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Former John McCain Supporter Jumps Ship to Support John McCain
Meet Darragh Murphy. She's a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton who's so enraged that her candidate lost out to an inexperienced, misogynistic elitist like Barack Obama that she... Full Article At Indecision 2008
Steve Young: An Open Letter To Poopyhead O'Reilly From Baby Alex
Hi, Bill, I'm Baby Alex., and Wow. That is one humongous head. Sorry. Some adults get a little too close for comfort. You may be familiar with me from my adorable appearance in the Moveon.org political ad reminding people that John McCain... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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He Broke His Word!!!
I guess the settled media narrative is that Barack Obama is just a weasel and a scoundrel for breaking his word - his WORD! - about public financing (even though that's a clever misinterpretation of his statements), and he's threatening... Full Article At D-Day
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Ben Smith ignored Politico 's own reporting in claiming "the only outside attack ads to run this cycle have been financed...
In a June 19 Politico article , senior political writer Ben Smith reported that Sen. Barack Obama "has complained that [Sen. John] McCain said he couldn't control attack ads from outside groups -- though the only outside attack ads to run this... Full Article At Altercation
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MoveOn 527 to Shut Down as Its PAC Gears Up
Greg Sargent over at TPM has the low down on a high-profile, high-ground development as the Obama campaign seeks to shift from a large-donor to small-donor base: MoveOn, the advocacy group supporting ... Full Article At Daily Kos
Mike Huckabee Writes Important Things From Japan
Famous American blogger Mike Huckabee is in Japan right now, eating sushi and looking at solar things. He wants his fellow Republicans to beware “disputable ‘internet facts’” and “internet driven drivel” about... Full Article At Wonkette
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Obama, Large And In Charge
Absorb this. One day after clinching the Democratic nomination, Senator Obama informs Howard Dean can keep his job then tells the entire country that his rules against accepting lobbyist and ... Full Article At American Street
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CAMPAIGN LIASONS.
In an email to supporters , Hillary Clinton confirms yesterday's late revelation that she will be suspending her campaign and endorsing Barack Obama . Clinton is holding a rally in ... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
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No lobbyist cash for Dem Party
By Jim Tankersley New York - Now that he's its standard bearer, the Democratic Party is playing by Barack Obama's rules. A spokesman... Full Article At The Swamp
Obama making imprint on DNC organization
Obama will ask the DNC to stop taking lobbyist and PAC money. (CNN) — Barack Obama is set to ask the ... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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Why The Right Is Going After Clark
How important is Wesley Clark to the Democratic cause? Consider that, in 2006, he was the single most requested surrogate by Democratic congressional campaigns around the country: In 2006, Jon Soltz... Full Article At Open Left
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Gen. Clark a Big Fundraiser, Small Donor
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark may not have helped his case to be Barack Obama's vice presidential pick with his comments Sunday that he doesn't think John McCain's "riding in a fighter... Full Article At Washington Post - Capitol Briefing
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When Villagers Attack….
The media should start their own McCain Defense PAC to help John McCain. They do it every chance they get. Maybe Joe Klein can be the chairman of the board. Where were all these media trolls and Villagers... Full Article At Crooks and Liars
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PACs Still Have Pull
While Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee have sworn off donations from political action committees, most Democratic and ... Full Article At CQ Politics
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DNC Gets More From Accountants Than From Lobbyists
Here's further evidence that the political significance of the Democratic National Committee's refusal of lobbyists' contributions is greater than the new policy's financial significance: In 2004, federally registered lobbyists... Full Article At Center for Responsive Politics
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Barbara Boxer Promotes Her Political Action Committee - Best Syndication
(Best Syndication News) After watching the Republican Leadership filibuster our Global Warming bill earlier this month, not to mention the record 76 filibusters they've mounted on... Full Article At Live Search News
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Vermonters on key panel happy with 'obscurity'
The Southern Ledger Vermonters on key panel happy with 'obscurity' Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 7 hours ago The 186-member committee meets every four years before the party's national Convention. Membership is based on... Full Article At Google News
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Easy Money
Last night I told you about BMW Direct, the DC political consultancy that appears to split their time between fundraising for actual GOP elected officeholders, who are mainly white, and... Full Article At Talking Points Memo
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GOP Embezzler Claims Another Victim
We were given a pretty good idea of how much money Christopher Ward allegedly embezzled from the National Republican Congressional Committee, after the committee released an audit two weeks ago showing the former treasurer appears to have taken... Full Article At Washington Post - Capitol Briefing
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Did Clinton suffer from sexist media?
by Frank James Did we in the media torpedo Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign through our allegedly rampant sexism? That's the question at the heart of a lengthy story this morning in the ... Full Article At The Swamp