Here is my deep post-debate analysis: Anyone who votes Republican in 2008 needs their head examined. Seriously, Obama and Clinton are so head and shoulders above the GOP field, the Dems should walk away with it. Unfortunately, I can still see McCain winning it all. Having said that, I score the debate for Obama. One …
Election 2008
The Upcoming Budget Fight
Bush, as one last middle finger to the GOP who has slavishly worshipped him, has offered up a budget chock full of election year treats for the already down on their luck Republicans: Lawmakers and lobbyists are dismissing the possibility that Congress will go along with massive cuts the Bush administration is planning to propose …
Is He Or Isn’t He?
Conflicting reports up on memeorandum about whether or not Romney is throwing in the towel and not spending any more of his fortune. This report claims they are done with the ad buys, this story seems to indicate they are going forward with a large purchase. As to Romney, I have thought about this a …
Gee, Ya Think?
The NY Observer on the apparent split between the GOP talking heads and pundits and the GOP voters: But it may simply be that the Republican electorate (or at least enough of it to select a nominee) may not be as ideologically pure as the conservative pundits might prefer. Perhaps many Republican voters really do …
Magical Unity Pony Sighting
Get you some M.U.P. right here: “I know it is tempting — after another presidency by a man named George Bush — to simply turn back the clock, and to build a bridge back to the 20th century,” the Illinois senator said in Denver. “… It’s not enough to say you’ll be ready from Day …
Mitt Romney, Economist
I have the flu and a fever, so feel free to write this off as feverish conjecture, but I find this interesting: Given four choices, 45 percent of Florida Republican primary voters said the economy is the most important issue facing the country. Terrorism was picked by 21 percent of voters, while immigration and Iraq …
Edwards Dropping Out
So Edwards is dropping out. Who does this help (other than the Democats, as it lessens the chance of a screwed up convention)?