That is Rawinca Dillingham. Rawnica had an unsuccessful run last year to be one of our county commissioners. She was defeated in the primary despite her running as the “real Republican”. Well perhaps there is some truth to that: HAMILTON — Police here arrested five women early this morning, Feb. 24, at a local nightclub, […]
When banks abuse their bailout funds, the Obama administration takes action: A Treasury Department official on Monday called Citigroup, which has received $45 billion in bailout capital from the government, to protest plans to accept delivery on a luxurious $50 million corporate jet made in France. [SNIP] The Treasury official called the bank to complain […]
I can’t believe I am here defending Frank Luntz, but this is just ridiculous: The chief pollster for John McCain’s presidential campaign offered a candid diagnosis of how his candidate was done in, on occasion reserving harsh words for fellow Republicans. Bill McInturff, speaking at a National Journal breakfast on Thursday, said the political environment […]
McCain trying to get back at Obama today: McCain criticized Obama for saying in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate that, after U.S. troops were withdrawn, as president he would act “if al-Qaida is forming a base in Iraq.” “I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It’s called `al-Qaida in Iraq,’” McCain told a crowd in […]
And Gordon Brown isn’t too happy about it: The fact that US “extraordinary rendition” flights refuelled on a British overseas territory is “a very serious issue,” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday [SNIP] “We have just been informed by the United States of America about what actually happened. The United States has expressed regeet […]
That is the tone being set by Republican presidential candidates: Four days after the Democrat’s ‘landmark’ YouTube debate in South Carolina, only Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) have agreed to participate in CNN’s next web-oriented debate. “Aside from those two candidates, we haven’t heard from anyone else,” Sam Feist of CNN […]
While Bush and Republicans were assailing Nancy Pelosi for meeting with Syria last month, did it in fact backfire and prove that Pelosi’s approach was the right thing to do? Check out these couple of key paragraphs from CNN: The Bush administration has shunned Syria, which it considers a state supporter of terrorism, and last […]
Gee these people are saints even when they leave the administration: World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz acknowledged Thursday that he erred in helping a close female friend get transferred to a high-paying job, and said he was sorry. His apology didn’t ease concerns among the bank’s staff association, which wants him to resign. The growing […]
E.J. Dionne has a great piece in today’s Washington Post raising the question of “is conservatism dead“? What might have seemed an absurd question less than two years ago is now one of the most important issues in American politics. The question is being asked — mostly quietly but occasionally publicly — by conservatives themselves […]
There is a really interesting article in the Kansas City Star today, which talks about some state candidates that have recently dropped the Republican Party and joined the Democrats. In this article, they highlight three candidates who have recently made the change and give the reasons why. What is interesting is the reason two of […]