OH-02, ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL, Please be careful (Updated)
On the ground in Cincinnati. If Paul can't Hack-it, we're in deep Schmidt.
View ArticleOH-02 - Low turnout reported
Local radio news reports are saying turnout is light today in OH-02 - but that may be a good thing. Conventional wisdon has been all along that Repubs would be poorly motivated to vote in this one....
View ArticleKNOW YOUR ENEMY - "Bush's Brain" a Must See
On election night August 2cd, someone at Paul Hackett's "victory" party told me I should see the movie Bush's Brain. Its a documentary about the political career of Karl Rove. Last night I did.
View ArticleChicken Killin Dog - that bird's startin to stink
On November 4 last year, two days after Kerry "lost," Molly Ivins wrote a column that bears re-reading. It's one I've quoted often and its prescience is still valid. An excerpt is below.
View ArticleWell timed pardons
Isn't it remarkable how KY Governor Ernie Fletcher's announcement he was pardoning anyone on his staff caught up in the Attorney General's investigation of coruption has been drowned in the wake of...
View ArticleSlow Motion 9/11 - Reflections on a Tragedy
Tonight we are witnessing slow-motion 9/11. No, no angry foreigners attacked us. But maybe we merely attacked ourselves. What is being witnessed in New Orleans and elsewhere along the coast is a...
View ArticleRIP, GOP (An Exhortation) Booster Diary
I choose to use my one diary today to ask that Koassaks read and recommend the diary RIP, GOP (An Exhortation) by kingubu - it says so well many of the the things I too have thought and it should stay...
View ArticleSo - Did Something Happen in New Orleans last Week?
Many on here, me among them, sense a potential turning of the tide. Some on here are expressing frustration regarding slow movement in the polls. Others believe there is no way that Karl Rove can spin...
View ArticleFreep this Poll
CNN now running this poll - Do you agree with former President Clinton that government "failed" the people in the aftermath of Katrina? Web Site is http://www.cnn.com/ Right now it running 80/20 with...
View ArticleWhat REALLY happened in New Orleans: Booster Diary
Downthread there is a diary that really deserves the recommend list - please read and recommend. Its an eyewitness account that will make your hair stand on end. Diaries are flying by so fast this may...
View ArticleBush and the lost golf game (the other one)
Over the last week I've seen an occasional reference to the fact that Bush literally flew over the City of New Orleans in his now infamous "flyover," then went back to Washington and played a round of...
View ArticleAmerican in Guantanamo - Sorry Story
Came acrross this today and thought it deserved more exposure - where's my country? What have we become?An American in chains James Yee entered Guantanamo as a patriotic US officer and Muslim...
View ArticleProud Day - WILSON/ Reid
Today I was prouder of my political leanings than I have been in a long time. Harry Reid's masterful manuver today made me proud, but the icing on the cake was Joseph Wilson's appearance on Larry King...
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My Ken Blackwell Story - an interesting and informative footnote to history.
Ken Blackwell was not always a Republican. Many years ago, he got his start in Cincinnati politics running under the banner of a local reform party known as the Charter Party After several years...
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Bets on when he CRACKS 30? Bush and the polls, see for yourself
This is short, sweet and to the point - compliments of,Pollkatz the best poll summary I've seen. The trend is obvious and the last month has been most interesting - they keep asking the question and...
View ArticleMean Jean Schmidt - freep this poll
The Cincinnati Enquirer this morning has devoted major front page above the fold ink to Jean Schmidt's first 100 days in office. That and an entire page in and a half in the metro section. Included is...
View Article"Abramoff said to discuss plea deal"
Raw Story has it - the cracks are widening! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Hannuka! And have a good Solstice too....http://rawstory.com/... Rove will never turn, he's an ideologue with a...
View ArticleGood news in Ohio
Not to take attention away from the dramatic assault on the Alito nomination but this is good news from the Strickland campaign. It bodes well. Results from a poll commissioned by the Ohio Republican...
View ArticleOh We of Little Faith? - 30% Poll Revisited, What we think now?
In late November I did a poll (http://www.dailykos.com/...) on here regarding when Bush's approval ratings would crack the 30% floor. I cited Pollkatz: (http://pollkatz.homestead.com/...) as the point...
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