sure, at the moment most of us are registered as Democrats but during my childhood the vast majority of African-Americans in the South were Republicans. As far as I'm concerned, neither major party values the African-American vote as it should. Hilary Clinton's campaign stategies are a perfect example of how to alienate black voters.

Posted at May 7, 2008 6:50 AM in response to Catholics, African-Americans, women, latte drinkers...

Ah, Ludmila. You eventually resurfaced out of the murky slime. If the black guy's elected, does that mean you'll become a permanent expat?

Posted at May 6, 2008 9:10 PM in response to It's Official: John And Elizabeth Edwards Will Not Endorse In Prez Race

From the NPR report by Ari Shapiro:

"But at 10 a.m., the OSC's national e-mail system went down, and the FBI arrived.

A half-dozen FBI agents swarmed into the OSC's Washington offices, grabbing documents and seizing computers. By 1 p.m., more than 20 agents had arrived in the agency's D.C. bureau."

Based on testing's recent post on the OLC computer system, an action of this magnitude probably didn't originate with Mukasey. What's really on those seized hard drives, hmm?

Posted at May 6, 2008 8:43 PM in response to FBI Raids Home, Office of Office of Special Counsel

Ironic how Indiana had the largest Klan organization in the US back during the 1920s and 1930s.

Posted at May 6, 2008 8:32 PM in response to Not Since the "Giant Ku Klux Klan rallies of the 1920s . . ."

Thank goodness John Edwards had the personal integrity NOT to endorse a presidential candidate for the sake of expediency! Honor still counts for something here in the "Land of the Long-leaf Pine". Besides, the Edwards family has far more pressing matters to deal with at the moment.

Posted at May 5, 2008 11:16 PM in response to It's Official: John And Elizabeth Edwards Will Not Endorse In Prez Race

Mrs Panstreppon,

Excellent post, as always. Speaking of the Commonwealth PAC, note the name 'Matthew Elliott'. From:
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1069061
and
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/ialeadership06.html

"Romney Treasurer/Unpaid Advisor to the Iowa Commonwealth PAC - Dave Kochel. Directed Lamar Alexander's 2000 Iowa caucus campaign. Executive director of the Iowa Republican Party in the 1996 cycle.

Consulting for The Commonwealth PAC (and the Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee); Deputy Political Director at the RGA - Gentry Collins. Collins served as deputy chairman/executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa after Chuck Larson was deployed to Iraq in Sept. 2003. Managed Doug Gross' 2002 campaign for governor. B.A. in political science from Iowa State University in Ames, 1998.

The Commonwealth PAC Iowa Advisory Committee.
On June 17, 2006 Romney announced creation of this group "composed of fifty distinguished Iowa leaders from all across the state."

Grassroots Supporter - Jeff Fuller.
Fuller of North Liberty runs the Iowans for Romney blog (first posting on May 5, 2006). Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship at University of Iowa. Residency in Ophthalmology at Medical College of Georgia. Medical School at UAB in Birmingham. College at Brigham Young University. Born and raised in Los Angeles area (Glendora High School).

also June 17, 2006 Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson reported that Gross announced Romney has hired three staff people to work in Iowa on GOP campaigns. Matt Elliott, previously director of Iowa Republicans' Legislative Majority Fund, reportedly worked briefly for The Commonwealth PAC in the first part of 2006. (Elliott graduated from Drake University with a degree in political science, 2003; he hails from Farragut, Iowa).

The Commonwealth PAC (Iowa) reported > contributions of $90,800.00 and expenditures of $76,323.36 in 2004 and contributions of $143,000.00 and expenditures of $62,622.95 in 2005."

So who's behind the Iowa Republicans' Legislative Majority Fund? If my memory serves me correctly, Thomas H. Lee has strong ties to Bain Capital.

Posted at April 29, 2008 9:03 PM in response to Are Bruce Rastetter and the Iowa GOP laying a trap for Tom Harkin?