John Kerry said what strikes me as a remarkably stupid thing in California.You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, … [Read more...]
Romney’s hypocrisy continues to astonish
Kim's post says it all.Gov. Pot calls out Gov. Kettle?Posted by Kimberly Atkins at 5:56 pmThe governor, well known in national political circles, is catching heat for his frequent out-of-state travels and possible presidential ambitions … [Read more...]
Obama considering a run for president
Hmmm. Barack Obama has backed off his earlier statements that he'd serve a full six-year term in the Senate, and is now saying that he's considering a presidential run in 2008.I mean, I like Obama as much as the next guy, but does one … [Read more...]
Is this Smith dude on Romney’s payroll or something?
Back in August, I noted how silly it was for UNH pollster Andrew E. Smith to declare that Mitt Romney's weak 4th place, 12% showing in a poll conducted in a state he lives next door to, and has a summer home in, constituted "looking … [Read more...]
Warner’s out for ’08
Gotta say I'm a tad bummed about this. Kim points us to a CNN story reporting that Mark Warner, the popular ex-Governor of Virginia, has decided not to run for President in 2008.I'm deeply ambivalent about Hillary Clinton. I … [Read more...]
Herald vindicates Ben: Romney really is a fraud!
Today's Herald delivers a body blow to Mitt Romney's time- and money-consuming (yet apparently largely ineffectual) presidential campaign. Remember when Romney was all, "gosh, I sure wish there was something a hands-on guy like me … [Read more...]
Abortion flip-flops begin to dog Romney
If even as half-baked a political pundit as yours truly could see it coming (at about 40 seconds in), it must have been pretty obvious. And sure enough, Jon Keller points us to a column describing John McCain's early efforts to sow … [Read more...]
More problems for the Mittster
We know that Mitt's been busy down in the Bible Belt and Iowa, but he still faces a significant uphill climb with a third of the national electorate. Check out this poll in the 7/3/06 LA Times: http://tinyurl.com/g3t9gYou've … [Read more...]
Mark Warner rocks YDA conference in Vegas
Mark Warner just got off the stage at the Young Democrats of America conference here in Vegas. I'm proud to say that the MA delegation was strongly supportive of the former governor of Virginia, most sporting Mark Warner t-shirts and … [Read more...]
Mark Warner throws one hell of a party
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner is in Vegas this weekend for two conventions, one of which I'm at. YearlyKOS is the first bloggers convention for those of the liberal persuasion, and the Young Dems convention for, well, young … [Read more...]