Month: August 2008

Political Quickie: The Comeback Grandpa

Digby goes to the logical endpoint of the Barry’s not up by 20, he must be losing meme. McCain as comeback kid? This would be a thrilling storyline for the media. Their favorite maverick was defeated in 2000, was the front...

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The Road to 60

Here is my ranking of the 23 Republican-held Senate seats in terms of the most likely to switch hands to the Democrats. 1. New Mexico- Pete Domenici (Rep. Steve Pearce vs. Rep. Tom Udall) 2. Virginia- John Warner (Fmr. Gov. Jim...

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Primary Results

Bill Haas seems like a regular guy with no clue about how to run for office. Miraculously, it looks like he has won a five-way primary to be the Democratic nominee in Missouri’s Second District. This was a seat that might...

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Iraq Veterans for Iraq Refugees

I caught this report over at Huffington: US Vets Return to Middle East to Help Iraqi RefugeesI’m on the first day of a rapid-fire visit to Jordan, the kingdom in the Middle East which has provided a safe haven for an...

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Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad

The McCain camp stepped into this one. Paris Hilton strikes with her own Ad to the “white hair old guy” “”I’m a celebrity too.””…’Thanks for the endorsement old guy’...

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