Tag: 2008 Presidential

Want a Chance to Weigh In on the 2008 Platform?

Filed in National by on July 20, 2008 3 Comments
Want a Chance to Weigh In on the 2008 Platform?

The DNC wants to hear from you, then. Over the next week or so, meetings are being held all over the US to provide Democrats the opportunity to weigh in on what you think is important to include in the 2008 Party Platform. The final document is, of course, voted on at the convention in […]

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And a Single Timeline Shall Rule Them All

Filed in National by on July 19, 2008 6 Comments

Well, maybe not, but amongst the major shifts on BushCo policy this week, this administration has finally agreed to a timeline for withdrawal. Of course, they don’t want this new effort actually branded as a timeline — they call ita general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals. While the announcement of the agreement is framed […]

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McCain Attended Zero Afghanistan Hearings

Filed in National by on July 18, 2008 7 Comments

Zero? How embarrassing. It turns out that presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, has attended even fewer Afghanistan-related Senate hearings over the past two years than Obama’s one. Which is a nice way of saying, McCain, R-Ariz., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Service Committee, has attended zero of his committee’s six hearings on […]

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A 22 million dollar error?

Filed in National by on July 17, 2008 6 Comments

Obama raised 52 million in the month of June. The numbers are in for June, and they put to rest some of the fretting over whether his money machine was slowing. Tough to be the Wall Street Journal, which last week reported that Obama would bring in just a little over $30 million. From an […]

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Stop your Whining! It’s all in your head!

Filed in National by on July 10, 2008 26 Comments

Think McCain and crew feel your pain? In an interview with the Washington Times, McCain’s top economic adviser Phil Gramm tells America to suck it up and stop complaining about the economy: “You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession,” he said, noting that growth has held up at about 1 percent despite […]

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Pay attention. This is what we don’t want to do, or… All Hands on Deck

Filed in National by on July 7, 2008 19 Comments

The Republican Party is in trouble. I know this because I recognize the signs. They are acting like… well… Democrats. Conservative activists are preparing to do battle with allies of Sen. John McCain in advance of September’s Republican National Convention, hoping to prevent his views on global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance […]

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Campaigning for Vice President Biden

Filed in National by on July 6, 2008 11 Comments

Two weeks ago, on Face the Nation, Joe Biden tells the world he’d say Yes if asked by Barack Obama to be his VP: “If the presidential nominee thought I could help him win, am I going to say to the first African-American candidate about to make history in the world that, ‘No, I will […]

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I’m getting a bad feeling

Filed in National by on June 28, 2008 41 Comments

For the last few months a knot has been tightening in my stomach. The idea that Bush/Cheney will leave the White House quietly is well… absurd. I am fully expecting them to go out with a bang. How big of a bang is anyone’s guess… One big enough to tie the next President’s hands while […]

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Lieberman’s just desserts

Filed in National by on June 26, 2008 40 Comments

It’s about time. Lieberman is nothing more than a sour grapes traitor. (Too strong?) Words cannot express how much I dislike this guy. So if you’re looking for something to do… this petition is worth your time. Will Lieberman’s love affair with McCain lead to his own demise? (God, I hope so!)

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I had almost forgotten about Nader

Filed in National by on June 25, 2008 30 Comments

Until he said this about Obama. “He wants to show that he is not a threatening . . . another politically threatening African-American politician. He wants to appeal to white guilt. You appeal to white guilt not by coming on as black is beautiful, black is powerful. Basically he’s coming on as someone who is […]

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Did Charlie Black actually say…?

Filed in National by on June 23, 2008 51 Comments

Okay, we all knew they thought it. But did anyone actually think anyone would be stupid enough to say it out loud? On national security McCain wins. We saw how that might play out early in the campaign, when one good scare, one timely reminder of the chaos lurking in the world, probably saved McCain […]

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Lesson of the Day — No Throwing Stones if You Live in a Glass House

Filed in National by on June 23, 2008 17 Comments
Lesson of the Day — No Throwing Stones if You Live in a Glass House

Another wingnut Synchronized Whinge™ is making the rounds about Obama’s logo for his presidential campaign:

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Where are the McCain bumper stickers?

Filed in National by on June 22, 2008 42 Comments

No, seriously, where are they? This morning when I took my walk I decided to play the bumper sticker game. (I know, pathetic.) Since I am living in Fenwick for the summer and 99% of my neighbors are republican (not an exaggeration) I truly expected to find at least one McCain bumper sticker. Lord knows, […]

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