WMD's Made Simple

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday February 14, 2004 · 9:34 PM PST

2004/02/14 · 21:34

As always, Ruben Bolling is god. Read More

Bush Document Dump

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday February 13, 2004 · 8:07 PM PST

2004/02/13 · 20:07

Bush releasing "all" guard records in a matter of minutes.

Hundreds of pages coming.

Glancing Forward

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 12, 2004 · 10:17 PM PST

2004/02/12 · 22:17

As we wind up the first week of the general election campaign, where are we, and what can we see dimly over the horizon? Read More

IEM Infidelity Edition

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 12, 2004 · 2:40 PM PST

2004/02/12 · 14:40

Jesus Christ. it's a mess over there. no one can figure out how much weight to give to the rumor. everything is bumping up and down.

Edwards is up to .20 (from .02 last night)
Kerry is down to .65 (from .95 last night)

i got lucky (or quick) and sold almost all my Kerry's before they moved down.

i got even luckier (or smart) and bought up a boatload of cheap Edwards contracts yesterday in anticipation of a surprising showing in Wisconsin. i bought around .02, so i already have a tidy profit. do i take my infidelity profits now? or do i hold on to shares of our nominee?

there's money to be made or lost right now. lots of movement.

White House Blues

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 12, 2004 · 4:05 AM PST

2004/02/12 · 04:05

While we've been paying attention to the primaries and old Osama ads, something really interesting has been going on over at the White House. Read More

Wisconsin Follies

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 12, 2004 · 1:42 AM PST

2004/02/12 · 01:42

The Wisconsin follies have begun. This is going to be the most interesting week since NH.

The last 24 hours have been like a tub of cherry vanilla ice cream for the Edwards camp.

Clark drops.
The Sunday debate is on.
Dean slams Kerry.
While slamming Kerry, Dean says that Edwards would make a better nominee.
Edwards flips his stump speech to focus on jobs being shipped overseas, and today a story breaks about 500 Milwaukee automotive jobs getting shipped to Mexico.

-----

In other news, if you follow the game behind the game, there's a fascinating account of Ickes slamming Shrum. http://www.observer.com/pages/frontpage2.asp

New Edwards Speech!

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday February 11, 2004 · 2:36 AM PST

2004/02/11 · 02:36

Finally!

He's talking jobs. And the speech is damn good! It's got some powerful populist music to it.

It's really about time. I think they should have moved on from the Iowa speech right after NH.

I Was Unaware of Making This Decision

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Tuesday February 10, 2004 · 6:39 AM PST

2004/02/10 · 06:39

"The truth now appears to be that we're going to have to find a way to stay in," Dr. Dean, who has ruled out running as a third-party candidate, said in a news conference after blurting out his plans to remain in the race in interviews with television stations in Green Bay.

Dr. Dean said he "was unaware of making this decision" before announcing it. He explained that he often let choices "incubate unconsciously for a long time before I actually make a formal decision."

A Dean aide said the candidate had not discussed his change of heart in advance with anyone on his staff. Read More

AFSCME Un-Endorsing Dean?

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday February 07, 2004 · 7:44 PM PST

2004/02/07 · 19:44

Fox News TV reporting that AFSCME is un-endorsing Dean. The report is unsourced, and no one from AFSCME would go on the record, so take it for whatever you think it's worth.

Paging Andy Stern...

The Exemption

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday February 06, 2004 · 3:44 PM PST

2004/02/06 · 15:44

So apparently, there are a couple of ironclad rules about post-WW II Presidential politics:

You can't get elected President if you're from North of Misssouri
You can't get elected President if you're a sitting member of Congress

There is only one exemption:

You must be a Senator from Massachusettes who skippered a small boat in combat with bravery who has the initials of J.F.K.

Why Bother with Edwards?

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 05, 2004 · 5:36 AM PST

2004/02/05 · 05:36

The race is over. Kerry's ready for them to bring it on.

So why bother with John Edwards?

Sure he's the best campaigner in the field, perhaps able to finally convince the American electorate that a populist economics is in line with their interests for the first time in 40 years.

But even more importantly, Edwards is also a Southerner. And beyond arguments over whether the Dems can win the White House without any Southern states, there are 5 Democratic Senate seats up for grabs this year. Lose 'em all, and we're looking at a filibuster-proof Republican Senate. Lose 'em all and the Presidency, and we're looking at permanent one-party rule. Read More

Tanner '88

Petey

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday February 04, 2004 · 10:58 AM PST

2004/02/04 · 10:58

If you've got cable TV, Sundance Channel is running the Tanner '88 miniseries. It's a faux documentary of a fictional candidate running in the 1988 primaries, with footage of the real candidates running that year thrown in.

It's a good and entertaining look at the process. And it's directed by the great Robert Altman and written by Doonesbury's Gary Trudeau, so you're in good filmmaking hands.

They're airing every Tuesday evening, with repeats through the week. Worth checking out.

Newer
Older

RSS