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A Bet Offer That Probably Looked Better Yesterday

Thursday, October 25, 2007 – 4:47 pm

Presidential candidate and Representative Tom Tancredo may be a hate-spewing racist, but he has a sense of humor:
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) offered a wager to Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney, according the Boston Globe. If the Colorado Rockies lose the World Series, Tancredo will bow out of the election if Romney also agrees to […]

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The Only Question Is Which Middle Eastern Country Would Get Nuked First

Thursday, October 25, 2007 – 11:13 am

I’ve seen a number of bloggers link to this already in the last few hours, but if you read only one in-depth newspaper piece today, it really ought to be the discussion of Rudy Giuliani’s circle of foreign policy advisers in the Times.
[I]n developing his views, Mr. Giuliani is consulting with, among others, a […]

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Kerrey Out In Nebraska

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – 12:08 pm

Former Senator Bob Kerrey has decided not to run for retiring Chuck Hagel’s seat in 2008.
Kerrey was by no means the most progressive of Democrats and has some fairly substantial disagreements with the party’s base. But he was still the best hope for picking up the Senate seat in deep-red Nebraska. I wonder who […]

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HRC Takes A Page From Thomas Schaller

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – 6:51 pm

Jake Tapper passes along some comments from Hillary Clinton that I can’t help but applaud:
“I was shocked when I learned Iowa and Mississippi have never elected a woman governor, senator or member of Congress,” she said. “There has got to be something at work here…
“I think not only do I have to bring people […]

By andrew | Also posted in Mississippi, Whistling Past Dixie, the South, books, Hillary Clinton | Comments (0)

An Unexpected Test For Obama

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – 2:43 pm

Barack Obama is at the center of a small and growing firestorm due to the inclusion of an anti-gay singer on his “Embrace the Change” gospel tour in South Carolina. Donnie McClurkin is one of those “cured homosexual” types who runs around denouncing anyone who hasn’t made the same “choice” as himself. How did […]

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Wingnuts Have Their Candidate

Monday, October 22, 2007 – 12:27 pm

Feeling the Brownback void on the Republican side of the 2008 campaign? Despair no longer: Chuck Norris has made a decision, and if he can get behind one of the remaining candidates, so can you.
Though Giuliani might be savvy enough to lead people, Fred Thompson wise enough to wade through the tides of politics, […]

By andrew | Also posted in Mike Huckabee, Chuck Norris, Republicans | Comments (0)

I Am A Serious Journamalist- And So Can You!

Monday, October 22, 2007 – 11:36 am

If you haven’t caught Colbert ‘08 Mania yet, these clips should help. South Carolina’s favorite son goes on Meet the Press and makes everyone realize that his campaign is no more of a parody than all of the “real” campaigns. Tim Russert may think he’s in on the joke, but he really just is […]

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Rats, Sinking Ship, You Know The Drill (Cont’d)

Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 11:40 am

Pete Domenici becomes the fourth (and possibly fifth, depending on the outcome of the Craig fiasco) Republican senator to declare his intention to retire rather than try to hold onto his seat in 2008. You may recall Senator Domenici from his starring role in the Great Attorney Purge, during which he put inappropriate pressure […]

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The Best Outreach

Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 11:11 am

OK, Tom Toles’s cartoon is beyond awesome today. Please go read it. It works on so many levels. Or maybe even just the one really good level. The little cartoonist’s dialogue blurb in the lower right is especially awesome.
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Get Used To The Phrase “President Clinton”. Err, Get Used To It Again, I Guess.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 – 10:06 am

Wow. 33%. That’s a pretty large lead.
This race is by no means over, but unless Barack Obama finds a way to take back the mythical momentum in the next three months, we’re due for a solid ninety days of stories about how Hillary Clinton has cemented the nomination. Not only will that be boring, […]

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