The Texas Blue: News
Top Secret VeepStakes Begins
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:35am
Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate.
Democratic officials said Thursday the party's likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks. Johnson did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984.
It isn't quite top secret if the media already knows about it, but hey. Submit your resumes to Jim Johnson directly, because HR takes forever.
News Roundup, 5/22/08: In An Ocean of Panic
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 8:50am
It is a time of some casting about for the Republican Party as they search for everything from a slogan to an identity.
Texas: We're Not Just For Oil Anymore
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:15pm
T. Boone Pickens has made billions of dollars in the oil industry, first working for Phillips, then as owner of Mesa and finally through a series of mergers and aquisitions. While black gold has been mighty good to his pocketbook, Pickens has been making a lot of noise the last few years in something that is popularly seen as decidedly un-Texan: Wind power.
VoteVets Takes On Cornyn
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 5:30pm
Via BOR - our friends over at VoteVets.Org are bringing it to Senator John Cornyn with a little bit of the old media fight. Check out the video here.
The Ethics Watchdog
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 5:00pm
I present, for your consideration, this item from ThinkProgress: Karl Rove and Laura Ingraham on Fox News questioning the journalistic ethics of MSNBC.
Winning On Every Issue
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 4:00pm
(Yes, even on national security):
Democrats looked at the polls and found that they were closer than they had been in a long time to Republicans on national security, who have a historical advantage with voters on that topic. Democrats also found that by offering a compelling defense of themselves instead of just trying to change the topic to the economy or some other area where they had an advantage, they were able to, in this case, have some success winning the argument with the public.
The Money Game: -NC Edition
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 3:24pm
Democrats are giving money to candidates hand over fist this year, and the national campaign committees are also far ahead of their Republican counterparts. The RNC, however, is whipping the DNC for dollars
Throwing Eggs at Freight Trains
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 1:30pm
In the same week as oil hits $133 per barrel, the House passes a law making it cool to sue OPEC over oil prices. I am not sure how effective this will be — someone has to do something, and at least the attempt is being made, but the overarching problem here is a fundamental one of supply and demand. (Insert comment on fossil fuel dependency here.)
The Republican Election Strategy: Bold or Desperate?
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 12:31pm
Things may look bad for the Republicans this year, but they have a plan.