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Hannity: "I'm the head of the Surrogates to Stop Obama"

By kgb999 on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 4:07pm |

Think progress has a clip of Hannity professing to be a McCain surrogate.The interesting thing is that they go easy on his quote. From think progress:GIULIANI: I think — first of all, it’s different being a mayor and being a...

Obamacons get some press.

By kgb999 on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 6:28am |

The new republic has published a fascinating article by Bruce Bartlett about conservative attraction to Obama that is well worth the read:you probably have not have heard of many of the Obamacons--and neither has the Obama campaign. When I checked...

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The Articles of Impeachement Enumerated

By kgb999 on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 2:31pm |

You wouldn't be able to tell from the news, or TPM, but yesterday articles if impeachment were introduced.As the huffington posts' Joseph Palermo points outPeople will scream about how impeachment might backfire on the election of 2008. But that was...

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TPM Election Central Results (Late Update)

By kgb999 on Sat, 06/07/2008 - 6:18am |

Late Update: Friday's posts on TPM (by subject matter): --------------------------------------------------------- Edwards: 1 (7%) Lieberman: 1 (7%) McCain: 2.5 (18%) Clinton: 4 (29%) Obama: 3.5 (25% ) Undeclared:2 (14%) -------------------------------------------- While early returns indicated a blowout for Clinton, the race tightened...

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Just say NO to swiftboating.

By kgb999 on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 10:32pm |

Well it's started. The first repost of an anti-McCain screed held over from his first run at the GOP nomination. The assessment: McCain's insane. Well, duh - it even rhymes! I'm just glad it isn't the "Songbird McCain" group's stuff. ...

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Andres Martenez rewrites Iraq war history

By kgb999 on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 6:41am |

Since the Washington Post has again decided to let the public read their articles without inventing a rude new username, I started poking around. Soon I came across the ever helpful (I assume) Andres Martinez. He is the message force...

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Obama & Clinton to Fight Deathmatch Over Wright

By kgb999 on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 11:28pm |

Sorry about the title. This isn't really about Obama or Clinton. This is about a little love and what it takes to get some around here - for someone without the name Obama or Clinton. Apparently, the first step is...

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McCain Wins Idaho Primary with 70%

By kgb999 on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 5:03pm |

In the all-but-overlooked Idaho republican primary, John McCain apparently made his worst showing since Huckabee left the race with only 70% of the vote. He picked up 17 delegates.Ron Paul, essentially a rogue candidate, made one of his best showings...

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