Author: Brian

The Politico has a post up about how the Democrats are moving swifty to take down McCain in the general election: Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is already moving to redefine the presumed Republican nominee. In a fundraising appeal sent out Wednesday, Dean called McCain “a media darling” and warned that “from Iraq to […]

Jay from Stop the ACLU had an interesting thought the other day, that perhaps McCain would select Thompson to be his running mate: I ask the question because it isn’t out of the question. They are good friends with a history. It would be a smart move on the Maverick’s part to stilt up his […]

A couple of Republican defectors on the stimulus bill, all of which are up for re-election this year (Grassley, for one). Anyway, here’s the scoop: The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled […]

Remember the “Obama Girl”? The girl who was sooo devoted to Obama that she made a video that caught the attention of people everywhere? Yeah, she didn’t vote. Excuse? She was sick. However, she wasn’t too sick to go to a party: On Tuesday night, City Room ran into Ms. Ettinger at an election-watching party […]