I put a "Barack Obama" button on my bag. I saw someone at Starbucks with an Obama t-shirt Saturday, and she asked me if I wanted a button, and I said yes. Putting it on my bag felt like a huge step forward, even as it also felt like something of a betrayal ( Read more... )

++ Obama won the Wyoming caucuses.

++ Democrat wins Hastert's seat in Illinois. AWESOME.

++ Obama in Senate: Star power, minor role.

++ Newsweek's cover story this week is on Hillary's appeal to boomer women.

++ On trail, few mentions of McCain's health.

++ Superdelegates waiting to choose sides.

++ Where is Iraq's oil money going?

The anti-Hillary vitrol has only gotten worse since Hillary's victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island on Tuesday. The lefty blogosphere seems to be foaming at the mouth to criticize her at every turn, and I've pretty much stopped reading the blogs. I know it's probably close-minded of me but there's only so much of that shit I can take ( Read more... )

Sorry for the lack of postage. First I was having some problems with my internet, then I haven't been feeling well the past couple days, and to be honest I just couldn't work up the enthusiasm to sort through the news and blog posts.

Anyways, have a couple links.

++ Clinton and Obama intensify attacks.

++ Mining the gender gap for answers++ ( Read more... )

++ As crucial tests loom, Clinton hits harder. Oh sweetie, I love you, but it's starting to come off as desperate now.

++ LOLOLOL. Seriously though, the thought of that old dude involved in a sex scandal freaks me out.

++ McCain's ties to lobbyist worried aides.

++ McCain says report is "not true".

++ Race matters less in politics of South. ( Read more... )

Good morning. Well, afternoon. It was morning when I started this post, anyways ( Read more... )

++ Newsweek's cover story this week is on Michelle Obama.

++ Can Latinos save Hillary?.

++ Old Clinton ties and voters' sway tug at delegates.

++ Democrats look for way to avoid convention rift.

++ Democratic candidates emphasize need for unity.

++ McCain's sharp tongue: an Achilles heel?

++ Clinton presents her case for the middle class ( Read more... )

Oh, HELL NO.
Earlier this month, speaking at Tulane University, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, said this about the attacks coming his way from Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY:

"You challenge the status quo and suddenly the claws come out," Obama said.The CLAWS come out? Really ( Read more... )

Gah, it's FREEZING here in DC/NoVA today, like 26 degrees with a brutal wind. Don't get me wrong, I'm always happy when global warming is thwarted occasionally and it's actually cold in the wintertime, but still. Brrrrr ( Read more... )

++ Candidates campaign in Maryland, DC and Virginia. I cannot wait to vote tomorrow!

++ More on the Potomac primaries.

++ The fight for John Edwards' endorsement.

++ For McCain, losses signal challenges.

++ Obama basks in crowds, momentum.

++ Clinton tries to stop Obama momentum.

++ Obama narrowly leads McCain in AP poll.

++ Rep. Tom ( Read more... )