Jesus, people, calm down. This ad, like the last one, is pathetic. Comparing Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton is a clear sign that the McCain campaign has already jumped the shark. And it is only July.

In 2004 Kerry ran on a platform that he was in the military while Bush hid out in the Texas National Guard. And so the Swiftboating was a kick in the nuts to the hapless senator. This ad, on the otherhand, is just plan weird. Showing Obama speak in front of 200,000 Germans is an odd tactic and the message it seems to send out is that McCain is very jealous of the junior senator.

Posted at July 30, 2008 2:06 PM in response to New McCain Ad Attacks Obama As A "Celebrity"

I guess a few wingnuts will eat this ad up but I think the vast majority of the public will simply be left with the impression that McCain is a bitter, angry old man. The ad is so lame you would kind of expect to see it as one of the fake commercials on Saturday Night Live.

Obama practices a kind of political jujitsu. He gets under the skin of opponents and their increasingly desparate attacks bounce off him and land on the attacker. It happened to Alan Keyes, it did to Clinton and it will to a hot-head like McCain. McCain is going to blow his lid at some point in this election and it won't be pretty.

Posted at July 26, 2008 8:30 PM in response to McCain Ad: Obama Isn't There For The Troops Unless Cameras Are Around

I am not going to pretend that the economy is doing well. But something was seriously wrong with this employment report. Fewer jobs were lost than expected and wages growth was higher than predicted.

What grew the unemployment number was a lot of people who entered the job market. A good number of these were high school and college students. Some others might have been stay-at-home moms who now need a job to offset rising gas prices.

There seems to be a huge difference between people entering the market because they lost their job and people entering the market after sitting out for a while. Before everyone starts screaming that the sky is falling they should probably wait until next month before making any conclusions. If these new job seekers are still unemployed next month the we can say the economy is struggling.

Posted at June 6, 2008 9:59 PM in response to It's Hot Outside but Cold in the Job Market

It sure seems like alternative energies will be a huge general election issue. If Obama promised to let Gore oversee a Manhattan Project for alternative energy I wonder if Gore might be tempted to sign on for four years. Then next election Obama could annoint his successor. Gore is an odd dude and I think he just might go for this.

Posted at May 28, 2008 3:16 PM in response to Veepstakes Open Thread

If Hillary is such a fighter why has she been such a marshmallow in the senate?

She fights for the things she cares about. Unfortunately for us, all she cares about is herself.

Posted at May 28, 2008 12:08 PM in response to Gallup: Hillary Is Right About General Election -- Sort Of

Clinton has shown in this campaign that she is a fighter and will stand up for the things she cares about. However, as a senator she has been a total marshmallow, voting for the war and a flag burning amendment and triangulating her way to Republican lite. Isn't it clear to everyone by now that deep down the only thing she cares about is herself?

Posted at May 4, 2008 1:23 PM in response to Hillary: It's Me And Ordinary Folks Against "Elite" On Gas Tax Holiday

I wouldn't get too caught up on the Kantor thing if I were you. Not only does the distraction of the video go against everything Obama stands for but it is clearly a fake.

The original video shows the three men talking about surprisingly good poll numbers and Kantor then adds, "those people must be shitting." From the context it is very clear he is referring to the Bush I campaign team, not residents of Indiana. The other phrase was clearly dubbed in.

Obama supporters who reacted with glee over this clip should be ashamed of themselves. Isn't this pointless distraction the very thing Obama is running against? Can we please get back to the issues and leave this gutter journalism to the pros at cable news?

Posted at May 2, 2008 1:47 PM in response to North Carolina Race In Single Digits, Another Poll Finds

For all of the people who were worried about Hillary "bitch-slapping" Obama last week, I can't help but think it hurt her more than it did him. I mean, Ghandi and MLK were continually "bitch-slapped" and they were rather successful in achieving their aims. Obama seems to be employing a similar strategy.

Posted at March 10, 2008 2:02 PM in response to Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You

I don't know about Clinton/Obama but I would love to see the unstoppable ticket of Huckabee/McCain. Do you think McCain would go for that?

Posted at March 8, 2008 6:58 PM in response to Bill Clinton: Hillary-Obama Ticket Would Be "Almost Unstoppable Force"

Actually in the crazy way Democrats do things Wyoming and Mississippi will be more important than Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania combined. At least delegatewise.

Posted at March 7, 2008 2:33 PM in response to ARG: Obama Way Ahead In Mississippi Primary