Interesting article from the Journal about Republican claims that early voting returns show their machine and organizational muscle is paying off.
Ooh, that Burns: A GOP insider says if it weren’t for all the free meals Jack Abramoff gave Sen. Conrad Burns’ staffers, they would have “starved to death.” That and other news of the day in today’s Daily Muck.
New CNN polls show Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri Senate races coming right down to the line.
The divine secrets of Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL).
A preview: did you know that Harris is a “wannabe” Jew?
And there you have it. Four polls out in the last 24 hours showing Jim Webb ahead of George Allen by an average of roughly 4 points.
So Fred Barnes concedes that Dems are quite likely to take control of the House of Reps, but says they won’t get enough seats for a “working governing majority.”
Nice attempt to move the goal posts. But this doesn’t cut it. Certainly it would be far better for the Democrats — on several counts — to rack up a decent margin. But let’s be frank. President Bush has the veto pen. He’ll probably, though the odds are maybe a little less as of today, have control over the senate. So it’s a cop out on Barnes’ part to pretend that any party is going to govern the country with a relatively small majority in one House of Congress.
Everyone knows what’s at stake here: the end or the continuation of one-party rule in Washington.
Et tu, Trent? From Roll Call (sub. req.) …
With leadership elections just two weeks away, Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.) appears to have begun a quiet campaign for the GOP Whip position in the 110th Congress should his ally, Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.), fail to win re-election next Tuesday.
I like to avoid counting chickens before they’re hatched. But I’m not stupid. As Atrios would say, Bye Rick.
‘Calling All Wingnuts’ creator Mike Stark tackled by Allen staffers while asking Sen. Allen (R-VA) a question.
Late Update: And see what the question was that got the Allen goons to tackle the guy: “Why did you spit on your first wife?”
Later Update: Charlottesville Daily Progress headlines “Law Student Causes Ruckus at Allen Campaign Event”. I guess that’s causing ruckus by getting tackled by three guys.
Even Later Update: Let’s get some more eyewitness reports on just what happened. My understanding is that Stark asked Allen a question about material contained in his sealed divorce records. Allen’s staffers proceeded to throw Stark to ground and tackle him, some of which is visible in the video above. Did Stark do anything that warranted assaulting him?
I think John Cole has the right take on this latest John Kerry outrage nonsense. When I first heard what Kerry said, I wasn’t quite sure what he meant by it. CNN is now going wall to wall bonkers on it. I take it Kerry’s refering to our ignorance and that of our leaders in getting us bogged down in Iraq — since there’s no longer any such thing as draft deferments or, for that matter, a draft. But Kerry, I think, has the right response. Nothing to apologize for. What does he have to apologize for to the president and his party who’ve gotten thousands of Americans killed on their altar of their arrogance and lies.
Are the Republicans saying US soldiers and marines are responsible for President Bush’s failed policies?
Late Update: The funniest thing about this has to be CNN getting goaded into making it a red letter ‘Breaking News’, ‘Developing Story’.
Later Update: It’s really a case study in the Republican outrage apparatus, one McCain’s in on too now. What does President Bush have to apologize for? Let’s see. Taking the country to war on the basis of what he knew were lies? Check. Distorting and lying about WMD intelligence to goad the country into war? Check. Having no plan for what to do in Iraq after Baghdad fell? Check. Lying about how badly things were going in Iraq because he coudln’t face the truth and thus letting hundreds or thousands or American military personnel die? Check. Mmmm. Lying to the country about al Qaida being tied to Iraq, resulting in hundreds or thousands of American deaths? Check. Got any more?