There's buzz in conservative circles about Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) possibly joining the McCain ticket, but Jonathan Martin reports that she hasn't been vetted.
Dude, Republicans are born vetted.

Is anyone else distressed by the fact that the wussy Dems still haven't enumerated (and reminded) America about the atrocities committed by this administration--not-so-arguably the worst in history? Count on the Rethugs to come out slugging--but even after all the lost elections, the Dems still don't get what wins them. The Rethugs will lie their way to the Whitehouse while the Dems can't even marshall the true facts. How can HALF THE COUNTRY still consider voting for a continuation of lies, arrogance, wars of choice, incompetence and selling out to the rich? (And no, I don't think racism accounts for it). Never has there been so many facts, easily understood by the masses--just start with torture, the trumped up war, and end somewhere around the destruction of the middle class. But the Dems don't want to say anything! Giving weak hints and playing nice never won an election. Gore better do the job tonight when people are watching. And atone for running away from the Clinton record because of a blow job.

"According to the Dayton Daily News, Sen. John McCain is still giving away tickets to his Friday rally where he will unveil his running mate. He's having trouble filling a 10,000 seat arena.

The contrast with Sen. Barack Obama giving a speech before 75,000 people tonight is striking and speaks to the excitement factor between the candidates. Obama tickets have been sold out for weeks."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/28/mccain_still_trying_to_find_spectators.html

McCain sure is no celebrity!

By the time we get to the election, the country will have forgotten why they hate Bush and drown in Rethug talking points about patriotism and inexperience. The Bush/McCain link should be made over and over again. The crimes should be listed to remind people of their number and magnitude.

THE INTERNET IS THE NEW THIRD POLITICAL PARTH AND THE BLOGOSPHERE ITS POLITBUREAU. And yes, the TRUTH gets discussed here even the parts that make US look bad, the crimes of this administration.

Re: the hurricane - when I prayed for torrential rain at the convention, that wasn't the convention I had in mind.

Riffle's comment reveals a great metaphor. Major league stadium vs minor league for McCain. Rock star vs lounge singer. It amazes me how the media tries to convince people that they would prefer the B team.

And Obama took out Kucinich's line: "They want 4 more years, but they ought to get 10 to 20."

Dale

"Terry McAuliffe is apparently considering running for governor of Virginia."

Awesome. I think he has had enough opportunities to run horrible campaigns for other people; It is about time he got an opporunity to run a horrible one for himself.

They'll have to add "As seen on such shows as Leno, Letterman and Hardballs" to get people into McCain's speech.

Dale

Andrew Sullivan posted a comment about Barak using Ali's rope-a-dope tactics, at the end the commentor said "did you see Obama in the crowd last night?" I agree. That's exactly what I saw. He absolutely cammanded the room, reassuring a Joe Biden who probably wasn't particularly happy with his speach. He exuded confidence. He's human, this last month has got to have been tough. But last night, my first reaction was: Holy S$#@ "He's back!"

Anybody else have the same reaction?

On another note, Kerry's speech was incredible. Some have asked where was this guy was in 2004. He actually showed up in 2004 but very late in the campaign. If you watched his performance in Ohio the night before the 2004 election, you were asking yourself the same question? Where was this guy during the whole campaign. Barak had better exorcise whatever "play it safe" demons he has, because that won't get the job done. Just ask Kerry and Gore.

Gustav’s projected path suggests possible landfall on the convention’s opening day — Labor Day.

Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

Almost surreal...

The term “Round Up� should probably be changed at the Washington Monthly. Cynics could tie it to the number of reporters arrested for taking pictures of Democratic fundraisers and the proposed prosecutions of valid political messages.

In spite of the apparent closeness of the poll numbers sited, I find comfort in them because the Obama campaign has invested wisely in the ground game so it can (and will!) capitalize on the groundswell of hope and enthusiasm his campaign generates.

I believe the enthusiasm among voting groups that have traditionally turned out in smaller numbers will add two to three percentage points in many of these close battleground states. You just watch...Florida, Colorado, Virginia...hell, even Alaska and Montana are in play! And that 2-3% will put several of those states in the Obama column in November.

Also, I believe Obama is making inroads with many evangelical Christians who are recognizing their Faith's moral obligation to champion the "least among us" goes beyond gays, guns and abortion. Many people are coming to recognise the moral imperitive of reducing poverty, cleaning up the environment, engaging in diplomacy rather than war and on and on...

Is anyone else distressed by the fact that the wussy Dems still haven't enumerated (and reminded) America about the atrocities committed by this administration--not-so-arguably the worst in history?

Nope---it's all part of our illustriously-evil, super-double-secret plot to lull the Republikanner Beast into a false sense of self-imagined superiority---much better than the hideous triple-dog-dare that some are calling for.

Count on the Rethugs to come out slugging

And count on Obama/Biden to wait until the filthy little critters rear back for a roundhouse punch, at which point they will drop-kick them in the face and stomp their GOPer-nads into the mud on a 24/7 basis. Remember---if you fight with the Truth, then the ReThug will bawl his little eyes out, crocodile tears and all, and accuse you of fighting dirty....

Frak,

I thought that Kerry, Kucinich, and Biden all did a good job enumerating the failures of Bush and McCain.

And Bill Clinton did a great job enumerating the successes of a Democratic administration.

Are we witnessing a toss-up state turning solid blue (New Mexico)??

(or am I mixing up NM with NV?)

McCain has to chose Leiberman as VP because he's the only other guy left whe wants to put down the accelerator on Bush's foreign policy.

* A Time/CNN poll shows Obama leading McCain in New Mexico by 13, 53% to 40%.

A couple of days ago you ran a poll showing McCain leading in New Mexico by four.

I think maybe these polls don't deserve a whole lot of attention.

neilt: you are right. NM is usually decided by fewer than a thousand votes. NV is a bit more Republican.

Obama has been projecting that the speech tonight won't be a stirring one, but will be grounded in details.

I've seen this on the news all day, and yet the McCain camp just sent Pawlenty out in front of the cameras to predict it won't have any substance. And when it does, then what, Tim?

New Mexico very likely will go for Obama by a large margin. And I think Tom Udall will likely overcome the sleazy, energy company/527 attack ads and defeat Bush's butt-hole buddy Steve Pearce.

I may never actually leave NM again, surrounded as it appears to be by complete assholes...

So... immediately after Gustav passes through the south (when it is safe), Obama and/or Biden need to be on the ground to assess damage, reassure people, etc. While the Rs are still in their convention. Of course the Rs would call it a stunt but the Dems can just point out the Bush/McCain birthday bash of three years ago, the day that Katrina hit New Orleans.

Wishing good thoughts and prayers for those in the hurricane's path,
Hannah

I was drinking something when I read Dobson at 12:20, and now I gotta clean my screen.

Frak, near the top of the thread:

Never has there been so many facts, easily understood by the masses--just start with torture, the trumped up war. . .

Which would sell well in our little blogoverse, but here is perhaps the saddest thing about the electorate and the election. Torture actually polls reasonably well in this country. Decrying it is not a winning issue. And the "masses" largely understand that the war was trumped up, they wish we weren't in it, but they wont commit in large numbers to a pullout.

You may be right that the facts are easily understood, your implication may be right that the masses should be pissed off about those facts. Present day America being what it is, however, those statements do not necessarily lead to your conclusion that these are easy winners for the Dems.

Republicans may not be as meteorologically fortunate.

Or... quite the opposite. With a much better qualified governor now in place in Louisiana, if Gustav does impact the state, down here one can quickly sense a much more aggressive posturing to prepare for the storm.

Given that the governor Jindal, is a Republican, and if the post-storm reactions are spot-on the "right" moves, then the easy implication that many may draw is that post-Katrina problems were due to an inept AND Democratic governor and Democratic New Orleans mayor. The Republicans may come away very much the winners in this political game.

Polls are very volatile right now, and Obama is probably getting some convention bounce. A week ago, Quinnipac (IIRC) had him trailing Schmuck Talk in NM.

Also, I believe Obama is making inroads with many evangelical Christians who are recognizing their Faith's moral obligation to champion the "least among us" goes beyond gays, guns and abortion. Posted by: independent thinker on August 28, 2008 at 12:35 PM | PERMALINK

Obama has been projecting that the speech tonight won't be a stirring one, but will be grounded in details. Posted by: TR on August 28, 2008 at 12:53 PM | PERMALINK

BWAAAAA_HAAAAAAA_HAAAAAA-HAAAAA! Good one, you guys. Christ! Stop it! You're killing me with this stuff. You need to book yourselves in for a three night run at the Laff Factory! Whew!

Given that the governor Jindal, is a Republican, and if the post-storm reactions are spot-on the "right" moves, then the easy implication that many may draw is that post-Katrina problems were due to an inept AND Democratic governor and Democratic New Orleans mayor. The Republicans may come away very much the winners in this political game.

If you have ready any post-Katrina reports the Bush Administration played hardball with the Democratic leadership in New Orleans and Louisiana. They won't do that with Jindal, they'll give him everything he needs right away. They wouldn't have done that had Jindal been governor then, either (of course there is no doubt in my mind they still would've botched it, because they are totally incompetent).

So yea, you have a point.

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