JM Bell | January 31, 2008
Hey, now that Sundance is over, I can finally get back to some hard politics. Well, maybe not all that hard. Here’s another example of what happens when Ethan from KSL’s Nightside and I agree on something: I still win. Download Clinton’s Shadow Campaigns
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
From the very funny Mock, Paper, Scissors: “No Comment”
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
From the Brain Trust at TPM: The Obama campaign confirms that it raised an astonishing $32 million — in the month of January alone. Clearly, the Iowa win on January 3 provided a huge burst of fundraising momentum right on through the South Carolina victory. To put this number in perspective: In one month, Obama [...]
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
Seriously. CNN is playing it all again, and here I am, watching it. Like passing a car accident or a fatty jogging in stretch cotton, I can’t stop watching.
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
What are the real facts on the Bush Economy? They’re not good. According to a report by the Joint Economic Chair and Vice Chair, “During the last six years, the economy has performed in a lackluster fashion, without strong growth in output, investment, or employment. America’s working families have seen little or no improvement in [...]
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
McCain tonight: The state of California and state of Arizona, we westerners care very much about our environment and we want to act. McCain Voted Against Funding for National Parks. In 1996, McCain voted against an amendment to the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution (SCR 57) which would have increased funding for national parks and [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
McCain tonight: “I’m the only one that said that Rumsfeld had to go.*” Not quite true, though. McCain actually refused to fight for Rumsfeld’s Resignation … 2004: McCain Refused To Call For Secretary Rumsfeld’s Resignation. McCain would not call for Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, saying that the President “can have the team that he wants around [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Romney Tonight: “But I’m not running on president bush’s record. President bush can talk about his record.” [CNN GOP Debate, 1/30/08] The Other Mitt: Romney Praised Bush Tax Cuts At RGA Speech. In a speech at the Republican Governors Association conference in Miami, Romney voiced his support for the Bush tax cuts. Romney said, “Our [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Tonight’s Debate: Q: You side with the states, that means you side with Governor Schwarzenegger. ROMNEY: I side with the states making their own decision even if i don’t agree with the decisions they made. The Other Mitt: Romney Said Republicans Should “Never … Embrace Ideas of Al Gore” In a statement last month, [Romney] [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
McCain tonight: I know the situation in Iraq. But McCain Has Never Had It Quite Right On Iraq. . . 2002, 2003: Winning In Iraq Would Be Easy. In the run up to War with Iraq, McCain repeatedly emphasized that the conflict would be easy. Speaking in September 2002 about the prospect of invading Iraq, [...]
