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07 Aug 22 : 51 | Thursday’s Mini-Report Today’s edition of quick hits. * Prosecutors wanted 30-to-life; they got 66 months: “A military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden’s former driver to 5 1/2 years in prison for aiding terrorism, making him eligible for release in six months. Salim Hamdan was acquitted of conspiracy in the first... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 4 hours ago |
07 Aug 22 : 00 | Those generous and helpful Big Oil lobbyists Just yesterday, at a campaign stop in Indiana, Barack Obama said, “[I]f Sen. McCain wants to talk about why Washington is broken, that’s a debate I’m happy to have. Because Sen. McCain’s energy plan reads like an early Christmas list for oil and gas lobbyists. And it’s no wonder —... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 5 hours ago |
07 Aug 20 : 39 | Is McCain going to get stuck in an ‘energy trap’? It didn’t generate too much attention, but last week, the “Gang of 10″ — a group of five Democratic senators and five Republican senators — unveiled a compromise energy bill called the “New Energy Reform Act.” It has quite a few elements, but Nate Silver summarized the highlights: *... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 6 hours ago |
07 Aug 19 : 19 | House Republican endorses ‘the Paris Hilton plan’ on energy We’re well past the point at which congressional Republicans have jumped the shark, but let’s pause to appreciate the fact that at least one leading GOP lawmaker is now looking to a fake ad by a 27-year-old heiress/reality-show star as a serious source of public policy. The lines between... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 7 hours ago |
07 Aug 18 : 52 | Gingrich raises the specter of another government shutdown In the 1990s, then-Speaker Newt Gingrich helped orchestrate a government shutdown, which helped make him something of a national villain. Soon after, Gingrich forced a second shutdown, and was blamed for that, too. A few years later, Gingrich was forced from his post and resigned, but he continues... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 8 hours ago |
07 Aug 18 : 02 | Karl Rove’s odd advice for John McCain Back in April, in a WSJ column, Karl Rove urged John McCain to be less reserved about his personal life and background, and run more on his biography. “[I]t is clear,” Rove wrote, “that Mr. McCain is one of the most private individuals to run for president in history.” Four months later,... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 9 hours ago |
07 Aug 17 : 03 | Thursday’s campaign round-up Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * In light of new reports about possible convention tensions, the Obama and Clinton offices issued, for the first time, a joint press statement last... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 10 hours ago |
07 Aug 16 : 37 | Obama uses a deft touch — while some would prefer a sledgehammer I talked to someone earlier this week who worked tangentially on some previous campaigns with David Axelrod, the Obama campaign’s chief strategist. He told me, “Axelrod’s not the type to drop a refrigerator on a guy’s head. He’ll take the refrigerator apart, drop one piece at a time, and... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 10 hours ago |
07 Aug 15 : 45 | Would McCain attack less if there were town-hall debates? It’s not surprising at all that the Washington Post’s David Broder would prefer to see the presidential candidates stick to responsible, substantive-driven campaigns. It’s also not surprising that Broder would enjoy a series of town-hall “debates” between the two candidates. What’s odd,... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 11 hours ago |
07 Aug 14 : 51 | Pelosi tells House Dems: Do what you have to do House Republicans want, more than anything in the world, to approve the oil companies’ request for more coastal drilling. Desperate consumers aren’t sure it’ll help, but they’re willing to try anything, and look askance at those who aren’t willing to give more drilling a shot. House Dems,... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 12 hours ago |
07 Aug 14 : 23 | Madness in Memphis When Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) was elected in November 2006, it was rather unusual. There was a four-way contest in a predominantly African-American congressional district, the top candidates generally split the black vote, and Cohen was elected with just over 30% of the vote. Less than two years... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 12 hours ago |
07 Aug 13 : 29 | If the have-a-beer-with question still matters… Following up on an item from yesterday, there’s been a flurry of national polls released over the last couple of days, and most offer relatively similar results about the state of the presidential campaign. AP has Obama leading McCain by six (47-41); CNN has Obama up by five (48-43); CBS has Obama... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 13 hours ago |
06 Aug 22 : 53 | Wednesday’s Mini-Report Today’s edition of quick hits. * NYT: “A panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of one war crime Wednesday but acquitted him of another, completing the first military commission trial here and the first conducted by the United States since the end of World... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 28 hours ago |
06 Aug 21 : 37 | On Obama-McCain polls, it depends on the meaning of ’squeaks by’ Yesterday, Lifetime Networks released a national poll of women and their presidential preferences. Time’s Mark Halperin said Barack Obama “edged out” McCain in the poll. Obama’s lead? 11 points. “Edged out” made it sound like it was close. It wasn’t. Similarly, CNN characterizes... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 29 hours ago |
06 Aug 20 : 45 | DNC launches ‘Exxon-McCain ‘08′ As political theater goes, I think this sounds pretty good — and it’s a hell of a lot stronger than tire-gauges. Stung by Republican taunts about tire gauges, Democrats are pumping up a stunt of their own. The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday is launching an “Exxon-McCain ‘08″... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 30 hours ago |
06 Aug 20 : 18 | Wilmington, Ohio, probably should hear all the ’straight talk’ A month ago, at a town-hall event in Ohio, John McCain heard first-hand about the hardship facing workers in Wilmington, Ohio, where a DHL plant was set to close. Mary Houghtaling, who runs a hospice in Wilmington, Ohio, choked up as she told McCain of DHL’s plans to close its domestic air hub in... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 30 hours ago |
06 Aug 19 : 28 | A surge for all seasons What can I say, John McCain just loves surges. Reading from a prepared text at an event in Ohio today, McCain said, “What we need today is an economic surge. Our surge in Iraq has succeeded militarily, now we need an economic surge to keep jobs here at home and create new ones. We need to... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 31 hours ago |
06 Aug 15 : 37 | McCain’s generous — and ‘unlikely’ — financial supporters There’s been a fair amount of interest lately about John McCain’s contributions for the oil industry. It’s not surprising some of the donations raised eyebrows — that’s what happens when a middle-class family that rents their home in Queens donates more than $60,000 to the Republican... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 35 hours ago |
06 Aug 18 : 38 | McCain doubles down on ‘celebrity’ attack Arguably the most notorious campaign ad of the cycle, at least so far, was last week’s McCain campaign spot, comparing Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. It was widely panned as spectacularly stupid. Today, McCain unveils the sequel, which leaves the young blondes out, but doubles... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 32 hours ago |
06 Aug 18 : 11 | What, exactly, was that tire ‘debate’ all about? After nearly a week of Republican excitement, Barack Obama mentioned to voters the Great Tire Debate of 2008 has, thankfully, apparently run its course. Six days ago, Barack Obama mentioned to voters that there are things individuals can do to help conserve energy, including bringing their cars in... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 33 hours ago |
06 Aug 17 : 21 | Wednesday’s campaign round-up Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Evan Bayh told the Indianapolis Star that Obama has not asked him to be on the Democratic ticket. Asked if he will be asked at some point, Bayh said,... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 33 hours ago |
06 Aug 16 : 30 | The lunatics are running the RNC’s asylum In any party or political movement, there’s bound to be a mainstream and a fringe. As a rule, the fringe looks to the mainstream for validation, and the mainstream looks at the fringe as kind of icky. Things get interesting, of course, is when the line between the mainstream and the fringe blurs.... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 34 hours ago |
06 Aug 15 : 12 | Obama stays on the offensive, takes on McCain’s ‘original maverick’... Last week was all about John McCain’s campaign going on the offensive, launching negative ads, and trying to define Barack Obama by exploiting cultural insecurities. This week, apparently, is all about Obama turning the tables and going on the offensive himself. On Monday, the Obama campaign... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 36 hours ago |
06 Aug 14 : 18 | Why is Paris Hilton better able to talk substance than John McCain? I’m reluctant to post this because it’s a celebrity web video, and I hate celebrity web videos. But given that it’s a celebrity web video that actually relates to politics, explores an important policy issue, and has instantly become something of a political sensation, it’s probably worth... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 36 hours ago |
06 Aug 13 : 22 | Obama defines today’s GOP: ‘These guys take pride in being ignorant’ For nearly a week now, Republicans, including John McCain, his surrogates, and his aides, have been mocking the notion that routine auto maintenance can contribute to fuel efficiency. Yesterday, at an event in Ohio, Barack Obama mocked them back. For those who can’t watch clips online (and in... Source : The Carpetbagger Report 37 hours ago |
05 Aug 20 : 19 | Chutzpah Watch: McCain calls on lawmakers to spend more time on the job in... As a rule, I’m inclined to cut senators (from both parties) some slack for missing votes during their presidential campaign. It’s tough to hold down a day job while running for president. But it’s much harder to be understanding when a candidate fails to show up for work for months on end, and... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 22 : 58 | Tuesday’s Mini-Report Today’s edition of quick hits. * Uh oh: “The possibility of a mistrial emerged on Tuesday in the United States’ first war crimes trial at Guantanamo, after prosecutors said the judge gave flawed instructions to a jury of military officers in the case against Osama bin Laden’s driver.... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 21 : 38 | John, Cindy, the Miss Buffalo Chip Beauty Pageant Call it a hunch, but I don’t John McCain’s remarks at a biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, yesterday are going to help him win over women voters. McCain felt so comfortable at the event that he even volunteered his wife for the rally’s traditional beauty pageant, an infamously debauched... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 21 : 12 | Tires vs. light bulbs I really didn’t intend to return to the whole “tire gauge” nonsense, but let’s do one more. This one’s amusing. After Barack Obama noted that routine auto maintenance can improve fuel efficiency, John McCain told a group of voters, “[Obama] suggested we put air in our tires to save on... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 15 : 44 | Did Bush White House order a forgery to connect Iraq and al Qaeda? Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize winning author/journalist, has been a thorn in the side of the Bush White House for a few years now, but this might be the most damning revelation yet: Suskind reports in his new book at the White House officials ordered the CIA to forge a “back-dated, handwritten... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 15 : 19 | McCain’s oil-company donors draw scrutiny The first major general-election “contrast” ad from the Obama campaign emphasized a fairly straightforward tagline: “After one president in the pocket of big oil, we can’t afford another.” As if on cue, we’re learning quite a bit about John McCain’s generous benefactors from the oil... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 19 : 24 | When national security and a right-wing culture war collide Most of the time, the conservative culture-war efforts are simply annoying. Some far-right activists will try some stunt, it’ll fail in the courts, and the rest of us can focus our attention on real problems. But it’s much harder to tolerate conservative intolerance when national security is at... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 18 : 32 | Note to McCain: it’s too late for the ‘original maverick’ John McCain has been pursuing a risky campaign strategy of late, going relentlessly negative and attacking Barack Obama’s character. This has offered a short-term benefit — McCain has made real gains in the polls — but has created a long-term threat, by seriously undermining his “brand.”... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 17 : 39 | Congressional Republicans claim magical powers over oil prices Once again, House Republicans are on Capitol Hill during the August recess, and once again, they are holding something of a sit-in, giving spirited speeches about coastal drilling for tourists and congressional staffers who happen to pass by the charade. Today, however, there was a bit of a twist in... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 17 : 10 | Tuesday’s campaign round-up Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Encouraging registration shift: “Well before Senators Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 16 : 11 | ‘The oil companies have placed their bet on Senator McCain’ Yesterday, the Obama campaign unveiled its first “contrast” ad of the general election, highlighting the very generous support John McCain has enjoyed from Big Oil, and the lavish tax breaks McCain would extend to the oil industry. “After one president in the pocket of big oil, we can’t... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 14 : 24 | Before we tire or tires, remember that Obama was right After yesterday’s mind-numbing inanity about tire gauges — yes, in the midst of the most critical presidential election in a generation, Republicans have made tire gauges a central focus of a presidential race — I’m hoping we can begin to move on to something at least resembling substance.... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
05 Aug 13 : 28 | Media believes McCain is ‘often uncomfortable with his own campaign’ The more offensive John McCain becomes as a candidate, the more leading media personalities will come up with rationalizations to defend his bizarre conduct. It’s like being graded on a very generous curve. This segment on MSNBC’s “Hardball” yesterday was a classic example. NBC’s... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 22 : 48 | Monday’s Mini-Report Today’s edition of quick hits. * Novak retires: “Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement following the diagnosis of a brain tumor, a prognosis the Sun-Times’ political columnist describes as ‘dire.’ ‘The details are being worked out with the doctors this week, but the... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 19 : 45 | Adopt Big Oil’s policies, enjoy Big Oil’s largess In the new television ad from the Obama campaign, viewers learn, “Big Oil’s filling John McCain’s campaign with 2 million dollars in contributions…. After one president in the pocket of big oil, we can’t afford another.” The timing of this, therefore, couldn’t be better. Ten senior... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 18 : 50 | ‘A surprisingly immature politician’ John McCain has always seemed to revel in the sycophantic adulation he’s enjoyed among the media elite, so it’s kind of fascinating to see McCain’s one-time media fans realize that he’s not the man they thought he was. The first, and probably most notable, was Time’s Joe Klein, who... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 15 : 45 | Defying expectations, low-wage workers prefer Obama For quite a while, there were certain trends that political observers were simply supposed to accept as fact: Barack Obama would struggle to win support from Latino voters. And Jewish voters. And working-class, low-income voters. These were obvious “truths” that “everyone” knew. Except none... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 21 : 55 | Bush rejects far-right lawmakers’ request for a special session How do you know for sure when House Republicans have gone completely over the edge? When the Bush White House looks responsible and mature by comparison. Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) sent the president a letter on Friday, asking Bush to... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 21 : 01 | McCain team ‘practically giddy’ over tire gauges After a week in which the Republican presidential campaign was panned for being “immature,” “juvenile,” and “childish,” John McCain’s team has responded this week by literally acting like children with a new toy. A practically giddy Mark Salter, the senior aide to John McCain best... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 20 : 35 | Obama takes the offensive on energy Last week, it seemed Barack Obama spent just about every day on the defensive. If today’s speech in Lansing, Mich., is any indication, it’s a new week. “You won’t hear me say this too often, but I couldn’t agree more with the explanation that Senator McCain offered a few weeks ago. He... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 17 : 57 | Monday’s campaign round-up Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Remember the extraordinarily heated fight over Democratic convention delegates from Florida’s and Michigan’s non-binding primaries? Well, it’s... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 16 : 12 | GOP won’t let go of its new tire-gauge toy Atrios asked this morning, “Does anyone understand why Obama suggesting that people keep their tires properly inflated is some sort of hilarious gaffe?” I’ve been trying to figure out the same thing for days. As the Obama campaign kicks off “energy week” with a new contrast ad and a policy... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 14 : 53 | ‘After one president in the pocket of big oil, we can’t afford... There was considerable talk in Democratic circles last week about Barack Obama’s desire to maintain an entirely positive message — and whether that was wise given the relentlessly negative McCain campaign message. More than a few Dems thought it was time to maybe throw a punch or two. It looks... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 14 : 26 | McCain on Social Security — four contradictory positions (and counting) John McCain has said, repeatedly and on the record, that he would never consider raising payroll taxes as part of a Social Security reform effort. Asked in March if there are “any circumstances” in which he would consider this, even as part of negotiations with congressional Democrats, McCain... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
04 Aug 13 : 31 | Gergen identifies code for ‘He’s uppity’ When it comes to identifying loaded campaign rhetoric, David Gergen probably isn’t the first media figure that comes to mind. He’s a Republican, and has been a member in a good standing of the DC political establishment for quite a while. And yet, when he sees Republican “code”-attacks,... Source : The Carpetbagger Report |
