Archive for February 4th, 2008
February 4th, 2008
Former U.S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole has written to Rush Limbaugh, asking him to PUT A LID ON THE VITRIOL against John McCain.
Limbaugh and other prominent members of the the GOP’s hard-right wing are suffering mass apoplexy over the likely prospect that the insufficiently conservative McCain will be the party’s standard-bearer this year.
For a summary of Dole’s letter and Limbaugh’s rhetoric, check HERE. And be sure to read the comments at the bottom of the piece for a heavy dose of anti-McCain sentiment.
February 4th, 2008
Josh Marshall, as usual, does the honors:
February 4th, 2008
Peter Wehner, a former aide to George W. Bush, SAYS Barack Obama “is among the most impressive political talents of our lifetime.”
February 4th, 2008
I favor Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, but I almost hope that I’ll have a chance to vote for the former first lady in November — just to defy the most rabid Hillary haters.
What a weird bunch these people are.
Stanley Fish tells us HERE about the unhinged folks who label Hillary “a murderer, a burglar, a destroyer of property, a blackmailer, a psychological rapist, a white-collar criminal, an adulteress, a blasphemer, a liar, the proprietor of a secret police, a predatory lender, a misogynist, a witness tamperer, a street criminal, a criminal intimidator, a harasser and a sociopath.”
The people who hold such opinions are easy to spot: They all wear tinfoil hats.
February 4th, 2008
John McCain has become the odds-on favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination, but some of his party colleagues in Congress DON’T MUCH LIKE THE GUY.
February 4th, 2008
Ah, politics in the age of YouTube.
This video has been flying around the Internet like wildfire:
February 4th, 2008
Hillary Clinton’s comfortable national lead is GONE as Super Tuesday balloting nears.
Meanwhile, John McCain is on the threshold of capturing the Republican nomination.
POSTSCRIPT: The Prince of Darkness SAYS the Democratic race might remain undecided until the convention in August.
