National Democrats
When It’s Over…
Harry Reid stands up beside his desk in the Senate and announces he’s got ‘credible evidence’ Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes for ten years – but then says he’s not sure it’s true. The Chairman of the Republican Party, throwing manners aside, brands Reid a ‘dirty liar.’ Reid’s spokesman fires back it’s ‘clear…
Read MoreWhy Is It Close?
A prominent Democrat asked this question: “With the economy so bad, why is Obama even close in North Carolina?” Three theories: (1) Voters like him; (2) they don’t like Romney; (3) they’re afraid the Tea Party has taken over the Republican Party. Maybe all three are right. A poll found Obama leading in…
Read MoreThe Big Dog Speaks
Hereâs why Iâm glad Bill Clinton will have a big role at the Democratic convention: Nobody in American politics today is a better contrast to how brain-dead American politics is today. Clinton is the one national figure who can weave sensible policy proposals from the extremes of left and right, the one politician who…
Read MoreA Conundrum
Mitt Romney’s running an ad that shows Barack Obama saying, If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that, and it sure looks and sounds and smells like the truth but Obama says there’s not a word of truth in it – that Romney edited a piece of video of his speech, took what…
Read MoreUnintended Consequences
Republicans in the state legislature cut Planned Parenthood’s state funding by $125,000 but, to give the devil its due, in the blink of an eye Planned Parenthood turned a cut into a three-fold blessing by persuading the Obama Administration to give it $426,000 – as one Republican legislator said, I guess we can thank our…
Read MoreFast Food Politics
Two of my guilty pleasures are Snoopy’s hot dogs and Chick-Fil-A. So what’s a good Democrat to do when the Snoopy’s owner attacks President Obama and Chick-Fil-A’s owner condemns gay marriage? I’m reminded of McDonald’s some years back. The founder and owner, Ray Kroc, was a big buddy and big contributor to Richard Nixon.…
Read MoreContext, Please
A Democrat concerned about Obama’s allegedly anti-small business statement (“you didn’t build that”) asks: “What did he really say? The quote sounds bad.” It does indeed, and Republicans have jumped all over it. Obama made the statement on July 13, in a campaign speech in Roanoke, Va. Here’s the full quote: “If…
Read MoreCan Romney Be Reagan?
This presidential campaign has a hint of 1980. A Democratic President is running for reelection in a bad economy. Americans are feeling down. The President’s poll numbers are worrisome. He is criticized as weak and disconnected. The Republican is veteran campaigner who lost the nomination four years ago. He’s attractive, but his record…
Read MoreAt a Loss for Words
Where was this when I needed it? TheNew York Times reports that the Obama and Romney campaigns are insisting on the power to review and edit their quotes before journalists can use them. And news outlets go along, including the Times, Bloomberg, the Washington Post, Vanity Fair and Reuters. The story says: “The…
Read MoreRichie Rich Romney
The Obama campaign has drawn blood. For the first time in this campaign, they have their teeth into Mitt Romney. And if he doesn’t escape, his candidacy could bleed to death before he accepts the nomination in Tampa. Two weeks ago, Romney thought he had Obama trapped – by making him the symbol for…
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