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Opinion: Why Does Anyone Care About Sarah Palin?
By John Merline - AOL News(Nov. 17) -- My 13-year-old son said it best: "Why does anyone care about Sarah Palin? Don't they realize she's not running for vice president anymore?" I must confess that I share his sentiment, despite the fact that entire forests have been cleared and gazillions of megabits consumed to cover her every move and utterance. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann alone has probably aired 7,000 stories on her. The AP even assigned a reporter to fact check her book. But I still can't bring myself to care. I don't care about Palin's complaints about Sen. John McCain. Or her legal bills. Or her glasses. I don't ...
Plouffe Book: Bill Clinton Doomed Hillary's VP Chances, Obama Predicted Palin Choice Debacle
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyThe juiciest parts of advance excerpts from the new book by David Plouffe, President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, concern the vice presidential selection process in both parties. Obama seriously considered Hillary Clinton but concluded Bill Clinton posed too many complications, Plouffe writes. He also credits Obama with predicting why Republican John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin ultimately would backfire. Plouffe's book, "The Audacity to Win," is due in stores Tuesday. The author will be on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday; the excerpts are out now in Friday's edition of Time magazine. The ...
Potty Pork: Stimulus Money Flushed Down the Toilet
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyPresident Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package, intended to jump-start the economy and create jobs, is spending tens of millions of dollars to repair and build toilets. Tax dollars are quite literally being flushed down the drain while unemployment is near 10 percent and the economy shows few signs of improvement. ...
Cheney's Blitz: Sour Grapes and Spitballs
By Robert Schmuhl - Politics DailyWhat exactly has Dick Cheney started? The former vice president's emergence from the shadows of governmental service into the unblinking limelight of multimedia attention is further proof, should we need any, that he's broken the mold of what Jefferson called "the second office." ...
Biden, Rove, Former Bush Officials in War of Words Over WH Meetings
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyFormer members of the Bush Administration are disputing Vice President Joe Biden's version of events concerning comments the vice president says he delivered to President Bush in the Oval Office. Biden says that he delivered some sharply worded retorts to Bush on the subject of the Iraq War. On Tuesday, Biden said, "I remember Bush saying to me one time in the Oval Office, 'Well, Joe, I'm a leader.' And I said, 'Mr. President, turn around and look behind you, no one is following.'"But former Bush Administration officials are challenging the veracity of Biden's remarks, most notably Karl Rove. ...
Jill Biden's Gaffe Reveals Obama Campaign Broke the Law
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAppearing on Oprah Winfrey's show this afternoon, Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President elect Joe Biden, made a verbal gaffe that could land the Obama Administration in some hot water. Mrs. Biden let slip that her husband Joe was offered a choice of either the Secretary of State's position or the Vice-Presidency.The potential problem for the Obama Administration goes far beyond the obviously embarrassing revelation that Hillary Clinton was actually the second choice for Secretary of State, however. Promising an appointment to a federal office by a candidate in exchange for support is a crime. ...
The Most Experienced Vice President Since Anybody...
By Dave - Politics DailyJoe Biden talks about his favorite subject: himself: He said he would bring more to the job than any of his predecessors, except possibly Lyndon B. Johnson. "I know as much or more than Cheney," Mr. Biden said. "I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody." Mr. Biden, who plans to resign his Senate seat Thursday, has focused on building a relationship with Mr. Obama, nearly two decades his junior. When he accepted the second slot on the Democratic ticket, Mr. Biden requested several things, including a weekly luncheon with the president, full access for him and his staff and ...
President Barack 'Who's Sane' Obama
By Mo Rocca - Politics DailyIt's the Temperament, stupid.Pundits used to argue over whether voters care more about Personality or Policy when it comes to their choice for President. But like so many other pieces of outdated conventional wisdom, the Personality vs. Policy theory is kaput. Temperament, that aspect of personality that informs decision-making, is what's propelled Barack Obama over John McCain. For almost two years of campaigning -- and few of us knew who he was before he began campaigning for the big job -- he's been consistently smart, sensible and steady. In a word, Sane.In his selection of a vice ...
Gov. Palin in Excellent Health
By Dave - Politics DailyNYTGov. Sarah Palin, 44, is in excellent health and has had no major medical problems, according to a two-page, seven-paragraph letter by her doctor released late Monday night. The letter is the first information the Palin campaign has provided about her medical history. The release of medical records is common practice for presidential and vice-presidential candidates, but earlier this month, Ms. Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, declined to provide any health information or be interviewed about her medical history. Well, that seemed like a weird thing to dump just before the ...
Palin's 'Understanding' of the 1st Amendment
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. That's the actual First Amendment to the US Constitution. Here is VP candidate Sarah Palin's interpretation of it: (From a radio interview on Friday, video below) "If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of ...
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