Obama’s campaign finance games
Barack Obama has tried to paint himself as the “change” and “reform” candidate this entire campaign season, but as I’ve noted here before, his rhetoric doesn’t match the reality. Hammering home those points are two great pieces this morning, first – one from the WSJ about how Obama is playing politics with the FEC in a way that could hurt John McCain’s chances against him (something he is no doubt doing deliberately), and the other from David Brooks on how – in the war against the influence of lobbyists (which, as noted earlier, BO tries to paint as one of his hallmark strengths) – John McCain’s experience shines, contrary to what BO may say about it.
Stupid polls at CNN.com are nothing new (MORE: HAS HILLARY HIT ROCK BOTTOM?)
There’s a minor uproar developing in the blogosphere over a poll CNN.com had on their website which asked the following question: “Does Barack Obama show the proper patriotism for someone who wants to be president of the United States?” Ben Smith at The Politico has a screen cap of the poll. At the time he wrote his post, the poll was on CNN.com’s main page, but there’s a “quick poll” question there now about last night’s Oscars.
Ralph Nader announces third party bid for presidency
He made it official this morning (via Memeo):
Hillary busts a move – PLUS: In defense of being a liberal?
Hillary Clinton, desperate to gain traction going into the March 4th primaries, lashed out today against what she and her campaign are calling a misleading and false attack on her universal healthcare plan by Barack Obama. Click here to watch. It’s probably the angriest we’ve seen her this campaign season.