BlogRevolution!

Huckabee jokes about Obama ducking a gunman

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:01:42 EDT

Watch Huckabee's joke at the NRA Convention Friday. (starting at 0:50) (CNN) – During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — who has endorsed presumptive GOP nominee John McCain — joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to [...]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/16/huckabee-jokes-about-obama-ducking-a-gunman

Hypocrisy on Hamas

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:01:30 EDT

As an interview from 2006 shows, John McCain was for talking to Hamas before he was against it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051503306.html

The Long Night of an Obama Presidency

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:02:06 EDT

Reading this piece about the Edwards endorsement of Obama, a cold shiver went down my spine. As scary as a Deval Patrick appointment as AG would be (I've long thought he would be Obama's likely choice), the suggestion that John Edwards would be even considered for Attorney General is horrifying. I really can't think of any mainstream political figure more inappropriate for that job than Edwards.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MjI2MmE0NjE5ZmI5YWNmOTJlNjc2ZDcyOTg1ZGNlMTE=

Radio Host Kevin James Walks into a Smackdown

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01:31 EDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wSZBTAXRs

Obama takes on McCain/Bush

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:01:50 EDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sOlaso_7Z8

Saudis to Increase Oil Output by Roughly 300,000 Barrels a Day

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:02:24 EDT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 16 -- Saudi Arabia announced Friday that it will boost oil production by about 300,000 barrels a day to meet increased demand from customers next month.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051601111.html

Will Califonians Vote to Ban Gay Marriage?

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:02:27 EDT

WILL CALIFORNIANS VOTE TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE?....It's almost certain that an initiative to ban same-sex marriage will be on the California ballot this November. How likely is it to pass? Here's a very crude cut at an answer.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_05/013735.php

Breaking: Spakovsky Withdraws as FEC Nominee

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:02:42 EDT

After a five-month standoff, Hans von Spakovsky has withdrawn his name as a nominee to the FEC. The move likely clears the way for the deadlock over the FEC to be resolved. You can read his resignation here. "It is with regret that I write to request that you withdraw my nomination," Spakovsky wrote in a letter to the President today. In his letter, Spakovsky explains that Democrats' opposition to his nomination has caused a battle that has been "extremely hard on my family and quite frankly, we do not have the financial resources to continue to wait until this matter is resolved."

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/breaking_spakovsky_withdraws_a.php

Saudis Rebuff Bush, Politely, on Pumping More Oil

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:04:49 EDT

The Saudis announced that they had increased output starting on May 10, but they seemed to reject a request by President Bush, who was visiting, to raise oil production further.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/world/middleeast/17prexy.html

Exclusive Video: McCain Was For Talking To Hamas Before He Was Against It...

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:25 EDT

Two years ago, in an interview with James Rubin for Sky News, Sen. John McCain expressed a willingness to negotiate with the terrorist group Hamas -- the very group that McCain has been relentlessly using to smear Sen. Barack Obama over the last several weeks. Rubin has written an op-ed in Friday's Washington Post about his exchange with McCain, and The Huffington Post has obtained exclusive video. Here's the key excerpt: RUBIN: "Do you think that American diplomats should be operating the way they have in the past, working with the Palestinian government if Hamas is now in charge?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/15/exclusive-video-mccain-wa_n_102031.html