Does John Edwards Have a 'Love Child?'
When the National Enquirer first reported in October that it had proof that John Edwards had an affair with another woman, few people seemed to care. Now, the tabloid is trumpeting a "blockbuster investigation" on its Web site that the woman, Rielle Hunter, is expecting a baby and that she has "told a close confidante" that the former North Carolina senator is the father.Ladies and gentleman, we have the first love child story of the campaign.But scandal lovers take note, this one is a bit complicated. Here's how the Enquirer tells it in such breathless tones.The visibly pregnant blonde has ...
Dumbest Political Quotes of 2007
From the home office in Burlington County, New Jersey, in the heart of the Garden State, I give you the top 10 dumbest political quotes of 2007. These are in no particular order and were decided in a completely arbitrary manner by me alone.10) Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) on Barack Obama: "you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." The veteran Delaware senator isn't racist but at times he's as subtle as a bull in a China shop. Perhaps, he just wasn't taken in by the charms of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.9) Former Massachusetts ...
What Is a Ron Paul Republican?
Congressional hopeful Peter James isn't just running as a Republican. According to the the Washington Post, the 52-year-old is running for the seat held by Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D-MD) as a "Ron Paul Republican." First of all, anyone who is running on that platform may have difficulty in Maryland's fourth district in Montgomery and Prince George's counties outside of Washington, D.C., where are fair amount of voters work for the government Paul and other libertarians despise.Moreover as the Post notes, "James acknowledged running with an `R' after his name will be tough, but he said at least a ...
Washington Post's Idiotic Obama Story Under Fire
To paraphrase the great political leader Larry Craig and pop culture icon George Costanza, Barack Obama is not a Muslim and never has been a Muslim -- not there is anything wrong with that. Many people, though, seem to think he's a secret Muslim pretending to be a Christian. Among the smoking guns they mention is Obama's middle name of Hussein, which I'll admit is a politically unfortunate though common name in the Middle East. But so what. It proves nothing. There are plenty of Jews named after the Christian apostles Mark and Paul and not everyone named Sunshine is a hippie. You can't judge a ...
Looks Like Larry Craig Is Gay After All
Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) sure has a funny way to show that he's not gay.Four gay men have told the Idaho Statesman that they have either had sex with the Idaho Republican or that he hit on them."The men offer telling and sometimes similar details about what happened, or the senator's travel records place him in the city where sex is alleged to have occurred, or his accusers told credible witnesses at the time of the incident," the newspaper said.The allegations, some of which had been reported in other places, obliterate what was left of Craig's credibility. They also aren't the least bit ...
Leahy Fights Back Over Fired U.S. Attorneys
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has upped the ante in the legal fight over the firings of at least nine U.S. attorneys, saying the White House's claims of executive privilege that have thwarted his committee's investigation into the matter are "overbroad, unsubstantiated and not legally valid."The Vermont Democrat wants to compel White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, deputy political director J. Scott Jennings, former adviser Karl Rove, and former political director Sara M. Taylor to testify before his committee, arguing that there isn't any executive privilege since ...
Huckabee Kicks Butt and Takes Names
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was the clear winner of last night's debate.Data from InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion showed that 32% of Republicans thought he won the debate compared with 16% for former Gov. Mitt Romney, 12% for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 10% for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), 7% for former Sen. Fred Thompson and 6% for Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). More importantly, 44% of Florida Republican voters also thought Huckabee won the debate.Huckabee has got three things going for him. First, he's far more personable than any of the other candidates. The line that about Jesus was "too ...
Mike Huckabee Is the Man to Watch Tonight
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the man to watch at tonight's CNN/YouTube debate.Not only is the conservative surging in the polls in Iowa, but he's proving to be almost as as deft of a campaigner as that other former governor from Hope, Arkansas. Moreover, Huckabee has shown flashes of humor and humility that are making him far more likable to voters than Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and John McCain. His Chuck Norris ad was brilliant.As a card-carrying member of the liberal media conspiracy this pains me to admit it, but I like Huckabee. I don't agree with his political ...
Oprah, Obama Hit the Road
Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama's most famous supporter, is hitting the road with the Illinois Democrat in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, according to Politico.comNo doubt the daytime talk show queen will draw a media circus wherever she and Obama appear. But as MIke Allen notes, it's unclear whether Oprah's book-promoting powers will work in the presidential campaign. "The $64,000 question is: Will Iowa caucus goers appreciate a Hollywood megastar telling them who to vote for?" a Democratic official told Allen.Indeed, many people wish celebrities would stay out of politics all together ...
Republicans Court Rich Candidates
Attention wealthy people interested in politics: the Republican party wants you.As the New York Times noted today, the party that wants people to pull themselves with their own bootstraps expects the same of people running for Congress. It has little choice since The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has raised $56 million with $29.2 million at its disposal compared with the $40.7 million raised by the National Republican Congressional Committee, which as a cash balance of $2.5 million, the paper said.While having self-funded candidates seems like a dream come true for the GOP, there ...
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