The Mike Huckabee “surge”
**12/12: Here’s my follow-up post to this one.**
Senator Barack Obama: Liberal then, liberal now
The Politico’s Mike Allen and Ben Smith report today that a questionnaire filled out by then-candidate for state Senate Barack Obama (or his campaign manager) back in 1996 notes some solidly liberal tendencies:
Last night’s Republican Univision debate
I assume the reason there wasn’t more liveblogging on this debate was because it was broadcast on the Spanish language Univision channel, which not everyone has. Hugh Hewitt has a transcript of the debate here for anyone interested in reading it. John Hawkins points out some highlights of the debate here.
The Romney “Faith in America” speech (MORE: VIDEO LINK TO SPEECH ADDED)
The much-anticipated, much-discussed speech will be given today at 10:30 a.m. ET at the George Bush Presidential library in Texas. The official Romney site has excerpts, which you can read here.
Robert Reich attacks Hillary Clinton for … being Hillary Clinton
I found this diatribe, written by President Clinton’s labor secretary and all around pal of the Clinton’s Robert Reich, against Hillary’s stepped up attacks against Obama rather odd. In the piece, Reich tackles criticisms Hillary’s made about Obama’s Social Security, his healthcare plans, and her questioning of Obama’s character, and suggests that Clinton is “stooping so low” in the campaign. Why? Reich claims that her attacks on Obama’s Social Security and healthcare plans are inaccurate and misleading. Along the way, Reich himself “stoops low” by throwing in something misleading that Tom Maguire catches him on here.
Tonight’s GOP YouTube debate (PLUS: MORE ON THOSE “CONCERNED” VOTERS)
Sorry I’m a little late on the post – for those who can’t watch the debate (or don’t want to) ST reader steveegg is liveblogging it, and has a roundup of others who are liveblogging as well. He’s using that neat CoverItLive software that enables a blogger to liveblog without the reader having to refresh their browser for updates. Brian at Liberty Pundit is doing the same here.