Tag: Election 2008

The “videographer” he had/is having an affair with created little snippets that were going to be used during the campaign to show his more relaxed, more normal side. Funny thing is that now that he’s admitted it (after forcefully denying, that is), those clips are being scoured, and an ironic thing came up. The song…

After more of than a year of denying the extramarital affair, we find out that John Edwards, the very wealthy John Edwards, supposed champion of the “common man”, really did, in fact, have an affair.

“John McCain has dedicated his life to serving, improving and protecting America. Barack Obama spent an afternoon talking about it.” –McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds

Yesterday Obama clinched the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination. In doing so, Clinton gave a speech that was broadcast live, as if it was some historic thing… What she did, in a way, was historic. She, as the losing candidate, instead of bowing out gracefully and throwing her support being the nominee, did almost…

for those of you not keeping track of the Democratic primary (and God knows I normally wouldn’t be, but it’s become quite character study…), here’s what’s recently happened: Obama is still out in front with an insurmountable lead and is within reach of the numbers needed to clinch has clinched the nomination. Clinton has still…

It’s been speculated for a while. Between Hillary’s dwindling odds at getting the Dem nomination to her more recent conciliatory tones, it does appear she is trying to muscle her way into the VP spot. The linked article seems to be pro-Hillary, discussing how good of an idea it is, while paying little attention to…

From The People’s CubeSo…far fewer quotes, but that may be because most of his speeches have the words “hope” and “change” sprinkled in quite liberally, and repeated. Do that enough and there’s just not enough time to get more substance in. “Our individual salvation depends on our collective salvation.”Sorry, man….salvation is entirely a personal thing,…

From The People’s Cube “It’s time to put the common good, the national interest, ahead of individuals.”“It’s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few, and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity.” “We’re going to take things away from you…

So far Super Tuesday hasn’t cleared up either the Republican or Democratic races–if anything, it may make each even closer. Huckabee has picked up delegates, and likely will pick up more, but may not be enough to catch up to Romney and McCain, especially once CA is counted. For the Dems, Obama is catching up…