Besides being shady, what this story does is to discourage the next set of oil execs who want to give a nice little "bonus" to their employees with the understanding that a corresponding contribution be made to McCain. I wonder if the FBI will be crawling up the Hess's ass like they did to some Edwards' donors four years ago, when the same type of allegations were made.

Posted at August 4, 2008 3:51 PM in response to Hess Employee Who Gave $28,500 To McCain Effort Is A Renter

All I know is that McCain's always the last one to know that it's raining.

Posted at June 26, 2008 6:52 PM in response to Obama To Lose "Height Advantage" At Debates With McCain?

Hey, not my fault. It cut the rest off. I reposted and it did the same thing again. I finally posted the finish in a comment.

Posted at June 6, 2008 1:21 AM in response to The Perfect Political Storm

I'm hoping Barack didn't eat or drink anything she offered.

Posted at June 6, 2008 12:21 AM in response to Obama And Clinton Met Tonight In Washington

Darkmoth. Don't forget him slapping Lieberman. It's been a good week.

Posted at June 5, 2008 11:56 PM in response to Obama And Clinton Met Tonight In Washington

The rest of the post: (I don't know why it decided to cut off. Cosmic conditions?)

. . . Anonymous Liberal was probably right.

Had Kerry been President, he would have been a perfect scapegoat at whom the Republican Congress could point their finger. ("See! If only we had a Republican President, none of this would have happened.") Had that scapegoat existed, the mood of the country may not have completely soured on the Republican brand by 2006, making our achieving majorities of both the House of Representatives and the Senate possible.

In fact, it feels like the pendulum has been slowly heading to the left over the past 4 years. If Kerry had been our president, forced to fight with a Republican Congress, would that magnifying glass of public opinion have been so firmly focused over the GOP, thereby presenting opportunities for building sizeable, workable majorities in Congress?

In reflecting, it may have been best for the country that Kerry fell on his sword in 2004. His loss may have resulted in the perfect political storm that is brewing for November.

Posted at June 5, 2008 7:58 PM in response to The Perfect Political S

You know, this is going to make the next family reunion, well, awkward.

Posted at June 5, 2008 6:39 PM in response to GOP House Candidate Has New Challenger -- His Own Son!

Just gave them my $50 for 50 states. Great idea.

Posted at June 5, 2008 12:55 PM in response to Breaking: Howard Dean To Stay As Chair Of The DNC

You know, I'm envisioning a scene from "Carrie," only it's Obama bent over the grave, laying the flowers and suddenly Hillary's hand reaches out of the grave and grabs him. Or maybe it was "The Night Of The Living Clinton."

Posted at June 4, 2008 7:44 PM in response to Breaking: Hillary To Suspend Campaign

I'm supporting whoever runs against Hillary in the NY Senate primary. If I had a name, I'd donate tonight.

Posted at June 3, 2008 9:55 PM in response to Obama To Declare Victory: "Our Primary Season Has Finally Come To An End"