Partners in Crime?
“John McCain calls himself a maverick, but he votes with George Bush more than 90% of the time…that’s not a maverick, that’s a sidekick.” ~ Senator Bob Casey Jr., on Day 2 of the...
Author: Ken
Knowing When To Stop
Christian Duque and his unique brand of strident GDI-ism has now taken aim at Glenda Frederick, the Senate Secretary, a professional working for the SG office staff. Apparently, beyond getting an honorary tap from...
Seven Kitchen Tables
“Your kitchen table is like mine, you sit there at night after you put the kids to bed and you talk about what you need. That’s not a worry John McCain has to worry...
Gaffes, Hypocrisy, and More
The campaign season that would never end is about to hit an orgasm of journalistic self-love (and love of expense accounts) as the reporters make themselves busy amid VP selections and national conventions. But...
Landrieu Inching Toward Safety
U.S. Senate 2008 Democrats – 53 Republicans – 41 Independents – 2 Tossup – 4 REPUBLICANS NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION (26) SAFE REPUBLICAN (6) Ala. (Sessions), Tenn. (Alexander), MS-A (Cochran), S.C. (Graham), WY-A (Enzi),...
POTUS Map Shows Party Lines Hardening
With the VP picks and the conventions coming up, now would be as good a time as any to update my POTUS projections. In summary, both Obama and McCain picked up ground, but the...
Cokie Roberts Is Dumber Than You Think
From the August 10 edition of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos: ROBERTS: [snip] going off this week to a vacation in Hawaii — ROBERTS: — does not make any sense whatsoever. I know...
Senate Projections Updated
U.S. Senate 2008 Democrats – 53 Republicans – 42 Independents – 2 Tossup – 3 REPUBLICANS NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION (26) SAFE REPUBLICAN (6) Ala. (Sessions), Tenn. (Alexander), MS-A (Cochran), S.C. (Graham), WY-A (Enzi),...