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In Defense of John McCain
I keep hearing that Senator McCain "dissed" Sarah Palin yesterday on This Week. I didn't read it that way. Yes, he owes her given how some of his staff treated her in the press. Maybe that's exactly why he didn't endorse her! In all seriousness, I don't think there was strategic thinking ...
In Defense of Chicago Politics
In Defense of Chicago Politics
thedailybeast.com — Dan Rostenkowski, the son of a ward boss who became a legendary congressman, on why Gov. Blagojevich... shouldn't tar a whole city. During my career as a public official, I always tried to steer away from the minority of my colleagues who viewed public ... (more) In Defense of Chicago Politics
Coleman To Use Campaign Funds For Defense
cbsnews.com — Donors to Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's re-election campaign may be surprised to learn that the St. Paul... Republican is planning to use their contributions to pay blue-chip criminal defense lawyers to defend him against a reported FBI probe into his ... (more) Coleman To Use Campaign Funds For Defense
In Defense
mudvillegazette.com — Positioning : WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert Gates is moving to replace virtually all of the top political... appointees at the Pentagon, and a number of centrist Democrats are expected to take their places. Officials familiar with Gates' ... (more) In Defense
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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... blogs. And for McCain to have answered the question on TV yesterday about his 2012 endorsement would have been in poor taste, given the election just ended, The Corner’s Kathryn Lopez writes, before sarcastically noting McCain may want to leave the door open to endorse Obama. A Saturday Night Live sketch poking fun at New York Gov. David Paterson (D), who is blind, for that disability has Paterson miffed at his portrayal, the ...

12/15: A Big Deal Or Not?
Blogometer — ... Sarah Palin 's hypothetical 2012 Presidential candidacy during an appearance on ABC's This Week : NRO 's Kathryn Jean Lopez defends McCain: "I keep hearing that Senator McCain 'dissed' Sarah Palin yesterday on ...

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