Now that Iowa gets a break for 4 years, here are my quick hits and thoughts: I watched a CNN interview during the overnight with “Edith and Carolyn” who were responsible for a caucus site at a Clinton County caucus site (one of them had to get the other out of bed to look for paperwork and do more counting). It was more like Lucy and Ethel than Edith and Carolyn. I do think the conversationread more…
Today in honor of Mother’s Day, the sun came out and we hit 60 degrees for the first time this Spring! So, Hannah and I set out for the playground. At the playground, there are these “speaker tubes” that you can whisper in and be heard on the other side of the playset. Hannah sent me to one end and said she would do the talking. This is what she said: This is Hannah reportingread more…
Regarding the case of the Georgia USDA Rural Development employee, Shirley Sherrod, I say there is plenty of shame to go around. Shame on the conservative blogger who chose to post only part of the video. Shame on the media outlets for choosing to run the tape without checking the “whole story” (it wasn’t just Fox News, because I saw it on CNN). Shame on the NAACP for condemning her without knowing the facts. Shame onread more…
I just watched a few minutes of pundits on CNN talking about possible vice-presidential candidates for Obama and McCain. Following is a piece of the transcript from CNN with Dee Dee Myers and Ed Rollins (Mike Huckabee’s former campaign chair) discussing McCain’s options: (Anderson) COOPER: Dee Dee, who do you think makes sense — who do you — for McCain? MYERS: Well, I — I think that the person who makes the most sense also makesread more…
Virginia polling places closed at 7 pm ET. CNN is reporting that it is a “competitive race” between McCain and Huckabee. They have already called Virginia for Obama in the Democratic race. Read the exit polls from Virginia HERE. In the exit polls you will notice (as usual) that Huckabee gets the “life” vote handily.
