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A question about state polls.

By kgb999 on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 4:53pm |

I've been watching the congressional race in ID-1. I was under the impression that Minnick(D) was running around 9pts down after Palin's announcement (based on a KOS poll).Pollster has posted a few others for the race now and it's confusing. ...

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Isn't it ironic ...

By kgb999 on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 9:44pm |

(From AP via HuffPo) While Palin explains the deep foreign policy gained because she can see Russia and has now gazed into the stare of Karzai ....back home in Alaska: Parnell, meanwhile, said he has taken over giving many of...

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If I take out 50 insurance policies on my house - and then it burns down ....

By kgb999 on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 1:12am |

Should I get paid 50x what my house was really worth - or should I go to jail for fraud?...

George Will - As close to endorsing Obama as his poor conservative heart can stand.

By kgb999 on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 4:38am |

Real Clear Politics posted this article by George Will. Apparently he's not too happy with 'ole McCain. The conclusion is great ... but you just have to read the article."It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not...

McCain and the golden parachute.

By kgb999 on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 5:17pm |

In Phillidelphia today, McCain had this to say:"We can't have taxpayers footing the bill for bloated golden parachutes like we see in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy... My friends, the top executives are asking for $2-and-a-half billion in bonuses after they...

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ID 1st - Cook moves to Lean R

By kgb999 on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 12:52am |

A bit of heartwarming news for someone used to being represented by one of the stupidest people in congress(Bill Sali), it seems that the ID Congressional st has gone from Likely R to Leans R on the Cook Report site.Sali...

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WTF Is a "Compliance Fund"?

By kgb999 on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 9:08pm |

Every time I see a McCain/Palin donation request web-ad, it is labeled "Comliance Fund". This is also on his website. What the heck is that? I assume it's something to do with getting around public financing restrictions, but does anyone...

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More important than blackberrys

By kgb999 on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 1:54am |

While the quote from Douglas Holtz-Eakin about McCain inventing the blackberry was pretty funny, it kind of sucks that everyone ignored the rest of the economic discussion to just focus on that.NYT's Michael Cooper gets momentarily distracted, but in a...

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Today's speeches (the good ones)

By kgb999 on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 5:10am |

I never paid much attention to Joe Biden before his nomination. I must say, he's really grown on me.If anyone's in the mood for some Biden speechifying ... it's a pretty decent one. Has some great lines I never heard...

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One more time John, but slower this time.

By kgb999 on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 4:39am |

It was funny when John McCain had trouble remembering which Islamic sect was what and Lieberman had to whisper in his ear. It was a gaffe, and great fun. And then he made it again. And again. And now it...

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Sarah Palin = Dick Cheney (with no experience)

By kgb999 on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 1:14pm |

- Comes from a small state out in the middle of nowhere.- Unknown on the national stage (so they can invent narrative)- Not a chance of relating to someone not-white- Put on the ticket for red-meat GOP appealIt seems if...

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Lil' Commander Palin

By kgb999 on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:09am |

A couple of days ago, I came across this piece on the AK national guard. It seems Palin has decided to give the national guard commissioner a promotion to Supreme General of Alaska (but only in Alaska). This has some...

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The Great Palin Scrub - Open Thread

By kgb999 on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 5:42pm |

Boy the purge is happening fast and furious!!!!! Open thread to document the articles/videos being taken down, and links to archived copies....

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McCain / Palin - First public appearance.

By kgb999 on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 3:27pm |

Take a look It goes just about how you'd expect!This is going to be waaaaay too fun!!!!...

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Ried has strongest quote of anyone.

By kgb999 on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 6:46pm |

This is already linked over on HuffingtonPost. I'm bringing it to everyone's attention here partly because I think Reid gets a bum rap but mostly because it is an AWESOME quote."I've served with the man 26 years," Reid said."Do I...

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Today's breathtaking, tone-deaf, quote.

By kgb999 on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 3:10pm |

I remember back in the 80's when Ronald Regan increased the nutritional value of school lunches by defining ketchup as a vegetable - viola' every hamburger now comes with a serving of vegetables.In this great republican tradition of fixing problems...

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Bill Clinton's speech - from a friend.

By kgb999 on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 7:37am |

Originally posted on Melissa Macklin's overnight thread ... telling a friend who missed it what happened with Clinton's speech.In itself, Bill Clinton's speech was excellent. But in my opinion, focusing on just the speech gives short thrift to how it...

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Counterpoint: Time for a POSITIVE Blitzkrieg

By kgb999 on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 4:09pm |

There has been an awful lot of talk about how Obama needs to "Attack, Attack, Attack" against McCain. The general thrust of this line of advice seems to equate "attack" with "Find some dirt on McCain and spend millions spreading...

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Obama's Fathers Day Message.

By kgb999 on Mon, 06/16/2008 - 12:17am |

This will probably be up in one of the main sections shortly, but if anyone's interested ... this is a pretty good speech.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1hCDjwG6M...

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Nevada Poll: Obama & McCain tied, voters don't prefer "unity" ticket.

By kgb999 on Sun, 06/15/2008 - 9:07pm |

I came across this article from my old home state, Nevada. The latest polling shows that McCain and Obama are essentially tied.The poll conducted June 9-11 by Washington-based Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. for the Las Vegas Review Journal showed...