Rudy calls Dems "Party of Losers"; Biden Responds.

So, I thought Rudy was trying to make the case that he is most electable and will draw Democratic and Independent votes. Well, calling Democrats "losers" is probably not the best way to do that. Senator Joe Biden, who I think has been the most aggressively vocal critic among the legitimate contenders in this campaign, responded forcefully. Well done, Senator, Bravo.

Here is the original story in the USA Today.

Salon covered Rudy's comments on their War Room page.

I certainly like the way Senator Biden has been on the attack, and his voice has been strong in the debates, especially on Foreign Policy. Has he come on too strong? What do people think? It's tough to cut through the crowd on that stage, so at least it gets him noticed and demostrates the power of his convictions. I think the real challenge for Biden is to break through the perception that he is really just the top candidate for Secretary of State in the next Democratic administration.

The GOP and its struggles with the English Language

You know, the fact that many Rebublicans say "Democrat Party" instead of "Democratic Party" is a pet peeve of mine. My friend Rob chimes in in his usual amusing and insightful way on his blog, Captain Oblivious.

So, it's come to this. Anyone surprised?

Last Friday, the Washington Post published a story discussing Senator Clinton's cleavage.

Keeping tabs on how the MSM (mainstream media) treats the first woman to be a major party frontrunner could be a full time job, and would probably drive me nuts.

During Monday night's CNN YouTube Debate, Anderson Cooper let a 'regular American' do the dirty work for him and ask how the leaders of Muslim nations, where "women are second class citizens", are going to take a woman president seriously during things like diplomacy and negotiations (Ask Madaleine Albright about that, who as Secretary of State actually did the job. And yes, I did not mention Condoleeza Rice).

And, if you like to read about candidate wardrobe (remember the stuff about Al Gore's earthtones in 2000?), the NY Times weighs in.

Interesting interview with Elizabeth Edwards.

I really admire her for speaking up and confronting Ann Coulter recently on MSNBC's Hardball.

She also speaks up in favor of marriage equality.


Here's her appearance on the Today Show a few weeks ago.

Georgia on the verge of executing an innocent man

The state of Georgia is about to execute an innocent man:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1643384,00.html

Thankfully, a 90-day stay has been issued:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/07/16/davis_0716.html

Will "Bloomberg's Folly" elect another GOP President?

Having observed Mike Bloomberg from just across the river for his entire political career, I have a hard time believing he will run for President just for the ego trip and his need to get rid of large sums of money.
He will have to beleive he can win.
Well, the Times recently profiled the guy who is working on that.
The article mentions that this guy, Kevin Skeekey (who has done a great job for Bloomberg so far, really) has an associate, Korrine Kubena, who just became a top aide to Karl Rove.
Now it starts to come together! Here comes Rove again, with a way to insure another GOP victory: get a liberal to run a third party campaign (preferably someone with billions to spend), siphon off a large chunk of votes from the Democratic nominee (20%?) and presto: President President Fred Thomson!
Rove must be chortling and rubbing his hands together in finest evil guy fashion. Bloomberg's possible ambitions present a much more promising scenario than getting Ralph Nader to run again in the hopes of a Florida-redux.
I can only hope that Mayor Bloomberg comes to his senses. Does he have any relationship with the Clintons? Perhaps Bill needs to pay him a visit and urge him to spare the nation another idiot President ala Bush.

Olbermann Calls for Resignations

In the wake of"Scooter-gate", Keith Olbermann of MSNBC delivered a strongly worded call for Bush and Cheney to resign:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19588942/

Nixon must be rolling over in his grave over what bush can get away with (or will he?)