Is the tide turning?

David Gergen
Heading into the candidates’ appearances on Saturday night at Saddleback Church, the conventional wisdom in politics was Barack Obama should have a clear upper hand in any joint appearance with John McCain — one the young, eloquent, cool, charismatic dude who can charm birds from the trees, the other the meandering, sometimes bumbling, old [...]

OBAMA:”I will win.”

’Politico.com’ reports on yet more disturbing words out of the mouth of President [Presumpt] Barrack Obama…
At three CA fundraisers where he raised $7.8 Million for Democrats, President [Presumpt] Barrack Obama said, ”I will win. Don’t worry about that,” in a redux of his arrogant remarks of the past…
President [Presumpt] Barrack Obama also referred to his [...]

Will Obama Cry that the Russians Cheated?

Obama after being destroyed by McCain, claimed McCain cheated without any evidence.
The Russians, Iranians and North Koreans are not known to play fair. One must expect them to deceive Obama at every turn.
Will Andrea Mitchell be able to spout Obama’s talking points when Putin runs circles around Barack?
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Obama-Ayers records blocked at U of I Chicago

This is getting curiouser and curiouser…
Records detailing the workings of a 1990’s charitable group working to better education in the city of Chicago that are housed at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) are being shielded from the prying eyes of reporters.
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Roseanne Barr slams Voight, Jolie and Pitt over McCain endorsements

Sounds like Roseanne has problems stringing cohesive and grammatically correct sentences together…just sayin’.
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Does it surprise anyone that the woman in the video below rushes to the defense of He Who Would Not Wear A Flag Pin?

Is the anointed one about to blow his chance to make history?

US commentators say that, by ignoring voting blocs such as Irish Americans, Barack Obama is repeating the mistakes of Al Gore.
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An Open Letter to Bill and Hillary Clinton

Dear President Clinton and Senator Clinton:
PUMAs are a little upset over an email that was sent by the former President today:
Dear Friend,
I have played so many roles at so many Democratic National Conventions. I’ve been there as a campaign worker, a governor, a keynote speaker, a nominee, a president, and a former president.
But no convention [...]

NBCs Andrea Mitchell Floats Idea McCain Cheated at Saddleback

Think John McCain did pretty well in last evening’s Saddleback Civil Forum on Presidency hosted by the Rev. Rick Warren? You’re not the only one. The Obama campaign thinks he did well too — so good, in fact, that they think he might have cheated.
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UPDATE: No link on this yet, but [...]

McCain follows Clinton lead with ‘3 a.m.’ approach

The situation in Georgia gives John McCain an opportunity to claim an advantage over Obama in foreign affairs. And he’s doing it — with a script drawn straight from Clinton.
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Under the Influence of Kool-Aid

I’m still giggling over the last line of the opening paragraph of an article by Michelle Cottle on TNR:
In a way arguably unlike any previous presidential contender (yes, okay, fine: JFK, maybe), Barack Obama personifies cool. He’s young. He’s hip. (Check out that iPod playlist.) He’s black. He’s got that whole smooth-talking, fist-bumping, “What, me [...]