It's perfectly clear that claims that Wes Clark attacked John McCain's war record or "Swift-Boated" him are entirely bogus. Unlike the attacks on Kerry, Clark did not question the veracity of his war record; he attacked its relevance. Clark's argument that getting shot down in...
2008 elections
Amanda finds that the founder of the PUMA PAC's entire history of political contributions consists of...a $500 donation to John McCain. But I'm sure she's rally a die-hard Clinton supporter.
Since the first three comments manage to miss the point entirely, allow me to try this again:Like any Democrat capable of winning a national election, Obama will make all sorts.
Indeed. One of the most irritating aspects of blog discussion about the primary was the "See -- Obama's a politican, no matter what his supporters say!" / "Obamabots don't understand that he will not suddenly make Republicans disappear!" talking points, along with similar assorted strawmen.
Below, Bean points us to the NRO's campaign spot blog, calling for the release of Obama's birth certificate for some truly strange reasons (more good snark on the logic behind.
See, e.g.(via Pandagon)
I'm not surprised to see this. The fact that it was Robert Johnson and Lanny Davis making the public pitch made it pretty clear that Clinton was not interested in mounting a public campaign for the veep slot at this time (what she's communicating privately...
I would like to think that Barr's candidacy will help Democrats in the fall. I've been pretty skeptical, even if we assume that Barr can attract more support that the.
Alex Blaze collects data suggesting that Barack Obama isn't just a radical angry black Christian liberation theologizin' Muslim ex-Muslim communizin' hippie terrorist; he's probably a gay radical angry black Christian.
NARAL and John Edwards come out for Obama. The former's explanation here. It obviously makes sense; Obama and Clinton have indistinguishable records on reproductive rights, McCain has an extremely bad record, and Obama will be the nominee, so it's a pretty obvious move. NARAL has...
Reading some comment threads about the now-meaningless WV primary, I feel compelled to quote the GOS:To all you Obama supporters tempted to belittle or insult West Virginia, just remember how.
In wake of a single poll showing Obama with a 7-point lead, Jamie Kirchick asserts that "with a moderate Republican nominee and Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate, there's an.