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LIGHTNING ROUND: MCCAIN-LOBBYIST STORY GOES ON TO SECOND DATE DAY.
- As the John McCain/lobbyist story plays out the focus is shifting from self-righteous denunciations of the New York Times to consideration of the issues involved and, especially, McCain's response. For instance, it turns out that he lied about one aspect of the story and he broke his usual habit of frequent press availabilities. See Josh Marshall on his habit of making obviously false categorical denials of things and go read Matt Yglesias about how this story has the potential to disrupt the chummy relationship McCain enjoys with the press. McCain's new strategy is to refuse to comment.
- It's also worth noting that McCain's campaign is almost almost entirely run by current or former male lobbyists. But don't worry, he says that his lobbyists are "honorable."
- Yet another fine moment in GOP disregard for election laws--the Indiana secretary of state puts McCain on the primary ballot despite the fact that he hasn't met the legal requirements for listing.
- There. Are. No. Plagiarists. In. The. Democratic. Primary.
- Another anonymous and racist smear email accuses Obama of anti-semitism and emboldening "World Terrorist Groups he physically resembles." Yuck.
- Clinton seems less and less likely to stay in the race if she loses on March 4.
- Ralph Nader will most likely announce his presidential run this weekend. It's like a bad dream you just keep having over and over again.
- Blacks may outnumber Latinos at the polls on March 4 in Texas.
- Finally, just for fun, an awesome song called "Viva Obama" and a probama reggaeton song. And do you dream of Hillary or Barack? Are you interested in other people's dreams about them? Well then I've got a site for you!
--Sam Boyd
COMMENTS (7)
"former male"? That's either poorly phrased, or the McCain campaign is very different from what I thought it was.
Posted by: William Burns | February 22, 2008 5:56 PM
A "former male lobbyist" is not the same as a "formerly male lobbyist."
Posted by: Keith | February 22, 2008 8:32 PM
Sam, here's a question to ask McCain and his lobbyist staffers -- since McCain, like just about everyone else in today's GOP, has both a fetish for self-protecting character proclamations and transparently revelatory lies, "It's also worth noting that McCain's campaign is almost almost entirely run by current or former male lobbyists. But don't worry, he says that his lobbyists are 'honorable.'"
Maybe McCain wasn't screwing Vicki Iseman.
That *doesn't* mean nobody else in his office was, though.
Wouldn't it be irresponsible not to speculate about that?
Posted by: Chris | February 22, 2008 11:03 PM
But who's going to vote for Nader this year? For the first time in a couple of decades, there is an energized Democratic base, a candidate (either one) who many have been excited about for a long time, and (perhaps most importantly) a large number of independents enthused about coming out to vote for a Democratic candidate.
So who's left for Ralph?
Posted by: gkoutnik | February 23, 2008 7:09 AM
I'm in NY, a safe dem state. I voted for BO in the primary but will happily vote Nader in the general.
Why? Because it's important to me for someone to talk about the real problems facing America (at least as I see them).
To be fair, I probably wouldn't do it if I lived in Ohio.
Posted by: Jacob | February 23, 2008 12:48 PM
According to Nader, the real problem facing America is that things aren't yet bad enough that we'll turn to Ralph Nader to deliver us. And so it's important that he throw another election to people of bad faith.
Posted by: NBarnes | February 23, 2008 4:49 PM
Energy Independence Now!
No more Oil Wars!
Stop funding the terrorists!
Drill in Anwar.
Build more nuclear power plants
Use More coal.
Use more natural gas
Turn trash into energy
Double the efficiency of windmills and solar cells.
If France can do nuclear power so can we.
If Brazil can do biomass/ethanol power so can we.
If Australia can do LNG power so can we.
Domestically produced energy will end recession and spur the economy.
Posted by: poetryman69 | February 23, 2008 7:58 PM