Over at DWA a thread about a Carney blog was hijacked by the question of whether renters should be allowed to vote in a school referendum. Personally, I found this worthy of a post. (Sorry Mike and Co, but I gave you a few days to post on this before stealing [...]

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Just like Jason and Mike M. predicted.
Welcome back, Dave!

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I keep reading these comments by Pawlenty and shaking my head.
Say what you will about Barack Obama,” the Minnesota Republican told a conservative group, “people gravitate when you have something positive to say.” He added that McCain has been positive as well.
“People want to follow hopeful, optimistic, civil, decent leaders,” Pawlenty said in a speech [...]

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Surging profits in Iraq, that is. A 79 BILLION surplus in Iraq and we’re still paying for everything?
In one comparison, the United States has spent $23.2 billion in the critical areas of security, oil, electricity and water since the 2003 invasion, the report said. But from 2005 through April 2008, Iraq has spent just [...]

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It doesn’t count if you have to remind people of what you supposedly represent.
The original maverick? Seems to me McCain is losing his brand. The ad is pathetic and *sigh* desperate. And not the least bit mavericky.

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Yesterday, On Morning Joe, Bob Herbert took on McCain’s Paris and Britney ads and pulled no punches.
After you watch the video (warning it is a little long, approx. 12 min.) I’d be interested in everyone’s opinion. Personally, I think Herbert nailed it!

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Obama is heading where McCain fears to tread.
“What Senator McCain neglected to mention was that during those thirty years, he was in Washington for twenty-six of them,” said the Senator. “And in all that time, he did little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. He voted against increased fuel efficiency standards and opposed legislation [...]

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But I’m starting to like the idea of Hillary as Obama’s VP pick.
Let’s face it the lady can fight, and Obama - who must stay above the fray - needs a fighter. It’s why I wasn’t thrilled when John Edwards was being considered, and why I like Biden.
Picking Hillary also brings us [...]

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According to the Washington Post… yes.
In 2000 and 2004, Florida was a bright spot on the nation’s economic landscape, reaping the rewards of a building boom that was drawing people to the state, filling government coffers and supplying jobs from construction to real estate sales to financial speculation. But Obama awoke Friday to a banner [...]

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Can a man be judged by his shoes?
McCain and his 520.00 Ferragamo loafers

Compared to this…

(photos: narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield)
So remind me again… who’s the elitist?

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Okay, I’m not exactly sure how this happened. I’m thrilled, of course - and hot! Thanks to everyone who voted for me by contributing to a great cause. Over $500 for Tommywonk’s trip to Denver! Hmmm… Given the great turn-out and generosity maybe Tom is DHB!
So… who’s up for voting on [...]

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Richard Perle is looking into an oil deal in Iraq.
Mr. Perle, one of a group of security experts who began pushing the case for toppling Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein about a decade ago, has been discussing a possible deal with officials of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government, including its Washington envoy, according to these people [...]

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This sheds a new light on the hit and run accident. And while I may not have agreed on a single issue with Robert Novak, I am always* saddened by news like this.
*except when Jerry Falwell died.

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” More than 50 dissident Catholic groups from around the world have written an open letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to lift the church’s ban on birth control.”
Ya think it’s about time? And let’s face it, most Catholics ignore this little rule anyway.
Technically, the Catholic Church does approve of birth control - [...]

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McCain knows how to catch Bin Laden.
Initially saying that he would not “telegraph” the specifics, McCain declared, “Look, I know the area, I’ve been there, I know wars, I know how to win wars, and I know how to improve our capabilities so that we will capture Osama bin Laden — or put it this [...]

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