Hillary Clinton and the VP Post

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I thought Hillary Clinton would be the wrong choice for the VP spot on the 2008 Dem ticket.  She may, indeed, be the inevitable choice, but I don’t think that she would be the most productive one.  Let me elaborate.
The HIllary haters have their list of anti-Hillary-VP reasons all [...]

CNN’s Pointed Gestures

**Update:  CNN has removed the offensive part of the video from the piece.  Congratulations to Media Matters and all who wrote to CNN and its advertisers!** 
**Update:  Media Matters has picked up the story here:  Still not funny:  CNN again associates Obama with Bin Laden.**
In the interest of fair play, today’s media rant goes against CNN.  In [...]

Mike Huckabee: He Just Gets Scarier

Remember when I told you that Mike Huckabee is one scary dude?  Turns out, that story wasn’t complete. 
Background:  he’s been endorsed by James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, the right-wing Christian organization that advocates such things as prayer in schools and corporal punishment.  They also have a rabid anti-gay agenda, as would be expected of [...]

Following the money … and the scandal

The campaign finance news just won’t stop.  The $5m loan from Clinton’s “personal” money to her campaign is old news today, for the most part.  What people want to know now is where the money came from.  In a press conference yesterday, Barack Obama suggested that Hillary Clinton should release her tax returns and those [...]

Wacky Washington

Washington state is one wacky place.  Most states have a primary or a caucus.  Washington state holds a primary and a caucus.  Huh?  I was confused, so I went to the Washington Secretary of State’s website and did some research.  Here’s the deal:
The caucus, for both Dems and Repubs, will be held this Saturday, February [...]