The updated definition of the word “distraction”
The short version of the definition is any issue that portrays Obama in a less than flattering light. Rich Lowry has the longer version here.
Clinton will likely take the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries in a landslide
If these poll numbers are any indication, it’s all over but the crying for Barry O. as far as the upcoming West Virginia and Kentucky primaries are concerned.
Newsweek echos Obama campaign’s talking points, McCain camp responds
Newsweek’s Evan Thomas and Richard Wolffe wrote a piece this past weekend that sounded like something you’d find emphasized in the Obama campaign’s talking points handbook. Essentially, the piece talked about how the Obama camp would be prepared to counter the GOP’s “smear tactics,” implying that using such tactics, including the use of proxies in 527s to defeat opponents, was the only way the GOP knew how to win. The piece also suggests that legitimate issues, like Hamas’ endorsement of Senator Obama, are vicious “smears” against the rookie Senator from Illinois, a sentiment Obama apparently agrees with.
Career options for Hillary
The likelihood of Hillary Clinton getting the Democrat nomination for president is becoming more remote by the day. With that in mind, Doug Ross has some pictorial suggestions for what La Hillarina could choose as her next career opportunity – even beyond the US Senate.
I think I’m gonna be sick
First off, I want to wish all the moms out there a very happy Mother’s Day. If you want to keep it happy, I’d advise you not watch the following video clip of females in Obama’s travelling press corps swooning over and oogling a jeans-clad Barack Obama on a plane: