By Bithead. Posted Friday, Nov 14, 2008 (3 weeks ago) at 5:30 pm Filed Under: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, Featured, Hillary Clinton, NBC, News Analysis
That’s what Ben Smith is reporting, yesterday morning:
Andrea Mitchell reported this evening that Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, something that’s been buzzed about as a possibility for a few days.
I haven’t been able to confirm it, and neither Obama nor Clinton camps would comment, though NBC apparently has confirmation that she went to Chicago today.
One interesting item: Clinton aides are not knocking the report down, which they might.
Since Ben wrote that, apparently, there are confirmations are coming from a number of sources, including the Washington Post:
There’s increasing chatter in [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Aug 9, 2008 at 7:55 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Floods of 2008, Harry Reid, Iowa, Iowa Politics, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
On the Republican side, the increase in McCain’s position in the polls, slow as it is in coming, is a reflection of the unity that is starting to build within the Republican Party. I think what you’re really seeing is that as the various state conventions come to a close, and people have finished jockeying [...]
The US Senate voted today to approve the FISA bill, including immunity for the telecomm companies who acted at the government’s request with the understanding they were receiving and acting on legal requests. The bill was approved after Republicans agreed to allow Democrats more judicial and congressional oversight. And the bill passed 69-28.
Bush is, of [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 9:07 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Republican Party, Third Party Candidates, Two-Party System, US Congress, voting
I was subjected to scenes of Barack and Hillary playing nice with each other on stage at a rally in Unity, New Hampshire. It was a bit over the top.
I don’t know what the real content (if any) of their speeches consisted of, and the newscasts simply showed snippets of each of them saying cute [...]
It’s so easy to get away with things. Right in front of everyone. No one seriously does anything about it. We’ve seen it with Obama, Clinton, Clinton, and today, with Chris Dodd.
I don’t know why I keep thinking that people like Dodd are respectable and of high integrity. When Countrywide gave him a great, no [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:40 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
In an unexpected move today (to Bill that is), Hillary Clinton announced that she is ending her campaign for the Presidency. She is pledging her support of Barack Obama.Â
I’m glad that’s over. For now.
I have a feeling that regardless of who wins in November, we’re going to go through this all over again in 2012.Â
Peggy [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:30 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
Who knows what’s going on right now, but Obama and Clinton are meeting together this evening. At Hillary’s home. Interviews with Obama today (just saw a recording on CNN), and he’s being very circumspect about what’s happening right now.
And the pundits are all going nuts over it. It’s like the whole country is stalking these [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:31 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Ann Coulter, Blogging, Gardening, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Politics, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, McGehee, Primaries, Weather
Just a few reflections on the day…
Politics:
News reports put Hillary ending her campaign on Friday or Saturday. As usual, I’ll believe it when I see it. It’s sad that Hillary has had such a hard time concluding her campain:
“We pledged to support her to the end,” said Representative Charles B. Rangel, a New York Democrat [...]
Of course, on the last day of Presidential Primary Season, things are so close between Obama and Clinton that different new organizations have differing opinions about whether Obama has clinched the nomination or not. And on top of that, the AP reported this morning tha Clinton will concede tonight, and of course her campaign denies [...]
No, I’m not talking about a television series, nor an idea for a Super-bowl commercial. I’m talking about Democrats.
Part of me is happy to see that party tearing itself apart, and not for idealogical reasons, but just your basic greedy, power-starved selfish evilness.
On the other hand, it’s painful to watch.
Still unhappy with the current [...]