Elections Blog

Another Bolton, this time speaking for the Pentagon!

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I have been largely silent on Miers and the SCOTUS, mostly because there was so much howling. But I am going to break that silence now.

The President of the United States has nominated Harriet Miers to sit on the SCOTUS. He has assured us — and do try to remember, he knows her and we do not — that [...]

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There certainly has been a lot of howling and whining lately on the right, some of it pretty nasty. Miers seemed to start it, which in turn has ignited resentment about spending, you name it. Frankly, I’m pretty tired of it, and expected more of the same when I started to read this. Boy, was [...]

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Writing about complaints from the left about Senator Hillary Clinton, Mayor Sam wonders
Along with Hilary’s recent stance against illegal immigration, it leads me to be a bit cynical. Could these be orchestrated attempts to distance Hilary from the extreme left? In order to avoid the fate of Al Gore or John Kerry, to capture the [...]

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Now he’s a guy I could really get behind and support.
Who would you like to see run for president in ‘08?

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There has been speculation in political circles about the possibility of Al Gore making one last run for president in 2008. The AP is reporting excellent news on that front:
Former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday he had no intention of ever running for president again, but he said the United States would [...]

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From the Democratic Party web site:
Without Social Security, Poverty Rate for Hispanic Seniors Would Increase Three-Fold. If not for Social Security, the poverty rate for older Hispanic Americans would nearly triple from 19% to 55%. 41% of older Hispanic beneficiaries rely on Social Security for their only source of retirement income.
This certainly is a [...]

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Adding more fuel to the fire over the speculation as to which Democrats will be running for president in ‘08 comes this piece from US News’ Washington Whispers section (scroll down):
Is Al Gore coming back? If allies we talked to have their way, the former veep will be the next president. “It’s Gore Time,” [...]

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This article makes it appear that he’s testing the waters.
See more comments from me on this at Blogs For Bush.
PM Update: Did you hear the latest? John “F.” Kerry is being sued. Click here for the who, what, and why. (Hat tip: the well-informed Fat Tone)

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I’ve held back my hand on the Miers nomination, because there just isn’t enough information one way or another. However, there has been so much howling on the right, much of it from people I respect, that it’s time to chime in.

I don’t know what kind of justice Miers will be. I do know, however, [...]

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