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Bayh on Iraq

Evan Bayh finished up speaking to the Democratic National Convention a...

More Change You Can Believe In?

There’s a rather stunning story running in today’s Washington Post...

Late Night, Post-Speech Chatter

Last night, following Hillary Clinton’s speech to the Democratic National...

Energy Matters

In his speech at the Democratic National Convention today, Pennsylvania...

Is Alexi Giannoulias Obama`s Next "Not The Man I Knew"?

Ross Kaminsky at the Denver Post’s Politics West site asks that...

"Misleading"

Yesterday, on the heels of an ad put out by an independent group (the...

A Question for Speaker Pelosi

In her speech to the Democratic National Convention tonight, Nancy Pelosi was...

"Was She Right?"

The RNC independent expenditure unit has a new ad out today:...

Discord in Denver

The Washington Times has a great report out today about something that’s...

Ruh-roh!

Chicago Sun-Times headline this morning: “Biden has deep ties to Rezko...

NotReady08.com

In case you may have missed it, we launched an interactive site to follow the...

On Obama’s Choice

While you were sleeping last night, Barack Obama announced his running mate:...

Young Voters Aren’t Buying It

Senator McCain, no doubt to the annoyance of Barack Obama and Howard Dean, has...

This afternoon…

… our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Rep. Stephanie...

Sadly, I’m Not Surprised

Over recent months, I’ve become familiar with the inconsistency between...

DNC: Off-the-mark, Again

In another laughable attack on John McCain, our chums down the street have...

Hey, Big Spender!

In this morning’s Wall Street Journal, Peter Ferrara picks apart Barack...

Barack Obama on a Single Payer Health Care System

Here’s a clip of Barack Obama talking about health care earlier today in...

For Your Afternoon Entertainment

In case you missed this last week, here’s a choice comment made by John...

Good News out of Maine

Normally, we focus the content of this blog on presidential-race-relevant...

Lost and Found in Florida

A check for $2.8 billion “from Senator Barack Obama and made out to oil...

On the Subject of Tire Inflation…

Via Factcheck.org this morning comes this: … expanded offshore drilling is...

“We Are All Georgians”

Until recently, had I said “Georgia on my mind,” Ray Charles’ classic,...

Dominating the News Today…

…is Michael Phelps, who, as of this morning, was the “winningest Olympic...

“Challenging” Clinton backers

This is probably not the kind of story Democrats want to be seeing in the...

Democrats Get Into the Town Hall Game. Kinda.

Today, the Democratic National Convention Committee announced their...

John McCain’s Statement on the Crisis in Georgia

Here’s a sampling: In recent days Moscow has sent its tanks and troops...

Worth Checking Out

John McCain has an op-ed running in the Indian Express (yes, India’s Indian...

Friday Funnies

The Washington Times is running an item this morning that details some of...

Fact-Checkers: Exxon-Mobil Hearts Obama

Today, there’s been some bad news for Team Obama and the DNC when it comes...

Consistency: It’s New for Him

As I noted yesterday, Barack Obama, for once, is being consistent.  He...

Try Again

Our friends at the DNC are apparently on a new drive to link John McCain to...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

And here’s one worth keeping in mind, given the attacks that Barack Obama and...

To Be Fair

I’ve always been a proponent of straight shooting, as is John McCain. ...

House Republicans Continue Protest Against Pelosi

Following on the heels of last Friday’s impromptu sit-in, Republican...

Still Needs Familiarizing with His Own Record

Barack Obama has a new ad out today attacking John McCain on energy.  The...

What Constitutes “Reasonable,” Senator Obama?

Last week, with American families continuing to struggle to pay for gas in...

House Republicans Stand Up for the American People on Energy

Today, a group of House Republicans refused to leave the House floor following...

Bad Obama Idea of the Day

Barack Obama, per a statement issued today:  That is why I am...

Say What?

Here’s something interesting from the WSJ’s John Fund this morning: Some...

Good Grief, He’s Forgotten His Voting Record… Again!

Barack Obama said this, today in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: When George...

Another Invitation He’ll Presumably Reject

The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting editorial today.  The paper...

ABC Fact-checks Obama re: the Surge

ABC fact-checks Obama re: the surge Here, Jake Tapper dissects what he terms...

Obamanomics a “Recipe for Recession”

That’s what Michael Boskin argues in today’s Wall Street Journal: ...

Details? What Details?

With Barack Obama now back in the US, one imagines that this week, he’ll aim...

Ouch

Earlier today Senator McCain gave a speech at the American GI Forum, during...

Why, Again, Did Obama Cancel on the Troops?

Today, we’ve seen four different explanations as to why Obama’s plans to...

What John McCain Is Up To

Yesterday: Speaking at the Livestrong Summit Today: Meeting with the Dalai ...

To Make Your Browser Even Snazzier...

Today the Republican National Committee launched the GOP Toolbar, a new web...

Obama Cancels Visit to the Troops

There’s been a lot of discussion of this topic online today. ...

Quote of the Day

John McCain today: "We will come home. We will come home with victory and...

“Obama’s” Banking Committee

Barack Obama, during his press conference in Sderot, Israel,...

If You Read One Thing Today, Read This

The Washington Post has a great editorial today on Barack Obama and...

Stunning

From the write-up of Nightline’s interview with Barack Obama, which is...

Obama: Foreign Journalists Not Required!

Here’s another interesting tidbit with relevance to Barack Obama’s visit...

This “Is Not a Campaign Trip?”

Today, The Baltimore Sun offers the following tidbit regarding Barack...

"Troop Funding"

The McCain campaign is out with yet another blistering ad (this one, not as...

Mastering Political Expediency

Yesterday, Team McCain released their newest web-video, "The Obama Iraq...

Our European allies and Barack Obama

Ahead of his overseas travel, the Times of London today offers some bad news...

Purge of the Surge

Barack Obama continues to “refine” his position(s) on Iraq and the...

Re: Gaffes

Earlier today, Liz posted on Barack Obama’s overstating of his role on...

Here’s Something Cool

Gov. Mike Huckabee has a guest-blog up over at Sen. John Cornyn’s site, ...

Overstating One’s Role

On Saturday, Lynn Sweet wrote about how Obama has been “overstating” his...

Our Thoughts and Prayers…

… are with the family of Tony Snow this weekend. Tony will be very much...

Check It Out

Today, the RNC launched a new website: GOPPlatform2008.com. The site will allow...

Obama`s Iraq Withdrawal Plan May Prove Difficult

This morning, on Good Morning America, Martha Raddatz offered a very...

Indignación

Today, The Miami Herald reports of mounting pressure on Barack Obama from...

Obama’s FISA Shift

Per Jake Tapper this morning: "To be clear," Sen. Barack Obama. D-Illinois,...

Out of Left Field

Senator Dick Durbin, the senior senator from Illinois and Obama’s campaign...

Strengthening Our Foundation

Basic economics are often thrown out the window in politics as candidates...