December 28, 2007
What Gore, Clinton and Democrats Can Learn from Benazir Bhutto (Brent Budowsky)
Benazir Bhutto was no angel, but she was a believer in democracy who gave her life for her country, retuning to Pakistan knowing she would probably give her life for her country.
By contrast, Democrats in Washington have a life crisis, consult an army of pollsters, and have trouble taking clear leadership stands on war and peace because members of a Congress with record unpopularity might lose another point or two in the polls. > Read More
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What's This Slim Pickins (Bob Franken)
I am so glad I don't live in Iowa or New Hampshire. I will not have to make my choice between Democrats … > Read More
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What's This Bhutto and the Presidential Campaign (John Feehery)
How does this affect the presidential race?
That is the obvious question for pundits everywhere in the aftermath of the Bhutto assassination.
Hard to say, but it probably isn’t good for Huckabee or Obama.
It will likely help McCain, Giuliani, Clinton and Biden. > Read More
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What's This December 27, 2007
Mitt's Missteps (A.B. Stoddard)
Today and yesterday, two key final days before the first primary contest of the '08 presidential election, were awful for Mitt Romney. He was once the front-runner in Iowa and New Hampshire — states he hoped would provide him victories and a bounce to the nomination — but now Romney is fighting for survival with Hawkeye voters polling for Mike Huckabee and Granite State voters choosing John McCain in even numbers.
This morning Robert Novak predicted McCain would be the last man standing since all the other candidates are faltering and referred to Romney as plastic." Yesterday Huckabee dressed up in orange hunting gear, complete with goofy hat, to contrast himself in the Iowa snow as a real hunter who had indeed hunted varmint, hunted everything, his whole life. Huckabee embarrassed himself by straining a macho posture — "See, that's what happens when you get in my way," he said, displaying three dead birds. It was painful but the deed was done, the media reminded everyone who read about it that Romney pretended to be a lifelong hunter and had to take it back, that he thought the National Rifle Association had endorsed him when in fact it had not. "Mitt Romney won't own up to his own words, but he wants to challenge everyone else's," Huckabee said, holding his dead. You get the picture. > Read More
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What's This Time For Obama-Edwards Alliance For Change (Brent Budowsky)
With Al Gore out of the race, I propose that in the Iowa caucus supporters of Barack Obama, John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich fire the shot that will be heard around the world and vote for Iowa delegates committed to change the world.
In each local caucus, the caucus-goers can unite behind the leader in that locality with a shared delegate slate that would include supporters of Edwards, Obama and Kucinich.
The headline out of the caucus would be: "Iowa fires the cannon for change," and my hope is that at some point, Obama and Edwards could come together in a formal alliance or ticket with either one at the top. > Read More
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What's This Numbers Game (John Feehery)
Momentum will play a huge role in the Republican primary process. Unless, of course, it doesn’t.
Rudy Giuliani is hoping for confusion to reign in the early primaries. He figures he can pounce on the big states, after the first primaries split. This strategy looks smart. Unless it isn’t.
Mitt Romney is hoping for a slingshot effect, after he wins Iowa and New Hampshire. Unless he doesn’t. > Read More
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What's This A Week is an Eternity in Politics — The Democrats (Peter Fenn)
Remember this time in 2004, a week to go before the Iowa caucuses? Nearly all the Washington insider experts predicted in National Journal that Howard Dean would be the nominee — and John Kerry had slipped from fourth to fifth behind Clark, Gephardt, Edwards and Dean. Surprise! > Read More
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What's This December 26, 2007
Christmas Present for Republicans (David Keene)
Republicans got an early Christmas present on Friday with the release of a new American Research Group poll showing incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu (N.H.) leading former Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen in his quest for reelection next November.
The ARG poll, released over the weekend, shows Sununu leading Shaheen by 11 points and, more important, drawing support from more than 50 percent of those polled. The numbers: Sununu 52 … Shaheen 41 … 7 percent undecided. > Read More
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What's This Yule Fools (Bob Franken)
'Tis the day before Christmas, and through the two states,
In New Hampshire and in Iowa, almost no candidates.
Gone Mikey, gone gone Barack, Mitt and Hillary too
Rudolph's away to deal with his "flu."
Soon enough they'll return, though, pursuing their goals,
To spout what they're told to, after reading the polls.
They'll be coming right back, with the journalist scumbugs,
Who report all this doo doo, all the meaningless humbugs.
But Merry Christmas to all, a day off from the hacks,
A break from their hard sell, their nasty attacks.
Yes, it's time for their families and a chance to take note,
Of what really matters. Of course that's your vote.
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What's This FISA Balancing Act (The Hill)
Peter Fenn & Frank Donatelli look at why Congress failed to act on FISA before the session ended and what needs to be reconciled before a deal is reached.
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