The Texas Blue: News
A Little Light Saturday Reading
Sat, 02/02/2008 - 6:10pm
The Huffington Post's Mayhill Fowler tell us that California may turn into more of a Democratic battleground than had originally been expected, and Eric Kleefield from TPM Election Central has a breakdown of the Super Tuesday outlook for the GOP candidates, showing McCain being heavily favored to make out well.
More Bad Economic News
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:36pm
U.S. employers dropped 17,000 jobs in January, the first net month reduction since all the way back in 2003. This kind of thing will put even more pressure on lawmakers to cut a deal and get the stimulus package done.
Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 1/27/08
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 2:38pm
The Mailbag returns, with questions that you might expect with Super Tuesday right around the corner: national politics, VP choices, and the Republicans' problem with McCain.
Clinton Wins Fourth Quarter Fundraising Battle
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 2:24pm
The big money story a few days ago was Obama's big January haul. The FEC reports are in today from the campaigns, and Clinton has a big story of her own: she outraised Obama last quarter, $27 million to $23.5 million. To put it lightly, Democrats are outperforming the GOP in fundraising.
Getting Out There Ahead Of The Story
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 2:00pm
From Talking Points Memo comes this nugget from Roll Call about the NRCC: "The National Republican Congressional Committee said Friday that it has contacted the FBI about possible financial improprieties at the committee." That sounds like something with the potential to be pretty bad. More as we hear it.
Ann Coulter Endorses Hillary Clinton Over John McCain
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 1:53pm
Apparently Ann Coulter feels that Hillary Clinton is more of a real conservative than John McCain. Make of that statement what you will, fellow Democrats!
Wow. And here I thought that Microsoft's nearly $50 billion dollar bid for Yahoo was going to be today's shock headline!
Following the Rules is Not Enough
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:30pm
In Dallas, residents protested earlier this week that their applications to become legal U.S. citizens will not be processed in time to vote in the upcoming presidential election, despite promises to the contrary.
A Brief History Lesson
By David Gurney
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 11:30am
For those of you not familiar with American economic history, this country suffered a major economic downturn in the 1930's. Maybe you've heard about it. Now, the way the Great Depression was stopped, or at least mitigated, was the liberal introduction of money into the American economy.
You Bet Your Life
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 11:23am
Obama and Clinton both have enough money to swim around in it like Scrooge McDuck. On the flipside, Romney had to loan himself a cool $18 million to keep the plane in the air last quarter, and John McCain literally had to bet his life on his campaign: he took out a $3 million loan, which had to be secured with a life insurance policy. Republican politics is now officially a hard dollar.
The Price of Mittmentum
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 10:33am
Remember when, during one of the recent Republican debates, Mitt Romney was asked how much of his own money he's spent on his campaign, and he coyly said he wasn't going to reveal that until he had to? Well, the FEC says he had to by today, so now we know the answer (so far) is $35 million.