William Safire, Nixon speechwriter and New York Times columnist, passed away Sunday. He was 79.
Safire had a wonderful way of turning a phrase, aided by his incredible vocabulary and his sense of humor. It was Safire who created the phrase for Vice President Spiro Agnew, “nattering nabobs of negativism.” Clinton fans probably never forgave him [...]
“Go kiss a whore, Bill. Happy f—ing Valentine’s Day.”
A small buzz is growing about the unconstitutionality of picking Senator Clinton to become Secretary of State. Unfortunately for the senator, congress voted for a pay raise for the cabinet office, and the constitution expressly forbids a member of the legislative branch from taking the office after they vote on the pay raise.
However, as [...]
Ed Garvey is looking for “change” and not seeing any.
But if friends don’t let friends drive while drunk or vote Republican, then FOO–Friends of Obama–must, at a minimum, ask what the hell is happening on Iraq and the new quagmire Afghanistan?
Haven’t heard boo about either unwinnable war or have we? Hillary “Hawk” Clinton at State, [...]
- Ahem – That would be Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, not her husband, although he may have had one, too. Is it just me or is the Obama team leaking like the SS Minnow?
As for whether he’ll make her the Secretary of State, as Michael Corleone said, “Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.”
Or send [...]
Welcome to the post-wedding weekend edition of the Idiot Politician of the Week.
First, let me congratulate the bride and groom. For the record, the minister kept the service reasonably short, the food at the reception was pretty good, the band was pretty good, and the Best Man did not make a toast [...]
Even the CBS poll shows Senator Obama’s lead gone. (Ht: Sykes)
Oh yeah, that’s before Palin’s speech last night.
The presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain is now even at 42 percent, according to a new CBS News poll conducted Monday-Wednesday of this week. Twelve percent are undecided according to the poll, and one percent [...]
With that news, we’re all tied up.
The latest nationwide survey, begun Friday afternoon after the McCain announcement of Palin as running mate and completed mid-afternoon today, shows McCain/Palin at 47%, compared to 45% support for Obama/Biden.In other words, the race is a dead heat.The interactive online Zogby survey shows that both Obama and McCain have [...]
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton:
“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin’s historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain. While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”
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I wonder who Hillary Clinton is going to pick as her running mate?
