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Scott Kleeb’s Back In
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 11:14pm CDT by dave
Well, I couldn’t let this pass unnoticed. Scott Kleeb is jumping back in for 2008. As each day passes, I am more and more appreciative of what we accomplished together on our campaign for Congress last year. I can say without a doubt that the campaign was the most rewarding, most energizing and most inspiring endeavor in [...] -
The Supreme Court’s Definition of “Free Speech”
Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:30pm CDT by dave
It was a curious case, an oddity that was mildly humorous in the middle of an otherwise slow news day. The case of Morse v. Frederick, or “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” A high school student in Alaska was suspended from school for the off-color banner bearing the nonsensical slogan, which was not on school property [...] -
Bloomberg-Hagel: “A Rare Genetic Disorder”
Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:15pm CDT by dave
A good laugh from The Daily Show -
Bloomberg Leaves GOP; Is Hagel Next?
Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:30pm CDT by dave
Possibly setting the stage for an independent bid for President, billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party yesterday, changing his party affiliation to “unaffiliated.” But let’s not fool ourselves here. This is a man who changed his party affiliation to Republican so he wouldn’t have to deal with a competitive Democratic primary [...] -
Round Two?
Posted: June 19th, 2007, 3:13pm CDT by dave
There isn’t a more fascinating aspect of this race than the dynamics of Chuck Hagel, Dave Heineman, Jon Bruning, Tom Osborne, and the rest of the Republican Party. I wrote a great deal about this last month, and don’t really have a lot to add to it at this time. The sides are forming for a [...] -
Your Random Senate Notes For Friday
Posted: June 15th, 2007, 2:43pm CDT by dave
Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post is ready to call the Nebraska Senate race one of the top 10 races likely to change hands in 2008: 8. Nebraska (R): No one we talk to thinks Sen. Chuck Hagel (R) is going to run for reelection to the Senate. Say what you will about AG Jon Bruning [...] -
Ricketts 2.0
Posted: June 14th, 2007, 12:11pm CDT by dave
The Omaha World-Herald is reporting that Columbus businessman Tony Raimondo is moving ahead with his plans to run for Senate, making him the third Republican to make significant moves toward a bid for the nomination. But what’s most interesting about this move, is Raimondo’s motivation - he doesn’t think Hagel’s running. And the longer Hagel [...] -
Kerrey Slams Bruning For Hypocrisy
Posted: June 8th, 2007, 6:10pm CDT by dave
The arrogance and conceit of Nebraska Republicans is really quite disturbing sometimes. Asked if he could beat Bob Kerrey in a general election, Bruning responded that yes, of course he could, because “I don’t believe Nebraskans want another carpetbagger,” and “his record would be so easy to assail.” That’s a record, by the way, that starts [...] -
Bruning Announcement Reaction
Posted: June 7th, 2007, 7:49pm CDT by dave
If Jon Bruning believes that he can simply dismiss all of his potential opponents as “carpetbaggers,” he might want to think again. He made the accusation about Hagel, who maintains a home in Virginia, and then later about Bob Kerrey, who has spent the last six years as President of The New School in New [...] -
Why The “Anti-Hagel” Can’t Win In 2008…
Posted: June 6th, 2007, 8:19pm CDT by dave
Apparently, judging by Jon Bruning’s rhetoric lately, and his meeting with the New York Sun’s editorial staff to tip the off to his impending announcement, he’s made a calculated decision that his campaign is going to be all about running against Chuck Hagel. It’s a calculated gamble on Bruning’s part. For one thing, we’re not [...] -
Bruning To Announce Thursday
Posted: June 5th, 2007, 6:50pm CDT by dave
Well, it looks like Jon Bruning’s going to officially announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Thursday, making him the first officially announced candidate for the Nebraska Senate race in 2008. My read of the situation is this: The longer Chuck Hagel waits to get into this race, the less support he’s going to have. His [...] -
Lee Terry and Ethical Hypocrisy
Posted: June 5th, 2007, 4:19pm CDT by dave
For someone who has deemed earmark rules too confusing to bother with, shirking his responsibility to his district on a regular basis, and despite his own involvement in pork projects, Lee Terry certainly talks a lot about ethics reform. Even though he voted against some of those reforms in January. With the news of indictments against [...] -
Our President Is An Insane Warmonger
Posted: June 5th, 2007, 11:46am CDT by dave
The missile defense shield is one of the most insanely idiotic ideas to ever come out of a Republican administration - a relic from the Reagan administration, a pipe dream that doesn’t really work, but gives billions of dollars to defense contractors to try anyway. This administration has done its best to convince us that the [...] -
Where Will Hagel’s Ego Lead Him?
Posted: June 3rd, 2007, 1:31am CDT by dave
Turning our rhetorical guns back on the bad guys… John Judis has a profile of Chuck Hagel in TNR this week (available here, free registration required). It’s mostly your standard profile of Hagel, but there’s some good stuff toward the end about Hagel’s state of mind right now. Two months later, Hagel appears to have concluded [...] -
The “Honest Mayor”
Posted: June 2nd, 2007, 3:34pm CDT by dave
Just in case you ever thought that either Hal Daub or the Omaha World-Herald had any credibility, whatsoever, here’s a friendly reminder from just about ten years ago. When Brenda Council challenged Daub in 1997, and directly attacked his credibility about police manipulating crime stats in the city. Daub said he was being honest, and to [...]