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   AP on August 21, 2008 at 2:02 pm

   10–I think it’s 10!

   Damn, it’s just so hard to keep track of them all…

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     idredit on August 21, 2008 at 3:18 pm

     View here two of the splendid digs whatever the figure;

     all beyond my reach.

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   MikeInOhio on August 21, 2008 at 2:47 pm

   Reid: ‘I can’t stand McCain’

   Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and John McCain have never exactly enjoyed a close relationship, but the Democratic leader was exceedingly blunt Wednesday in his assessment of his colleague from Arizona.

   “I can’t stand John McCain,” Reid flatly told his hometown paper, the Las Vegas Review Journal
   …
   The top Senate Democrat also said McCain is wrong on a host of issues and “does not have the right temperament” to be commander-in-chief.

   Of course, our “liberal media” had to get a plug in for their favorite narrative:

   McCain, who has long highlighted his willingness to work with Democrats across the aisle, was slightly more gracious towards Reid in an interview with Politico Wednesday detailing his pledge as president to work with congressional Democrats.

   “I [will] go to see the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate — I assume that that would be Sen. Reid, I hope not, but I think that’s probably the reality of this election — and I would say, ‘Let’s have an agenda, let’s work together,”

   But, of course, Reid can’t finish without giving Joe Lieberman a big, fat, slobbery kiss right on the lips.

   Meanwhile, when it comes to Joe Lieberman’s role in the Senate next year, Reid suggested he would welcome him back to the Democratic caucus.

   “All my close votes, he’s always with me, whether it’s the budget or energy issues,” he said of Lieberman. “No matter what it is, he’s always with us. He just does not vote right on Iraq. … Why would I want to throw away a good vote?”

   Harry and Joe.  Best Friends Forever.

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   dada on August 21, 2008 at 3:01 pm

   obama…

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     idredit on August 21, 2008 at 3:25 pm

     Obama says he’s chosen his VP

     Is Biden or Bayh economy wonks? I know Biden is deeply connected to the credit card industry….   my read is the VP pick has more economic credentials: here’s the hint:

     We’ll soon know.

     In an interview in Chester, Va., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he’s made up his mind, but he would not say whether he’s informed that person yet. “I won’t comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world,” he said. “That’s all you’re going to get out of me.”

     Obama said it was a difficult decision. “We had some great choices.”

     Obama said he wanted somebody who is “prepared to be president” and who will be “a partner with me in strengthening this economy for the middle class and working families.”

     He said he was looking for not just a partner but a sparring partner. “I want somebody who’s independent, somebody who can push against my preconceived notions and challenge me so we have got a robust debate in the White House.”