Archive for September, 2008

Tom Carper: No Comment on Blocking Carney

Filed in Delaware by on September 25, 2008 5 Comments

Even though Tom Carper’s Minister of Communications, Bette Phelan, probably hates my guts, and even though I, likewise, hold her boss in utter contempt, and even though I’m barely a member of the press, allowing all of that – it is her job her job to respond to me right? Even if I wasn’t writing […]

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I’m Home

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 42 Comments
I’m Home

You always hear of those horror stories where passengers are trapped on a plane parked on the tarmac for hours on end.   Well, I was lucky.   That was the road I and my fellow compadres were traveling down, but 20 minutes after I posted my earlier story, the Captain came on the intercom announcing we […]

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McCain caught lying: Updated

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 8 Comments
McCain caught lying: Updated

h/t crooks and liars…. Letterman Brutalizes John McCain For Cancellations By: Logan Murphy @ 3:39 PM – PDT Politico: Per Drudge, some brutal late night shots at McCain, who cancelled on Letterman tonight: David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with […]

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Actual GOP Talking Points

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 5 Comments
Actual GOP Talking Points

It looks like someone in the McCain campaign in Colorado accidentally released a Talking Point memo! DELICIOUS!!!  

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QOTE

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 29 Comments

Who has the upperhand after today?  Obama for saying he can multi-task?  Or McCain wanting to call a time-out?

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Help!! I am trapped on a runway in Atlanta.

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 15 Comments

I was in Atlanta on business yesterday and today, and I had a 5:26 pm flight back to Philadelphia.  Well, I got aboard the plane, and we left the gate, and we were taxiing out to take off, and then all of the sudden, the pilot turned the plane into this off runway parking lot, […]

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Jack Markell’s Response To Bill Lee’s Crazy Ass Smear

Filed in Delaware by on September 24, 2008 17 Comments

Two things strike me about this response. 1) It is so matter of fact and straight forward that Bill Lee has to be feeling pretty stupid right about now. The hallmark of GOP smears are that they are idiotic, this response call Lee’s smear out for all it’s stupidity. 2) It got to me befor […]

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McCain Suspends Campaign to Vote On Bailout

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 35 Comments

Details of today’s maverickyness here. The suspension begins after he speaks to Mr. Bill’s foundation conference on Thursday. Not today or tomorrow, while there are real negotiations ongoing to craft the bill. He wants to be around Friday when there is the possibility of a vote. He is calling on Obama to suspend too — […]

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Obama Voters of the World Unite!

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 22 Comments

The Economist is running an electoral college style online poll.  In it, electoral votes are awarded by country and allocated in a winner take all fashion.  Currently Obama has a slight edge of 6,216 to 13.  I’m not sure that this actually helps Obama, but it is sure fun. McCain is winning in Bulgaria by […]

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Biden on Fire!

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 19 Comments

Joe Biden gives one hell of a speech! From TPM: [T]ime and again, on the most critical national security issues of our time, John McCain’s judgment was wrong. Right after the terrorists attacked us on 9-11, John responded by urging that we consider attacking countries other than Afghanistan, including Iraq, Iran and Syria. In the […]

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New Battleground Polls

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 4 Comments

Huh.  Maybe that ABC/Washington Post Poll is accurate and not an outlier. From the Marist Poll, among likely voters: Iowa: Obama 51, McCain 41 Sept. 18-21; Error margin 4.5 points New Hampshire: Obama 51, McCain 45 Sept 17-21; error margin 4 points Michigan: Obama 52, McCain 43 Sept. 16-17; error margin 4 points Ohio: Obama […]

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PublicMind Poll Results (Updated)

Filed in Delaware by on September 24, 2008 10 Comments

Any poll of races in Delaware is gold for political junkies like myself.  Just because they are so rare.   So I must digest the results and mull over them a bit, but here are the headlines so far: Governor Minner has a 38% approval rating.   Nearly 49% of the state disapproves of the job she […]

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Good Obama News Abounds

Filed in National by on September 24, 2008 21 Comments

Today’s ABCNews/WaPo poll shows that Obama has opened up a 9 point lead over McCain.  Why is he up? Just 9 percent of those surveyed rated the economy as good or excellent, the first time that number has been in single digits since the days just before the 1992 election. Just 14 percent said the […]

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