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themoderatevoice.com - 10/28/2008
Off-script: Pointing Fingers, Assigning Blame, and Questioning the Palin Pick
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My Headline of the Day comes from no less a media behemoth than The New York Times : Second-Guessing the Vice-Presidential Pick A few thoughts: 1) Duh. 2) The Times is a bit late getting to this. The second-guessing has been going on for weeks. Some of it started right away. There ...
Ooooooh, Barracuda!
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/28/2008
Ooooooh, Barracuda!
— blogs.abcnews.com — Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are now trying to throw McCain aide Nicolle Wallace under the... proverbial bus, and as they do so those in McCain’s circle are wary of the impact on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself. Since... (more) Ooooooh, Barracuda!

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dyn.politico.com - 10/25/2008
Palin allies report rising campaign tension - Politico.com Print View
— dyn.politico.com — Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of... the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign's already-tense internal dynamics. Four Republicans close to Palin said she has ... (more) Palin allies report rising campaign tension - ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/27/2008
Lieberman: I've Talked To Doctors, McCain "Will Live To 85 At Least"
— huffingtonpost.com — Asked again on Sunday whether Sarah Palin is ready to be president, Sen. Joe Lieberman went one... step further than he has in past remarks -- virtually pledging to voters that John McCain "will live to 85 at least." In an audio clip of the Tampa, ... (more) Lieberman: I've Talked To Doctors, McCain "Will Live To ...

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News:  McCain: It's 'Fun' to Disagree With Palin

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McCain: It's 'Fun' to Disagree With Palin
News — McCain: It's 'Fun' to Disagree With Palin It is "fun" when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and John McCain disagree on issues, the Republican presidential candidate said during a campaign stop today. "When two mavericks join up, we don't agree on everything," McCain said, according to USA Today. "But that's a lot of fun!" McCain's comment alludes to a variety of reports in recent days suggesting a rift within the McCain campaign regarding the Palin pick. - Michael O'Brien

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... blogs. The Moderate Voice’s Michael Stickings says picking Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) or former Gov. Tom Ridge (R-Pa.) wouldn’t have averted McCain’s problems. Palin’s refusal to explicitly call for Sen. Ted Stevens’s (R-Alaska) resignation after his conviction may have been another of her controversial public moves, ...

MORNING READ
News — ... been a big question for Democrats, The Next Right's Sean Oxendine says it's a false one. GOP Senators like Arlen Specter (Pa.) and Susan Collins (Maine) will vote with Democrats on key issues, making a 60-seat majority unnecessary, Oxendine forecasts. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Turnout - Andrew Stuttaford, The Corner [image] Down-Ticket Predictions - Sean Oxendine, The Next Right [image] First in the Nation - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED [image] The Obamas Vote - Mark Halperin, The Page [image] Georgia - ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... Hot Air [image] Nicole's Knifework - David Frum, National Review [image] McCainiacs Vs. Palin - Ramesh Ponnuru, The Corner [image] Reid Plays It Smart - Brian Faghnan, RedState [image] The Real Danger of Lieberman - David Sirota, Open Left [image] Running as an Obama Democrat - kos, Daily Kos [image] Team Player - Jonathan Singer, MyDD [image] Priorities - Ezra Klein [image] Axelrod's New Role - Marc Ambinder [image] Dateline Baghdad - David ...

MORNING READ
News — ... notes that Obama, through his website, has already accomplished one radical change: he has put the vice president's office back in the executive branch, not in the legislative branch, which is where Vice President DickCheney had it. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... Elected, Iraq Will Sign Deal - S. Ackerman, Wash. Indy [image] Obama Already Affecting Iraq Policy - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Tested - Matthew Yglesias [image] O, Sage of Mesapotamia - Abe Greenwald, Contentions [image] Emanuel Was Freddie Director - S. Malensek, Flopping Aces [image] Emanuel Tied to Freddie Mac Collapse - Allahpundit, Ed Morrissey [image] Obama's House Jew: Emanuel - Pamela Gellar, Atlas Shrugs [image] The Replacements - Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics [image] Plouffe to ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... Security Committee. Townhall.com's Matt Lewis , meanwhile, suggests that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) "nudged" the 90-year-old senator toward stepping down. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] At the Table - David Sirota, Open Left [image] Can You Feel the Love? - M.K. Ham, The Weekly Standard [image] Get Engaged for Saxby Chambliss - RedState [image] Boenher Makes His Case - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Rumor Patrol: Plouffe for Senate? - Marc Ambinder [image] One for the ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... More Unpopular Than Nixon - Lisa Derrick, The Campaign Silo [image] Why Obama Should Copy Bush - Jonathan Cohn, The Plank [image] Howard Dean: Mission Accomplished - Oliver Willis [image] Dean Retiring from DNC - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] 50-State Strategy Likely Done - Chris Bowers, Open Left [image] Joe Must Go. Call Dem Sens. - Kagro X, Daily Kos [image] Changeiness Watch - Obama Backs Lieberman - D. Sirota, Open Left [image] Lieberdem - Joe Klein, Swampland OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama, Bush Complete ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... (D-N.Y.) could be considered for secretary of state. There is "talk" that Clinton could be appointed to that position, Al Kamen and Philip Rucker write at The Trail , noting that such a move might heal Democratic Party divisions. But the likelihood of Clinton being given the slot is unclear, Marc Ambinder determines, speculating that the rumor could be a creation of the media. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Lieberman Will Never Apologize - kos, Daily Kos [image] Obama Resigns; Who's Next? - Marc Ambinder [image] Chambliss, Martin, ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... BLOGS: [image] Steele and the Pro-Life Debate - A. Carpenter, Townhall.com [image] Joe in Connecticut - kos, Daily Kos [image] Lies - John Hinderaker, Power Line [image] Ayers on GMA - Michelle Malkin [image] Vetting - Jed Lewison, The Jed Report [image] Clinton for Sec. of State? - M. K. Ham, The Weekly Standard [image] Ayers: Obama and I Are Friends - Allahpundit, Hot Air [image] Obama Met with Clinton - Marc Ambinder [image] Too Many Pigs at the ...

MORNING READ
News — ... to join his administration, notes Washington Monthly's Steve Benen . Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to revive the housing market by offering more cheap credit to mortgage lenders seems to forget that the housing mess was created by an abundance of cheap credit, writes Mark Kleiman at The Reality Based Community . Providing even more money to lenders won't address the underlying problem of foreclosures, writes Angry Bear's Ken Houghton . FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Counting Chaos! - Chris Cillizza, The Fix [image] Recount Update - ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... approval from Matthew Yglesias after news that he is being eyed for a spot in Obama's new Cabinet. Tapping LaHood to run the Transportation Department is a good opportunity to make a bipartisan pick for a non-ideological post, the blogger suggests, while TAPPED's Dana Goldstein says LaHood lacks necessary leadership experience in the area of transportation. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Blago to Break His Silence This Week - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] More Card Checkin' - Marc Ambinder [image] Not Everyone Happy with ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... Conservatives Want More Death – TChris, TalkLeft [image] What are DC Reporters Paid? – Dean Baker, Beat the Press [image] How Times Have Changed – Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState [image] Non-Depression Economics – Brad DeLong, TPMCafe [image] Crack Clogs – Conn Carroll, The Foundry [image] Obama’s SEC Pick – Clay Risen, The Plank [image] Obama Gets Symbols, Bungles Politics – Marc Ambinder [image] A Modest Proposal  - Megan McArdle [image] Not the Religious Left – Terry ...

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