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Obama's So-Called Narrative Problem: There's More to That Story
A Same-Old GOP Budget: Rich Pay Less, Everyone Else Pays More
Karl Rove Has a Good Book in Him, but This One Isn't It
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So Which Senators Didn't Want Credit Card Reform?
By Dylan and Ethan Ris
You've probably read that the both the House and Senate passed credit card reform legislation this week -- and by sweeping margins. The House vote was 361-64, which was impressive enough, until you compare it to the Senate, which voted 90-5.In fact the margin was so wide in the Senate, it had a lot ...
Hillary Supporters Raise $8M for McCain/Palin
By DaveA veritable who's who of the PUMA wing. The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com The reception for former Clinton supporters, which also was attended by Rick Davis, the McCain campaign manager, was spearheaded by Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a former telecommunications entrepreneur and "Hillraiser" who ...
Final RNC Thoughts
By Denise Williams
When I found out a couple of months ago that I was going to go the Republican convention as the "liberal" blogger and Tommy C. was going to Denver, I cursed Tommy up and down out of pure jealousy. He was going to hang with the exciting Dems and their celebrity friends and I was stuck with a bunch of ...
NJ Convention Delegates Psyched
By Denise Williams
I had the opportunity Thursday to sit with the New Jersey delegation on the convention floor and speak to two delegates that are charged up and ready to go for the McCain-Palin ticket.Mr. Chris Smith and Mrs. Mary Devon O'Brien of Maplewood, NJ had some very strong feelings about what John McCain ...
Abject Fear in the Palin Crew
By Denise Williams
If you were watching the Sarah Palin speech on Wednesday evening, you could not help notice a very uncomfortable soon-to-be SIL Levi Johnston in the family reaction shots. "Doe in the headlights" doesn't even begin to describe it.My heart really goes out to these kids - Bristol and Levi - but you ...
No Shades of Gray With Republicans This Year
By Denise Williams
After seeing VP pick Sarah Palin's speech last night, one thing became abundantly clear to me at once. McCain and company made either the best choice in the history of Republican politics or they will crash and burn in November.McCain desperately needed something to energize the base of the party ...
Palin Perseveres Through Speech Problems
By Mark Impomeni
Governor Sarah Palin's blockbuster speech to the Republican National Convention last night at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota was not without its problems. The buzz on the ground in the Xcel Center this morning is that Palin's performance, remarkable and powerful as it was, was delivered ...
Palin Speech to Feature Bio and Policy
By Mark ImpomeniAlaska Governor Sarah Palin will address the Republican National Convention here at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, tonight at 10:30 eastern time. In what will easily be the biggest speech of her young political career, Palin will accept the Republican Party's nomination for Vice-President. ...
GOP Begins Palin Pushback
By Mark Impomeni
It's Palin pushback day here at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Republican operatives are hopping mad over what they characterize as a spate of false, misleading, and baseless attacks in the mainstream press aimed at GOP Vice-Presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah ...
Bush Makes RNC Appearance
By Mark Impomeni
President Bush appeared live via video link from the White House to address the Republican National Convention for the final time as president. The president canceled his planned in-person speech earlier in the week so that he could monitor the federal response to Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf ...
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