Back on Monday: Open thread and goodies

We’ll be back on Monday after a weekend off. Feel free to use this post as an open thread to write what’s on your mind…
Until we’re back, you can enjoy the following:

A new Political Buzz poll asking for your opinion on Obama’s palpable shift to the center on a host of issues. Does it pay […]

 
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New Political Buzz Poll

Cast your vote for what you think about John McCain’s latest move on offshore oil drilling. Is it a politically excusable turnaround, or is he a bona fide flip-flopper?
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NBC CONFIRMS: TIM RUSSERT DIES

NYT breaks, NBC confirms that Meet The Press moderator and journalism superstar Russert dead of massive workplace heart attack. An utter and complete tragedy…

Memorial Day statements

Obama:
“On this Memorial Day, our nation honors the generations of patriots who were willing to give their lives to defend this country. While we may come from different places, cherish different traditions, and have different political beliefs, all Americans hold in reverence those who’ve given this country the full measure of their devotion. They are […]

Clean bill of health for McCain

The almighty medical records of JMac have been pored over first thing this morning., and the intrepid reporters for the hand-picked news outlets have found found…nothing much. Melanoma is still a scary issue, but most other flash points for the aging GOP nominee are in tip-top shape.
Highlights from what the AP could scribble down (no […]

Obama Doth Protest Too Much

Was it a setup? That’s the question on cynical political observers’ minds after watching the Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright saga play out on television this week. Wright, pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago and Obama’s spiritual mentor, returned to the national spotlight with a series of media appearances during […]

Down to the wire in Pennsylvania…

…But is the race really as tight as the latest poll shows? A new MSNBC/McClatchy/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poll for the PA race shows Hillary retaining a somewhat slimmer 48% to 43% lead over the embattled Obama. The various controversies and public embarrassments that have seemingly overtaken the dialogue about Obama’s candidacy have not affected his standing […]

Senate Iraq hearings: Sunshine love from McCAin, some “strategery” from Hillary

So what’s the deal on the Iraq hearings today? Do they help the Dems make a case against McCain, or does the added attention play into JMac’s Iraq-centric platform? And what’s the scorecard for the Clinton/Obama fight? Well…
For McCain, both his performance at the hearings and the hearings themselves are a mixed bag. He’s been […]

The Buzz

The 40th anniversary of MLK Jr’s death in Memphis brought out the big speeches from each presidential candidate today. Hillary and McCain were on-site to memorialize the fallen civil rights leader, but Obama - of course, the only black contender - did an apparent 180* from his speech on race in Philly a few […]

The Buzz

All eyes are on the undecided Dem superdelegates now that it looks like there will be no re-vote in Florida as the fight between Hillary and Obama remains unbelievably close. Those superdelegates face a simple question when deciding whom to support: Go with the will of the Dem voters - either in their home state/district […]