There is little doubt she is the consumate statesman, in any environment. She absolutely pwns Mike Pence in this video (note: ignore the byline in the video, its the content that matters):

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The "concern" over Obama shaking hands with Hugo Chavez is a friggin joke. If our politicians, of any ideological persuasion, were better students of history, ( Read more... )

Clinton's action during the rollcall, Kerry's (yes, that Kerry) fiery speech, one of the best speeches I've seen Bill Clinton give, and finally Joe Biden's impeccable framing of the contest ahead wrapped up an incredibly solid evening for the Democratic Party.

Obama has some tough acts to follow. I hope the speech at Invesco Field lives up to its

Perhaps Econ 101 needs to be refreshed for some of our Presidential contenders ( Read more... )

I'm a big fan of Olbermann's already, but I could swear he's channeling Edward R. Murrow here. Ferraro has gone off the reservation and I won't belabor the point when Keith pretty much shreds it in his commentary.

Edit: Bleh, the embed code isn't working for some reason. You can view his commentary here.

For a lighter perspective on the issue, ( Read more... )

Apparently Clinton had to "lend" her campaign 5 million before Super Tuesday. That included some of her staff going without pay for a bit. I wonder if she may have been gambling that Super Tuesday was supposed to decide this race? Obviously it didn't since there is less than 100 delegates separating them after 2/5.

On the other front, since 2/5, ( Read more... )

None too soon. This video is profound in its honesty and magnitude. Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan for posting it.:

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If I were Obama, I would ask to run this video in every single state for Super Tuesday. If Obama succeeds in narrowing the gulf between He and Hillary when it comes to women's votes (of any ideology), he wins the nomination. And better yet ( Read more... )

in spite of the fact that I support Barack Obama. One of my greatest frustrations with the primary system is that they often result in coronations long before most of America has had a say in the matter. I hope this nomination contest goes on thru April and gives every American a chance to kick the tires on these candidates. Democracy's promise is ( Read more... )