I'm not sure whether to feel bad for Vito Fossella yet, but there is some irony about some of the things he boasts about on his campaign website. For instance, he boasts that he, he helped "Increase the child tax credit by $1000." But given that he's got three children by his wife and 1 by the other woman, you've got to wonder whether he took the child tax credit 3 or 4 times. He also...
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 08 May 2008 | PERMALINK
Moments after Eight Belles was euthanized on the track of the Kentucky Derby, I was just waiting for a barrage of tasteless commentary comparing Hillary Clinton to the filly that came in second. Sadly, I wasn't disappointed. See video:
Just days before the Derby, Clinton told her supporters to "bet on the filly," the only female horse in the race. Running the race of her life, Eight...
TPM uncovers this fascinating recording of a meeting on April 18th 2006 at the Pentagon.
Earlier this week, the Pentagon released all of the documents that had been turned over to the Times investigation of the Pentagon's use of military analysts. It is a staggering load. But most immediately intriguing is audio of some of the briefings at the Pentagon, including two featuring Secretary of...
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 07 May 2008 | PERMALINK
As many predicted, yesterday was a split-decision, however, Obama ran up huge margins in N.C. and narrowly lost in Indiana, signaling a change in the race to practically everyone in the media. While the pundits have already called the race, Clinton vows to go on--and she still should. Right now, this is a win-win situation for her.
If she loses, as many suspect, she will have the...
Lynne Cheney let Meredith Vieira and an NBC crew into the Vice President's residence today, the first time the inside of the blurred-from-space home has been seen by mortal American eyes.
I hope the Today Show will take the time to look at why Mrs. Cheney is putting a friendly face on the Vice President's life - fly-fishing, grandchildren, and all. While they've been enjoying themselves back...
The Democrats are digging deep into the argument that electing John McCain will be another four years of George W. Bush. The DNC pairs images of Senator McCain with President Bush at every turn, and Senator Obama warned last night against giving "John McCain the chance to serve out George Bush’s third term."
The truth of the argument is obviously up for debate, but that doesn't make it...
Despite Clinton supporter Mayor Tom McDermott of Hammond's efforts on CNN just now to hector Gary Mayor Rudy Clay, an Obama supporter, it turns out that there was no voter fraud - Obama's vote lead in Lake County was shrunk down, and Senator Clinton squeaked out a popular vote win in a state that everyone said was her by rights. With about 99% ofthe vote in, it's about 22,000 votes difference.
You know the scenario: two men wait for an acquaintance who never arrives.
In this case it's the Lake County/Gary, Indiana election results. And instead of the two players in Samuel Beckett's play, it's the Fox News team led by Brit Hume and includes kvetching Fred Barnes and Bill Kristol. Barnes at one point literally complains that it's past his bedtime. Hume whines that the Democrats of...