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End-of-Week Thoughts

* Obama responds to Clinton's TV ad HERE * "One of Clinton's laws of politics is this: If one candidate's trying to scare ya and the other one's trying get ya to think, if one candidate's appealing to your fears...

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (107)

John McCain Enters the Autism Wars

At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that "there’s strong evidence" that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S....

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February 29, 2008 in 2008: Republicans | Permalink | User Comments (187)

Behind the Scenes with Obama, Clinton & McCain

Yep, I hopped around with all three of them this week. Here's what it was like behind the scenes -- watch HERE . - jpt

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Hagee Endorsement for McCain Comes Under Fire

Calling Pastor John Hagee a "bigot," the conservative Catholic League is calling for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to denounce/renounce/reject his endorsement Wednesday. With a Youtube link to prove his point, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said Hagee "has waged an...

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (39)

Hillary: Barack Obama Won't Keep Your Kids Safe

Entering a proud tradition of Democrats trying to scare the beejesus out of voters by implying the rival candidate may be responsible for a nuclear holocaust, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, began airing a new TV ad today. Watch it HERE....

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (91)

Angelina Jolie: US Must Stay In Iraq

In a Washington Post op-ed all-but-ignored by most of the media, actress and United Nations High Commission for Refugees goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie writes seems to make the case against an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. "My visit...

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (37)

More on that Canadian Television Story About Obama and NAFTA

The latest from Canadian Television (LINK ) on that story that a senior member of Sen. Barack Obama's campaign team had reached out to the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. to tell him not to take seriously Obama's fiery anti-NAFTA...

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February 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (95)

Clinton: Playing Field for Her as Candidate Not Even Because of Her Gender

In an interview with ABC News' Cynthia McFadden to air on this evening's "Nightline," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says it's tougher for her to run as a woman than it is for her male opponent. Asked why she thinks so...

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February 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (588)

McCain's 'Liberal' Misstep

At a town hall meeting in Richardson, Texas, Thursday afternoon, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made a gaffe that will surely provide myriad conservative radio talk show hosts confirmation of their views, by accidentally calling himself a liberal. "I will conduct...

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February 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (56)

Bad Clinton Advance Work in St. Clairsville, Ohio

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February 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (30)