« The 13 Keys To The White House
White House Dismisses Anti-Bush Book Writer McClellan As “Disgruntled” Former Employee »



Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere

May 28th, 2008
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief

Print Print

iuyt.gif

The general election campaign has informally begun. And there’s the usual spate of stories wondering when — and if — Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton will get out…and blogs blasting those who are wondering. Here’s our highly-popular linkfest that takes you to blogs of various opinions.

IS EVERYONE WRONG ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON? Is her camp really hoping for a decision on seating Michigan and Florida that isn’t in their favor so they can whip up their supporters? John Cole thinks everyone is missing what is really going on.

BUT HERE’S ANOTHER VIEW from TalkLeft’s Big Tent Democrat, one of the best pro-Clinton bloggers on the Internet (who also wrote great stuff some years ago on Daily Kos).

TO SOME, THE POLITICAL QUESTION OF THE DAY involves Barack Obama.

THE REAGAN DEMOCRATS: Are they gone for good?

SO WHO WILL WIN? Patrick Porter, writing on Oxblog, one of TMV’s favorite blogs, has some thoughts (but, no matter what, he doesn’t foresee Bill Clinton hanging around the White House with nothing to do..)

BY THE WAY, JOHN McCAIN…Joe Irvin has a few things to say about experience and a way to hold the civilians who direct the military accountable.

HAS OBAMA ABANDONED THE U.S. ECONOMY FOR THE TEAMSTERS? Red State.com thinks so.

YOUNG TURK GOPer TOM COBURN HAS FIRED A SHOT ACROSS THE REPUBLICANS’ BOW telling them they must shape up or have the voters ship out by returning to conservative ideals. And who better to take a look at that then the always-thorough conservative blogger Ed Morrissey? (If you don’t read Morrissey he is a MUST read). He adds:

The big question: will this missive from Coburn help bridge the gap between McCain and conservative activists? As Coburn knows from personal experience, McCain is by far the one nominee who will work toward conservative principles in spending and limitation of federal power in the upcoming general election. The question for Coburn is whether he becomes the leader of the Republicans that keeps McCain on track with his pledges in other areas, notably border security. If Coburn can do that, he may find himself the next national leader for conservatives.

Read it all.

WILL JIM WEBB RUN FOR VEEP WITH OBAMA? Or did he just say something that rules him out.. And has there been backlash to the idea?

BOB BARR IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AS THE LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE but what does it really mean?

JOE LIEBERMAN CONTINUES HIS INDEPENDENT PATH — OR IS IT THE PATH OF A REPUBLICAN WITH AN “I” IN FRONT OF HIS AFFILIATION? The Gun Toting Liberal looks at the latest controversy into which Lieberman has chosen to insert himself. (Will Lieberman’s bar mitzvah be revoked for this one?) What Lieberman does is increasingly political news in Campaign 2008 since he is now closely allied with GOP presumptive nominee John McCain (and it’s likely Lieberman will speak at the Republican convention and campaign for McCain).



This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 9:27 am and is filed under Libertarians, Republican Party, Third Parties, Bush Administration, Newsweek Blogitics, Superdelegates, Bob Barr, Jim Webb, Blog Roundup, Democratic Party, Joe Lieberman, Republicans, Democrats, Around The Sphere, 2008 Elections, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Elections, John McCain, Politics. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

 
close Reblog this comment
Powered by Disqus · Learn more
blog comments powered by Disqus

« The 13 Keys To The White House
White House Dismisses Anti-Bush Book Writer McClellan As “Disgruntled” Former Employee »


By posting comments on The Moderate Voice you are acknowledging and agreeing to the following general comments policy:

(1) The Moderate Voice's comments are hosted by Disqus (http://disqus.com). If your comment doesn't appear immediately, please be patient since it is an off-site system.

(2) All e-mail received from readers by The Moderate Voice is considered intended for publication unless otherwise indicated in the initial message from the writer. Please do not send us attachments unless you contact us and we agree to it.

(3)The Moderate Voice reserves the right to edit all e-mail and posted comments for content, clarity, and length.

(4) Our comment space is reserved for comments that relate to a post's topic. You should not reprint lengthy text from your own works or those of others, including news articles. You MAY link to them.

(5) Comments that are abusive, offensive, contain profane or racist material or violate the terms of service for this blog's host provider will be removed and the author(s) banned from future comments. Such comments also violate the very SPIRIT of this site -- which was created to encourage thoughtful and vigorous discussion among readers who may share differing viewpoints.

(6) All points of view are welcome on The Moderate Voice, with the following exceptions:

(a) Comments posted several times a day with the intent of dominating, re-directing or hijacking the thread by turning a discussion into the equivalent of a bitter shouting match.

(b) Comments posted several times a day that insult or call other commenters or blog writers names or repeatedly make the same point with the effect of or clear intent to annoy other commenters or blog writers.

(7) Name-calling, personal attacks, racist comments or use of profanity by any commenter, whether they are by persons who agree or disagree with the views expressed by The Moderate Voice will NOT be tolerated and will result in the deletion of the comment and the banning of the commenter's ISP address, without notice. In some cases a comment may be deleted and the writer will be given another chance. Commenters who virtually ASK The Moderate Voice to ban them by ignoring any warnings or daring TMV to ban them will quickly get their wish.

(8) Anonymous commenters should identify themselves with the same moniker, so readers know their comments are coming from a single individual. If they don't, they are subject to a banning.

(9)If we have problems with inappropriate or inflammatory comments from a commenter who it turns out gave a fake email address that person is subject to immediate banning.

(10) Quotes from material appearing on The Moderate Voice with attribution are allowed. Reprints are allowed only by permission from The Moderate Voice. You may request permission by e-mail.

(11) The Moderate Voice is a personal site. It is not the Government. It is NOT aligned with any political party. It is NOT promoting any specific candidate for office. It is not a public institution or a media organization. It is not a neutral site. It is intended to express and disseminate the authors' varying points of views. Writers on this weblog WILL take positions. It reserves the right to limit comments to those that, in its view, comport with its stated comment policy. Comments that do not comply are subject to deletion and banning of the author's ISP.

Disclaimer:

--Reading and posting comments at The Moderate Voice constitutes acknowledgment of and agreement to the terms outlined in this comment policy. This comment policy may be revised in part or in full at any time.

--All comments must comport with applicable state and federal laws. The Moderate Voice has no obigation to monitor, edit, censor, or take responsibility for comments. It may or may not act upon a violation of its comment policy once a suspected violation has been brought to its attention. Therefore, commenters are solely responsible for the content of their comments and should ensure that that their comments are lawful and fall within the stated guidelines of both The Moderate Voice and its hosting company.

--The Moderate Voice is not be responsible for injury or liability to any reader or commenter resulting from its own communications or those of commenters, that may be offensive, misleading, inaccurate, illegal, or otherwise unsuitable in the view of the reader. Readers and commenters further agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Moderate Voice from claims resulting from the use of any material appearing on The Moderate Voice which damages the reader, commenter or any other party.

--The Moderate Voice is not responsible for and might disagree with material posted in the comments section. While we strive for accuracy in our posts and DO correct errors, material posted by The Moderate Voice in its posts -- or those left by others in the comments section -- may or may not be accurate.

Read and Post at your own risk.