Wizbang Politics: February 2008 Archives

Panicked Clinton Campaign Trying to Raise Bar for Obama

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 29, 2008 · Comments (12)

The people running the Clinton campaign seriously need to have their heads examined: Minutes after [Obama strategist] Plouffe's call concluded, the Clinton campaign sent out a memo, noting that the Obama camp had vastly outspent them in the four states voting next Tuesday. If Obama were unable to win all... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Will Texas Republicans put an end to Hillary's Campaign?

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 29, 2008 · Comments (4)

According to MSNBC, Texas Republicans are gearing up to help knock Hillary out of the race: As many as a tenth of the Texans voting in the Democratic contests could be Republicans, and overwhelmingly they favor Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, the polls show. "I ran for Republican precinct... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Why would Hillary quit?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 29, 2008 · Comments (4)

Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Hillary Clinton has no reason to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination. While it is true that no practical prediction of the remaining contests can be configured to find her arriving at the convention with more pledged delegates than Barack Obama,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Rove Warns Republicans off the "Hussein" Game

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 28, 2008 · Comments (3)

Yes, we all know by now that Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein. How ironic that the leading presidential candidate for the Democratic Party would have a middle name that is the same as the last name of the evil dictator that our troops brought down just five years ago.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain Mistakes Could Come Back to Haunt Him

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 28, 2008 · Comments (6)

John McCain has amazed the political world by fighting back from near-oblivion to capture the Republican nomination for president. But along the way, he has made a few mistakes which you can see in this video. The 527s are going to have a field day with this material in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Obama and McCain Tangle on Iraq

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 28, 2008 · Comments (9)

John McCain and Barack Obama tangled on Iraq yesterday presaging a debate that we will see unfold in the coming months. During a town hall meeting in Texas McCain mocked Obama for his answer to a question in the Tuesday night debate: "I am told that Senator Obama made the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Michael Bloomberg- I'm not running for president

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 28, 2008 · Comments (1)

The New York City Mayor makes it official. NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg has squashed the notion of running for president this year, declaring that he will not seek the White House but might put his support behind another candidate who embraces bipartisan governing. Apparently ending a dance of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Rumor Hillary Will Quit Race Friday

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (12)

Jay Severin is pushing the rumor: Someone whom I know intimately, who has top level national media and political connections, contacted me just now to say "I last evening dined with X, and X tells me Hillary is planning to quite the race day after tomorrow, Friday." I would be... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (15 votes cast)

Obama's Masterful Campaign Against the Clinton Machine

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (8)

Dick Morris explains why Barack Obama's campaign is a good indication that he is qualified to be president: The best evidence of Obama's readiness to lead the nation is the ability with which he has run for president. After all, what is more difficult, complicated, or challenging than getting elected... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (6 votes cast)

Some Cheese with your Whine Hillary?

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (3)

Poor baaaaaaaabyyyyy.... It didn't seem like Tim Russert was throwing softballs at Barack Obama when he repeatedly pressed him on Louis Farrakhan and his minister. Hillary is really barking up the wrong tree by trying to run "against" the media in this campaign. That may be a good strategy in... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Richardson: Endorsement could come 'within days'

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008

Yawn (CNN) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Tuesday suggested he may endorse a former rival in the Democratic White House race sometime this week. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer set to air at 6 p.m. hour of The Situation Room, Richardson praised both Hillary Clinton and Barack... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Oregon mayor poses in underwear, loses job

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008

A successful recall has removed Mayor Kontur-Gronquist from office. ARLINGTON, Ore. - The mayor of an Oregon town who once stripped to her underwear and posed on a fire truck has been stripped of her office. Voters in this town of about 500 voted narrowly Monday to recall Carmen Kontur-Gronquist.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Philippine opposition criticizes bishops

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008

Another week, another call for the resignation of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. From AP- MANILA, Philippines - Activists criticized Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday for failing to join their calls for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation, and planned another rally to keep up the pressure on her. After an emergency meeting that... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Senate advances bill to cut Iraq funding

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (1)

Here we go again. WASHINGTON - In an about-face, Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed with Democrats to advance an anti-war bill because they said the debate would give them time to hail progress in Iraq. The change of heart came after months of blocking similar measures. But unlike most of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Hillary's Desperation Tactics Failing Miserably

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

Hillary has been throwing everything she has at Obama over the past week hoping something would stick. She began with the canned "change you can xerox" line that bombed in the debate and elicited booing from the crowd. At the end of the debate, a different Hillary emerged and claimed... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain Apologizes for Nut Case Talk Show Host

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (2)

John McCain had to apologize today for some bizarre comments by a talk show host appearing on stage before him at a rally: John McCain's a class act. He makes it hard to hate him. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Tom Ridge on McCain's Veep short list?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

Michael Goldfarb of The Blog of The Weekly Standard is hearing it (full post at the preceding link). I have serious doubts about this. While Ridge was a popular Governor of a key "light blue" state in recent elections, he left office in 2001 - and Pennsylvania elections have been... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Dodd endorses Obama

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (1)

Senator and former Presidential candidate Chris Dodd of Connecticut has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, reports David Espo for the Associated Press: Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republicans in... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

One less vote for Hillary?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (1)

The debate over Democratic candidates is turning violent. UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. (CBS 3) ― The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating a politically motivated stabbing that left one in-law hospitalized and another in prison. Authorities said brother-in-laws Jose Ortiz and Sean Shurelds were involved in a verbal altercation over... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Rasmussen: Obama's negatives rising

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (5)

Those who get their news from television will be shocked to learn that apparently some voters are not swooning for Barack Obama, as Rasmussen Reports found: Thirty-four percent (34%) of all voters say they will definitely vote for John McCain if he is on the ballot this November. Thirty-three percent... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

More on Obama's Rezko history

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 26, 2008

While the US media maintains its soft and nurturing attitude towards the Obama campaign, the foreign media is still digging. The UK newspaper The Times broke new information about Chicago figure Tony Rezko's sources of income, according to Rezko Watch. A company tied to Iraqi billionaire businessman Nadhmi Auchi "lent"... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

New Polls Show Obama Leading in Ohio with Huge Lead in Texas

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (2)

A Decision Analyst poll has Obama pulling ahead in Ohio: Obama: 54% Clinton: 46% and building a huge lead in Texas: Obama: 57% Clinton: 43% Decision Analyst has an explanation of why their numbers on Ohio might differ from other polls: They say that they carefully selected the demographic compositions... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Hillary is the new Huckabee

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (6)

Hillary Clinton is rapidly becoming the Mike Huckabee of the Democratic Party. A candidate who has no chance to overtake the frontrunner in terms of delegates but who continues to hang on anyway for reasons that escape me. ARG has a new Texas poll out: Obama: 50% Clinton: 42% Hillary... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Hillary Adopts "Messiah" Attack Line from the Right

Posted by Larkin · Published: February 24, 2008 · Comments (7)

In a desperate attempt to shore up her faltering campaign, Hillary has done the unthinkable: she has adopted the right-wing attack line that Obama is some sort of messiah: Let's consider for a moment this statement by Hillary: Let's just get everybody together. Let's get unified. The sky will open.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)