Stampede to Come Clean in Alaska
Looks like the the firewall to protect Sarah Palin is beginning to collapse in AK.
Trash Talk - Mrs. O'Leary's Bovine Edition
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bmazWell, I tell ya, the natives are restless out there. Randiego has been mercilessly hammering on the Patriots lately. Can they upset the Niners today? Lots of other good games going on too. Unless you are a Cubs fan; but just wait till next year!
Fourth Branch Sarah
I'm appalled that Sarah Palin has bought Dick Cheney's claim that the Consitution makes the VP some loosey-goosey hybrid position. At the same time, reading Bart Gellman's Angler makes me confident that Palin could never pull off what Dick Cheney has.
Mich-Again
The MI GOP are calling on Sarah Palin to come to MI by herself. I'm betting she will--as a great way to kick off her 2012 campaign.
Michi-Gone (But Not Forgotten)
There's still something funky about the way McCain pulled out of MI. As I noted yesterday, Obama was focused enough on MI to schedule a Detroit rally (Sunday, with both Obamas and both Bidens), two Michelle events (yesterday), and Grand Rapids and Lansing rallies yesterday. And, as Nate points out, MI wasn't even the best state to pull out of based on return on investment.
Glenn Fine Visits HJC
Live hearing on CSPAN2 and HJC's stream.
Linda Sanchez is hammering the ways in which appointing Nora Dannehy will actually ensure that this story gets covered up.
The Wink
It really pisses me off that Sarah Palin kept winking last night.
Court Greenlights Troopergate Investigation; Slaps Down McCain Campaign
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bmazSince nominating Sarah Palin for the Republican VP slot, John McCain and his campaign has put on a full court press in Alaska to shut down the Troopergate investigation. Yesterday, lost in the commotion of the VP debate, the Superior Court of Alaska slapped down the McCain Campaign's attempt at obstruction.
VP Debate: Shredding the Constitution v. Duck [sic] Hunting
I wonder if Palin would have had more problems with Dick Cheney's drunken hunting accident if she knew that he was hunting quail, not duck. In any case, though, her answer shows how little she values the Constitution.
Michi-Gone
Politico says McCain is pulling out of Michigan. I'm really curious what this says about Obama's strategy.
Prosecution Tanks In Toobz Stevens Trial
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bmazTed Stevens has been sitting in the courtroom of Judge Emmet Sullivan in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in DC since jury selection began on September 22. This morning the excrement hit the fan. Big time. Stevens' attorney, Brendan Suyllivan, has moved for dismissal of the charges against Stevens, and he just may get it. The prosecution has screwed the pooch in a fundamental and intentional way.
LBJ Strikes Again
Barack Obama scored some LBJ points against John McCain in the Senate tonight.
The Governor of Alaska Approves of Exxon v. Baker
It wasn't just that Sarah Palin couldn't think of any SCOTUS decision she disapproved of. It's that she couldn't think of the decision she said she disapproved of in June.
Vetting
If you've swung by Drudge today, you know the latest manufactured outrage is that Gwen Ifill has a book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, coming out on inauguration day. Now, Judd Legum says it's McCain's own damn fault if that is news to him, since Ifill's book was already public back on August 6, when the campaigns agreed to debate terms. But Judd forgets. The McCain team was very very busy back then ... vetting Sarah Palin.
David Addington?
David Addington says the Fourth Branch can't be deposed.
The Gaffe Governor and the Ground Game
The McCain campaign resoundingly confirmed what Nate and Sean had to say about Sarah Palin's continuing importance to the ticket. But in doing so, they reveal just how far behind the numbers they needed to meet to be truly competitive on election day.
The YouTube Nielsens
What happens when a TV interview gets great reviews primarily in YouTube, and not in TV ratings at all?
60 Days
Apparently, the investigation into the USA Purge has a pre-set deadline: it is scheduled to end after the election but before President Obama appoints a new Attorney General.
I Guess You Shouldn't Have Fired Bitney, Huh?
The guy who prepped Sarah Palin for her successful gubernatorial debates just happens to be one of the guys she fired out of spite. Oops.
CIA & Foggo: It's Hard On Spy Pimps Out There
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bmazIt's getting hard out there on the pimps and cons in the CIA, first Director Goss goes down the tubes, and now his right hand man Foggo has copped a sweet plea. Just how did Foggo get such an unheard of sweetheart deal from the Bush Justice Department? They wanted to clean up evidence of their corruption, dishonesty and perfidy and have once again used the false cover of national security to cover their rears.