This is cross posted at The Huffington Post and posted here for your convenience in case you missed it yesterday.Truly ending the war in Iraq will only come about when our troops are no longer targets. That is why Governor Bill Richardson … [Read more...]
House’s SCHIP override attempt fails
Just watched it on C-Span. The vote was 273-156. A few votes switched (the vote to pass the bill was 265-159), but the House was still about a dozen votes short.Disappointing, but not unexpected. Look for a revised bill to … [Read more...]
Meanwhile, back on the presidential trail …
Believe it or not, there is actually a race going on other than MA-05. The presidential candidates have officially released their third quarter fundraising numbers; as everyone knows by now, Hillary Clinton outraised Barack Obama for … [Read more...]
National Draft Gore Movement Strong and Thriving
Many of you have shared with me your enthusiasm and interest in Gore being our next president. I understand that time and location has made it difficult for you to participate to the extent to which you may have liked in the national draft … [Read more...]
Kevin Drum deconstructs the “Hillary is too polarizing” meme
A nice analysis by Kevin Drum on whether Hillary is really the "polarizing" candidate some Dems worry about.Hillary, by contrast, is polarizing not because she wants to be, but because the right-wing attack machine made her that way. She's … [Read more...]
Why Young Votes Don’t Matter in Iowa (aka, why Obama’s screwed)
First off, with Hillary actually finding new supporters at this stage (warning: PDF), she looks increasingly inevitable. As with Dean, the best hope is to puncture that momentum with an early victory. Given her steady 10+ lead … [Read more...]
SCHIP bill *does* require proof of eligibility as a citizen or legal resident
First, a word of warning: federal statutes in general, and statutes about programs like SCHIP in particular, are notoriously impenetrable. Much legalese ahead.OK, so what's really going on here? The part of the SCHIP bill … [Read more...]
SCHIP: it’s on
As expected, President Bush has vetoed the bipartisan SCHIP bill. The Senate has enough votes to override the veto; the House does not.At least, not yet. Word on the street is that the House leadership will wait a while before … [Read more...]
Whopping good poll numbers for Hillary; Rudy still strong
A new ABC/WaPo poll (HT: Globe) has startlingly good news for the Clinton campaign, and is quite the downer for everyone else. Yes, it's a national poll -- it's not NH/Iowa focused. Still, it's big. Here's most of what you … [Read more...]
Chris Dodd for President
John Edwards: I initially supported him because I liked his energetic populist message. This was something that distinguished him from Obama and Clinton early on. I even sent him ten bucks. However, I could not get over the fact … [Read more...]
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