Surprise Part II
McCain's Communications Director was pushing the Todd story with embellishments well before all of the facts were in. So for all of those looking for their equivalencies with the thoughtless…
Joe the Plumber Meets Cedric the Entertainer
And there seems to the a shout-out to the feces throwing monkey here too: h/t Ta-Nehisi Coates over at the Atlantic.
How Did This Happen?
Financial version from a joint project website from Media Matters Action Fund and the CAPAF: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8aJpOUVi6c[/youtube] One more -- This American Life had a remarkable program on a few weeks…
Charlie and the Taking Credit Factory
Tommywonk has the definitive history of the creation of The Challenge Program. And he is quite right, this program does great work and is teaching very advanced construction craftsmanship — if you own a house in a historic district or in a historic overlay you know how tough it can be to find folks with both the skills and the credibility with the local Design and Review folks to get the work done.
The mailer below tries to capitalize on the very good name of The Challenge Program to let Copeland do a couple of things:
GOP Death List (Congressional Version)
This is from US News and World Report: Voter displeasure with the war and economy, coupled with Sen. Barack Obama's popularity, has the House GOP running for cover. Even though…
Somebody’s Going Under the Bus
This is a remarkable assessment -- especially for a Republican campaign where grading on a curve is still the instinct of the traditional media. Has anyone seen the interview they…
Early Voting! Updated
Yes, it really is getting close to the end -- people are now voting and this is when it gets really exciting. The AP publishes a roundup of key early…
Voter Registration Fraud Pwnage
Adam Sewer (via TPM) catches out Jim Geraghty at the National Review over more fact-free high dudgeon without breaking a sweat. Sometimes it is this easy. The bonus is that…
Democratic City Committee Rally Today
The Democratic City Committee is having a GOTV rally at the Delaware Association of Police building at 2201 Lancaster Avenue today, Wednesday 22 October from 5:30 to 8. Invitation is…
Insurance Commissioner’s Race Revisited
MJ took us up on the suggestion to write up his thoughts and issues re: the Insurance Commissioner Race. Go read the whole thing.
The Making of a Vice Presidential Candidate
Ryan Lizza has a long piece in this week's New Yorker reporting on how Biden got picked and why. Let us know what you think.
I’m Shocked, Shocked
to find that they're playing the Rev. Wright card in here! Somebody please tell Rick Davis to stop treating all of us like McCain's likely voters. We've never been so…
The Long Reach of the 50 State Strategy
As a result of the epic fundraising Obama has been able to do, the DNC is actually free to rethink its investments in House, Senate and State legislative races. Control…