Archive for September 4th, 2008
Poor Guy, my heart pumps piss for him
WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the one-time flamboyant lobbyist who amassed a fortune by showering officials, especially members of Congress and their aides, with gifts, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison. ok, so he was guilty, but no lawmakers were?
Liveblogging McSame’s Speech
Tonight the Republicans wrap up their convention with John McCain (version 2008) accepting the nomination. I will be at the UDC meeting for a while, but others will be around to liveblog. Check it out.
Quote of the day
CNN just played a clip of Obama talking about being held up against your record. He said: “I assume she wants to be treated the same way guys want to be treated. Which means that their records are uhh under scutiny. I’ve been through this for 19 months, she has been through this for what […]
One reason to not buy Johnson and Johnson Products…
ST. PAUL — Of all the whales at the Republican National Convention this week, Robert Wood Johnson IV, the billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and owner of the New York Jets, may be the biggest. Mr. Johnson has long been a player in Republican politics — he was a Bush Ranger in […]
And the Michigan Independents Weigh In — UPDATE
Jake Tapper has the story: Ilene Beninson, 52, Berkley independent: “Her speech contained few statements about policy or the party platform. … I am not convinced that Palin’s experience as a mayor or governor in Alaska meet the qualifications to be vice president much less one stroke or heart attack away from being commander in […]
This one’s for you, Rebecca!
In an earlier thread, Rebecca linked to an article from Politico that might make McCain reconsider his attack the press strategy. Doesn’t look like the media will be rolling over this time. On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry. On behalf of the elite media, I would like to […]
Delaware Liberal Endorsements – Part 4
United States House of Representative: Jerry Northington is a principled opponent of the Iraq War and desires to tackle poverty. He has thought out the issues facing us and speaks fluently and in detail on how he would help to address these issues in Congress. Since fundraising and basic campaign performance up to this point […]
Delaware Liberal Endorsements – Part 3
Governor: John Carney would have been a slam dunk, were it not for the compelling candidacy of Jack Markell. While it is difficult to gin up support for John in the blogosphere, he inspires a loyal following from many of the traditional Democratic constituencies (labor unions, party machine voters, etc.) If he wins, it will […]
Delaware Liberal Endorsements – Part 2
New Castle County Executive: Chris Coons has proven himself to be an honest and ethical leader who has spoken plainly to the county about the dire financial straits left behind by the previous Gordon/Freeberry administration. He should be rewarded for his actions in making the tough choices to bring us out of the mess left […]
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