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Credible? Incredible!

There are two astonishing liars out there. One of them lasted for 24 hours. The other remains America’s Sweetheart™. And one wonders: what has happened to the old concept of “truthfulness.” (And of “Truth” itself among the self-proclaimed moral mavens of the bloviating class.)

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Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher (the newspaper industry’s [...]

Republicans In Civil War?

There are many signs of a Republican revolt. It ranges from wide spread dissatisfaction or outright conversion to the Democratic nominee Barack Obama. Yesterday the was the defection of CC Goldwater and her siblings. Even Neo-Con Ken Adelmann has switched reportedly switched to Obama along with Susan Eisenhower , a former constitutional legal counsel to [...]

Wrong Track

The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows Obama opening up a double digit lead over John McCain and ”An astounding 86 percent of voters now say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States, while a mere 10 percent say they are satisfied.”
That’s the highest wrong track/right track ratio ever recorded in the [...]

Obama Takes On The Equal Pay Issue

Forget Sarah Palin… The opponent is John McCain and his stance on the issues represents more of the same, not change. That’s the message in Obama’s latest ad that focuses on equal pay for women:
On Monday, in a conference call with female supporters, Barack Obama and his aides outlined a new strategy to target women [...]

Gustav Bearing Down on New Orleans Area

I got a message from Dem Daily blogger Donnie McDaniel earlier today that he was getting ready to evacuate his place in Houma, Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which is currently packing one hell of a whallop. Donnie first came to The Dem Daily a few days after Katrina. Stay safe Donnie…
Democratic nominee, Barack Obama is [...]

Hillary Calls On DNC to End Roll Call and Nominate Obama by Acclamation (VIDEO)

For all who were hoping for a floor fight today… Those hopes were dashed by a classy show of unity as Hillary Clinton called on the DNC to end the roll call vote and nominate Barack Obama by acclamation (emphasis mine):
Although there was some suspense over how the nomination process would play out, in the end, Senator [...]

Kerry Spokesman David Wade Joins Obama Team

It seems in blogging less I missed the news that David Wade, longtime aide to Senator John Kerry, has taken a leave absence to work for the Obama campaign. David has been tapped to be “the spokesman for whoever presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) taps as his running mate.”
Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun [...]

John Kerry: “Guns and Bombs Alone Are Not Enough to Win the War of Ideas”

Senator John Kerry delivered a brilliant speech on Wednesday morning at the Center for American Progress Action Fund entitled “A New Approach to Fighting Terrorism.”  Kerry’s speech reflected his recent findings from his Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt earlier this month and outlined his proposals to deal more effectively with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq, [...]

Barack Obama Is As He Was and Has Been

For most the political blogsphere the last couple of weeks have been a shock because of the actions and policy positions we now hear from the presumptive nominee Barack Obama.
In an very informative and enlightening article by Taylor Marsh, Senator Obama’s positions are revealed to be the same one’s he has consistently held through his [...]

A Bad Day For Democracy

No matter how you feel about the eventual Democratic nominee (Hillary or Obama), today was a bad day for democracy. Not once, but twice (at least, the day is still young) AP tried to call this race before the voters had a chance to get to the polls. The media shamelessly tried to influence the results [...]