Political Punch

"Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills"

check Kenneth Vogel's report at Politico...

and this woman wants to repair the US economy...!?

More interesting news today:
Clinton Campaign Manager Maggie Williams Was Director For Failed Subprime Lender

"I stiil do not know how deeply Wright's separatist movement is ingrained in Obama. But I certainly know that "Separatist" is opposite of "uniter" by Webster's or any other definition."

That tells a lot about you then. For a very large majority of Americans it is absolutely clear that the least appropriate adjective for Obama's view and ideal of American society would be 'separatist'.

And Obama's swift recovery in the polls from a whole media week dedicated to Wright's most inflammatory stuff tell the GOP that Wright will NOT serve their needs if they want to seriously hurt Obama in the GE.

Obama will be our next President. Turnout for McCain in the GE will simply not be large enough to compete with the record numbers of Dem voters this year.

Furthermore, there will be a lot of serious damage done to McCain's credentials in the months to come. On election day the words "straight talk" will be a running joke throughout the country and across the aisle.

I think the subject of Alter's column is interesting enough, never mind its author.

Hillary will not rule out the possibility that the nomination will not be hers. She fights on, and I think that's admirable, but she's not blind for the many handwritings on the wall. So how does she envisage her future in politics? If she loses the nomination this year, will she run a next time? If she would, I agree with Alter that she would prefer to leave the Senate and become Governor if possible. Anyway, it's all hypothetical at this stage, but maybe (sorry Jake!) indeed more interesting than anything Jessica Cutler.

"[D]eclining to comment on the record" most likely means Alter -- like Jason what's-his-name -- is making up his own quotes.

shellray writes:
"Throwing out the idea that Hillary is "open to the idea" of a New York governorship is just another subtle way to sabotage her Presidential candidacy."
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"Subtle" isn't the first word that comes to mind in contemplating the awfulness of Alter, who should clapped in irons, or something -- be kept incommunicado, in any event, until the presidency's changed hands.

What I liked about the Alter story was the ending, in which a Clinton campain aide confirms that the Clintonites live in an alternative universe and therefore have lost their sense of reality in this campain. It's rather amusing, also in its 'I' versus 'they' confusion:

"Every time the punditocracy says otherwise, she happens to win," says another campaign aide, declining to comment on the record. "Hillary believes, and so do I, that she'll be president this year. It may be an alternative universe, but it's the one they [the Clintons] live in."

Jonathan Alter is part of Obama's media team. No "commentator," except perhaps Keith Olbermann, has less access than Alter into the inner circle of the Clinton campaign. Throwing out the idea that Hillary is "open to the idea" of a New York governorship is just another subtle way to sabotage her Presidential candidacy.

Gregor,

As a liberal republican I offer this comment. I too, also think Hillary Clinton should reject the advise. I personally thing, she can over take Barack Obama.

Frankly, I believe the Rev. Jeremiah Wright issue is not over. The really good investigative journalist are now going to be digging deeper into Jeremiah Wright past. As well as opening the flood gates to dive into the Tony Rezko relationship. Having moved from Chicago, everyone knows those two were thick as thieves. Rezko was very comfortable will all government leadership. I think this is just beginning.

However, I think it's to late for democrats. DNC has decided on Barack Obama. The GOP, pinned back with a welcoming smile, are foaming at the mouth to get to take down Obama. They know, that's the only way republican are going to keep the White House in November.

"gave rise to a Jonathan Alter story how, I quote 'the travails of blablabla'"
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If ALL of the media corporations were to force the abominable poli-saboteur Alter to stay silent for the month of April, it would be a better world by May Day: Obama would be probably be gone from the presidential pool.

I thought the Spitzer scandal had already been replaced by the Paterson scandal, which in Newsweek gave rise to a Jonathan Alter story how, I quote "the travails of New York Gov. David Paterson have opened up a new potential career path for Clinton, according to well-informed Democratic Party insiders who refused to allow their names to be used when discussing contingencies. They want her to consider the option if she concludes after the April 22 Pennsylvania primary that she cannot overtake Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton, while fully committed to continuing her presidential campaign, was said to be open to discussing the idea, while Bill Clinton rejected it out of hand."