3AM Failure #2 – Barack Keeps Missing The Point.

Hurricane Gustav is set to strike New Orleans the morning of opening day at the RNC Convention in the Twin Cities.
The AP shows the different responses…
McCain’s reaction…
John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward [...]

I Have To Give Thanks To The Political Gods….

I just want to take a moment to make a few observations as an American.
I know that everyone is deep in the trenches right now, and partisanship is kicking in, but this election is amazing and I could not be more thrilled.
America is making history right now.

The first woman to win a party primary.
A woman [...]

Hillary Can’t Fix What Her Party Broke….

This is the best, most accurate and honest article I have read on the subject yet…
From Froma Harrop on RCP
…for Hillary’s angry backers, the issue is no longer what was done to her. It was about what was done to them.
Democrats had turned on fellow Democrats, and although the arrows flew in all directions, the [...]

I Am Just Going To Let This One Speak For Itself…

Just in case you miss a few things in there…
1.  Diddy is calling himself by a new nickname…  Ciroc Obama.  Nice little pun/rhyme thing…  Ciroc…  Barack…  Get it?
But, in case you don’t know, Ciroc is a kind of Vodka that Diddy just happens to be a spokesperson for.  Classy, huh?
2.  Diddy [...]

Gallup Poll – Obama/Biden Convention Bounce Slipping – 48/42

It seems the bounce that the Democrats were hoping for at the end of the Convention in Denver failed to meet expectations and is now slipping away entirely.
The Democrats were hoping for a 15pt bounce out of the announcement of Biden as the VP pick, as well as the “Unity Week” in Denver.  The bounce [...]

McCain/Palin Raises $7 Million In One Day

WaPo
Sen. John McCain has taken in $7 million in contributions since announcing Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a top campaign aide said today.
The money bounce may owe to Palin’s appeal with conservative donors, many of whom said privately they had planned on sitting out the campaign this year. The money comes in just [...]

Obama Camp Sets Up Palin Smear Site?

According to Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs the website “Sarah Palin Supports Gay Rights” which is set up to look like a rightwing smear site shares an IP address owned by “Obamadefense” which redirects to Obama’s Fight The Smears site.
Now, this could be anyone setting up the site and redirecting to Obama’s campaign.  There [...]