This opinion piece by Jim Jenkins about Lindsey Graham is hilarious: We archconservatives thought he was “one of ours.” Yessir, ol’ Lindsey Graham, who succeeded ol’ Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, seemed to have all the credentials: high ratings from the American Conservative Union (90 out of 100, a solid “A” most places) […]
Again from NY-23: We crunched the FEC contribution numbers this afternoon to discover that 95 percent of Hoffman’s donations came from individuals and PACs based outside of the district. (Hoffman himself doesn’t even live in NY-23.) Only $12,360 of the $265,341 he’s raised came from potential constituents. Hoffman collected money from donors in 35 states. […]
So you thought John McCain was done with Phil Gramm? Well you were wrong: After Sen. John McCain publicly repudiated his close friend and adviser Phil Gramm’s comments about a “nation of whiners” and a “mental recession,” the two old political comrades patched up their relationship. Gramm apologized to McCain for his remarks that gave […]
In a WaPo article this morning, they talk about growing concerns of Clinton trying to destroy the entire Democratic party for her own political ambitions: The protracted and increasingly acrimonious fight for the Democratic presidential nomination is unnerving core constituencies — African Americans and wealthy liberals — who are becoming convinced that the party could […]
This is a sign of how bad things are in the GOP Under pressure from fundraisers and friends, Sen. Mel Martinez has decided not to endorse presidential candidate John McCain, who was planning to campaign Monday in Miami with the popular Florida Republican to help win crucial votes in South Florida’s Hispanic community. A big […]