How Obama is Working Hard for President Huckabee or Romney

When President Obama was elected he had several key things going for him: He wasn’t the Republican heir to George W Bush He represented a party that stood for economic issues near and dear to the vast majority of the voting public He promised to cut down on lobbying and corruption He was a brilliant [...]

McCain Rides PUMA to Dead End

I know PUMA says they have 16 gazillion supporters, but really, if they number more than a couple thousand I’d be impressed.  That hasn’t stopped McCain from attempting to divide and conquer: John McCain’s campaign suggested Sunday that rival Barack Obama snubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate because of her criticism during the [...]

Weekly Standard Lies on Romney and Lieberman

As the Repulicans and the Press shift gears into general season (even while the Democrats by and large languish down in primary season), a number of oft repeated falsehoods are going to start zinging around like shrapnel.  The Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes has written an opinion piece brimming with such statements.  Some of them are [...]

Huckabee’s Two Man Race With Reality

Reality is beating the pants off Huckabee in a two man race (NYTimes): “You know, over the past few days a lot of people have been trying to say that this is a two-man race,” he told his supporters in a suburb of Little Rock, Ark. “Well, you know what? It is. And we’re in [...]

Super Divided Tuesday

Results! (Via ODIM) Delegates: Huckabee is back in, meeting Romney at a tie for second place.  McCain has a dominating majority, but not enough to avoid a brokered convention. McCain: 485 Romney: 192 Huckabee: 130 Clinton has a lead over Obama, but not enough to avoid a brokered convention.  It is a lead, but not [...]

McCain Wins Giuliani’s Mantle

Will he absorb any of his policies? John McCain won yet another primary, placing him in a solid lead and granting the Republicans something they’ve lacked this entire campaign.  A front runner.  Mitt Romney has been, effectively, blasted as inauthentic.  He’s done the best in a state where his father built a reputation, and one [...]

Democrats United: Pre-Existing Conditions

Right now, you can be as hard working as you like. Got a pre-existing condition? Health Care denied. One thing all of the Democrats share in common, from Obama to Clinton to Edwards, is the desire to pass a law outlawing discrimination based on previous conditions. (Edwards is the only candidate to support universal health [...]

Will Edwards Drop Out?

Edwards is the only thunderous progressive left in the race with even a hope of scraping a victory, and it looks like he might drop out.  He’s making brave noises to the contrary, but if he loses badly in SC, how will he gather enough delegates to win?  Where is Edwards leading in the polls?  [...]

White Supremacist Elephants

Who is going to get that coveted racist vote?  There’s no shortage of Republicans trying for the honor.  If we restrict ourselves to the three top candidates in the race, McCain, Romney and Huckabee, we’ve got ourselves a bit of fun. Top of the pack is probably Huckabee, who (it is emerging) has some ties [...]

Presidential Race: By Delegates

Remember, the race is all about the delegates.  So here’s the count: On the Democrats side, Obama and Clinton are effectively tied, with Obama having a bit of an edge.  He won Iowa, which has more votes than Nevada or New Hampshire, and won more delegates in Nevada, meaning he is slightly edging out Clinton, [...]

Romney Makes Me Homesick for Massachusetts

I remember my first political campaign.  I was in high school, and I helped out with the Democratic gubernatorial campaign.  One of the more memorable moments was seeing how, at the State level, Republicans played dirty (at the local level Republicans were friendly and awesome).  So when I came across this gem on youtube, I [...]

Romney’s Pharmaceutical Mishap

Mitt Romney (who won Wyoming), is still a serious contender.  Which makes his gaffe about the Pharmaceutical companies such a telling one.  McCain had just finished an assault on pharmaceutical companies when Romney jumped to their defense, mentioning their laurels.  Apparently the pharma companies are working to make the world a better place.  Some surely [...]

The Iowa Primary Reader

Kos sums it all up perfectly with a post titled The Triumph of our Democratic Field: Ezra: Barack Obama won tonight, but, in a sense, John Edwards’ campaign also triumphed. The progressivism of the race, the focus on ideas, the courage of the Democrats — all were products of his early example. He began the [...]

Iowa ROCKS!

I’m so excited right now!  I’ll right more later, and link to some muy excellente posts, but hot damn, thank you IOWA! Obama took first with an authoritative 31 percent.  Edwards came in a respectable second at 27.  And Clinton trailed at 24. On the Republicans side, Huckabee took first (also with 31 percent, weird [...]

America: Nobody Seems to Notice…

Talking about how rigged our country is, George Carlin in a blazing speech throws in this refrain: Nobody Seems to Notice, Nobody Seems to Care He repeats it a lot, so it must be important. The Zoo is right on, this is must see.  So go take a look.  Then come back. Its called the [...]