MoveOn giving McCain a helping hand?

Doesn’t MoveOn cutting an ad attacking John McCain help him? I think that Michael Goldfarb nailed it: As the Hotline points out, "The more liberals bash McCain, the more comfortable conservatives tend to get." Truer words were never written. The idea that this ad could do any damage to McCain Read more…

The blogosphere, Obama, and the media

Marc Ambinder writes, in response to Matt Yglesias,  that Hillary Clinton is "not doomed! Yet!" and discusses her relationship with the blogosphere. The fundamental question is "does Hillary’s failure to catch on in the lefty blogosphere mean that she is doomed." Marc describes one way of answering the question: In Read more…

Thoughts on Fred Thompson

I have been struggling to really articulate my thoughts on a Fred Thompson candidacy, but here’s a go. This was, to some extent, precipitated by a conversation yesterday afternoon, this post of Michael Turk, and Thompson’s interview with John Fund. First, there has been a push for a candidate because Read more…

PBA decision impact

I have not yet decided what the impact of the Partial Birth Abortion decision will be on 2008. I see two scenarios. Will the narrative that emerges be about abortion or about judges? John McCain and Mitt Romney will want to talk about partial birth abortion and abortion. It is Read more…