Daily Archives: June 4th, 2008 «

 

Rezko convicted on 16 counts related to corruption

Posted by: ST on June 4, 2008 at 11:20 pm » 7 Comments

And the first thing Rezko pal and now-Democrat nominee for president Barack Obama says in response to the guilty verdicts is, “This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew …” Um, reality check, please? Obama shares a laugh Tony Rezko, a convicted corruptocrat he once laughably claimed he barely knew. Photo courtesy: HuffPo. Update: Ah yes [...]

 

Senior Clinton officials: Hillary to concede later this week

Posted by: ST on June 4, 2008 at 10:22 pm » 4 Comments

The NYT happily reports that the junior Senator from NY has finally decided to call it quits: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her 17-month campaign for the White House, aides said. Her decision came after Democrats urged her on Wednesday to leave the race and [...]

 

Weds. Open Thread

Posted by: ST on June 4, 2008 at 10:33 am » 12 Comments

Having a very busy Wednesday – will be back later tonight to catch up. Thursday Update: Please bear with me, ya’ll. The next day or two promises to continue to be mega-busy at the 8-5. Blogging will most likely be taking place in the evening – that is unless I figure out a way to [...]

 

Hillary’s defiant speech panned by many

Posted by: ST on June 4, 2008 at 9:21 am » 8 Comments

On a night where most people were thinking Hillary Clinton would at the very least admit that Obama had enough delegates to make him the nominee for their party, or at the very most, that Clinton would concede, neither happened. Her speech last night gave a passing nod to the “extraordinairy race Obama has run,” [...]