Think the Dem contest will be over on June 3rd?
Not so fast, sez Hillary:
Political news and notes (Weds open thread)
—— Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) gave a speech on May 18th at a Commentary magazine dinner in which he talked about what has happened to his former party that was once strong on national security. In it, he praised both President Bush and John McCain, while criticizing Barack Obama’s position on unconditional direct talks, three things which will make him even more traitorous than ever in the eyes of the hardcore left. He also tried to paint Al Gore as hawkish, which is a complete fantasy, but considering how right-on he’s been about most other issues related to the GWOT, I can let that one slide.
Getting out of hand
Captain Ed details a disturbing pattern emerging amongst prominent Barack Obama supporters bashing McCain’s military record, counting three recent attacks. It’s almost as if they are working in concert with the NYT magazine, which published this little hit piece on McCain a few days ago (h/t: ST reader Fat Tone):
About that 75,000 strong Obama rally …
The buzz of the week earlier this week was the mainstream media’s news reports of how Barack Obama had a rally in Oregon that drew 75,000 people. It was an impressive story, but left out of most reports was the following information from Oregon Live about what else was going on at Portland’s Waterfront Park this past Sunday: