Archive for August, 2008

Does he deserve it?

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Bill Clinton will be speaking at the Democratic Convention. Hardly shocking news and Obama’s wise to do it, but after his performance this week does he deserve it?

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Moral Majority

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Hey look at the Mo. Republican Muschany that co-sponsored a bill in 2006 that toughened sex offender laws. JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri state Rep. Scott Muschany, R-Frontenac, was indicted today in connection with a reported sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on May 17, the day after this year’s Legislative session ended. The alleged victim is the […]

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Experience, Leadership…senility..judgement

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awww, look at Grandpa[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWX5u69hmzY&eurl=http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/[/youtube] he’s like a comedian, a bad comedian that has NO timing

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Gee, what another shocking revelation…McCain=Big Oil

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It turns out that two high-ranking McCain campaign officials, one of whom is also one of McCain’s more prolific bundlers, were both were paid lobbyists for Hess for roughly three years, according to disclosure forms. The two lobbyists are Wayne Berman, McCain’s national finance co-chairman, and John Green, who’s been the McCain campaign’s chief Congressional […]

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Is Carney Hurting for Money?

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Next week we will find out, with the August 12th disclosure date.   I said yesterday that Carney campaign is literally dark on TV here in New Castle County, while Markell floods the airwaves with a variety of one minute and thirty second ads.   With 33 days to go until the primary, I find that odd.   […]

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School Referenda

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Over at DWA a thread about a Carney blog was hijacked by the question of whether renters should be allowed to vote in a school referendum. Personally, I found this worthy of a post. (Sorry Mike and Co, but I gave you a few days to post on this before stealing snagging it for myself!) […]

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Our-shore Drilling

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I think Copeland messed up a little bit here.   In today’s News Journal, he said he “would not take off the table” the idea of allowing an oil platform to be built off the Delaware coastline.  Matt Denn pounces: “I support limited oil drilling as part of a balanced national energy policy-but oil drilling off […]

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Dave Burris Returns

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Just like Jason and Mike M. predicted. Welcome back, Dave!

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Kind of fitting isn’t it?

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When you think about it, they ruled congress for almost the entire Bush mess, they have held the slim Dem majority hostage. So well, wouldn’t you know, their product isn’t selling anymore and voter rolls are showing it. I do admire their ability to still be able to control the message and get their bitches […]

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Can Pawlenty be McCain’s VP after this?

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I keep reading these comments by Pawlenty and shaking my head. Say what you will about Barack Obama,” the Minnesota Republican told a conservative group, “people gravitate when you have something positive to say.” He added that McCain has been positive as well. “People want to follow hopeful, optimistic, civil, decent leaders,” Pawlenty said in […]

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Finally, the baby get’s his way

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This Brett Favre saga has been the saddest example of a grown man not knowing when to hang up the cleats.  Now he has been traded to the Jets.  The jets, being the smart business people they are know that adding him to their roster gets them press and sells tickets.  It will also get […]

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Oh, look (insert sarcastic voice) he agrees with Obama now….again

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Damn, you know, it must be Obama’s lack of judgement and experience that has cause McCain to agree with his inflate your tires and get your car serviced statement.  My, my, my… After telling a caller to a teleconference Tuesday night that, yes, keeping tires well inflated is a good thing, Senator John McCain tonight […]

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QOD

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Do you believe Ron Suskind’s latest allegation that the CIA and the White House created a forged document?

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