Clinton's "gas tax holiday", which, lacking any concrete Senate proposal, is "just words", is completely wrong-headed.

The net savings for consumers would be $0.00

Clinton proposes substituting the federal gas tax with a windfall profit tax. If the windfall tax were to be calculated to make up he lost revenue completely, there'd be zero net change in the taxes that were passed along to consumers. If the windfall tax brought in more revenue, gas prices might actually rise.

This is nothing more than political pandering, and from what Garrin says, I guess it's working.

Posted at May 1, 2008 12:34 PM in response to Garin: Our Polling Shows "Gas Tax Holiday" Is Helping Hillary Politically

"either you're with us or you're with the terrorists"

Posted at April 25, 2008 12:22 PM in response to McCain Defends Campaign E-Mail Linking Obama To Hamas

Obviously, they're either confusing or purposefully obfuscating the terms "negavity" and "fear mongering". A campaign advertisement can play to (and benefit from) a prospective voter's worst fears without ever mentioning an opposing candidate. That's fear mongering, plain and simple.

Posted at April 25, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Top Hillary Strategist: The Real Negative Campaign Is Obama's

I wonder if they've found out who stole the Allentown computers yet.

http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/obamas_allentowngate_laptops_m.html

Posted at April 22, 2008 10:25 AM in response to Bill Clinton: Obama Camp Memos Reveal Plan To Play The Race Card On Me

This sounds horribly Bushian, kind of like Ken Tomlinson who resigned from the CPB for illegal practices but was held onto by the administration and put in the Broadcast Board of Governors instead, where he again supposedly committed improprieties and misused public funds.

We don't need another president who values loyalty over good judgement.

Posted at April 8, 2008 9:46 AM in response to TPM Didn't Mention Mark Penn Was On Morning Conference Call!

Even worse, the implication of the "big donor" letter was not only could the [i]super[/i]-delegates throw the race, but so could the [i]pledged[/i] delegates. It's despicable.

Posted at March 27, 2008 1:24 PM in response to Poll: Plurality Of Dems Says Victory Delivered By Super-Delegates "Not Legitimate"

Donna,

Calling her a "survivor" implies that she's some sort of victim. She's no victim.

Posted at March 13, 2008 9:38 AM in response to Poll: Hillary Up By 18 Points In Pennsylvania Primary

If this race was just about "experience", Bill Richardson would have been the undisputed nominee, yet the only way Hillary can get swing votes and win this race is if she creates the illusion of her own experience or successfully attacks the character of her opponent. She is trying to do both of these things.

What people need to ask themselves is if Clinton wins, what do we get? We get someone who was able to engineer an electoral victory. We DON'T get a leader. We continue down the same path the the Karl Rove's and the Mark Penn's of the world have set us down. We deserve better.

Posted at March 13, 2008 9:20 AM in response to Poll: Hillary Up By 18 Points In Pennsylvania Primary

Mukasey Paradox solution:

- Impeach Mukasey

Posted at March 4, 2008 7:08 PM in response to Mukasey's Paradox

And Congress is supposed to trust the information provided by the Bush administration? Where's the basis for that?

Posted at March 3, 2008 10:45 AM in response to Today's Must Read