Good catch from Hot Air…

While I still think it was hacky for McCain to raise money off of Hamas’ “endorsement” of Obama, it’s clear his 2006 statements square with his current stance.
What’s also clear is that James Rubin was clearly mischaracterizing McCain’s statement and likes to play fast and loose with the facts. I mean, [...]

And something tells me that this will be one of those gifts that’ll keep on giving…

Chuck Todd explains why the Obama camp is cheering today…
When President Bush — thousands of miles away in Israel — decided to fire his thinly veiled shot at Obama yesterday, it was a giant gift to the Illinois senator and his campaign.
Why?
One, it essentially kept Clinton on the sidelines just two days after [...]

Politico reports there’s progress on the “partisan hack” front…
John McCain’s campaign asked a prominent Republican consultant, Craig Shirley, to leave his official campaign role Thursday after a Politico inquiry about Shirley’s dual role consulting for the campaign and for an independent “527″ group opposing the Democratic presidential candidates. The campaign also released a new conflict [...]

(UPDATE: Go here to read how McCain’s statement was taken out of context. In other words, this post was based on a false report and should be read as such, even though I still think McCain raising money off of Hamas’ “endorsement” of Obama is hacky at best.)
As most of you know by now, Hamas [...]

Here’s the transcript from MSNBC via ThinkProgress:
“President Bush got it exactly right today when he warned about the threat of Iran and its terrorist proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah. It is imperative that we reject the flawed and naïve thinking that denies or dismisses the words of extremists and terrorists when they shout “Death to [...]

As a followup to Alan’s excellent rundown of what McCain thinks the future will look like under his guidance, here’s a video from the AP…

I applaud McCain for his willingness to share his vision, but much more detail is needed. Because a lot of this sounds exactly like the kind of unrealistic, wishful thinking he [...]

After a foreign policy that has resulted in more enemies instead of fewer, Bush actually has the gall to suggest that talking with some of the more high level foes is akin to appeasing Hitler.
Seriously?
“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have [...]

John McCain is laying out what he envisions for the future of America should he be elected president. So what does McCain see in his crystal ball? Peace and prosperity, of course. But some of the details are intriguing. Here they are in black with my comments following (note he did admit he’ll need a [...]

This time from the decidedly conservative editorial board of the Washington Times:
Cindy McCain refuses to release her tax returns. This is not just a questionable political decision that threatens to haunt her husband’s campaign for the next six months. It is also the wrong decision. Mrs. McCain needs to change her mind and release the [...]

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about McCain’s seemingly paper thin plan to help the environment, Obama’s plan would provide immediate funds to help create the technology that will help big polluters get cleaner and ultimately buy fewer emission credits.
Here’s more from MSNBC:
Here in [Michigan], he unveiled his proposals for reviving American manufacturing. The plan [...]

Considering the ongoing state-sanctioned murders and rapes in Darfur, divesting from companies that do business in Sudan is a proper move for nations and for individuals who care about human rights. I’m glad to see the McCains finally did just that, with Cindy McCain selling off all shares of two mutual funds which included companies [...]

“The candidate should get his wife to reconsider. The last thing the country needs in a new president is more secrecy.”
- from a Washington Post editorial published today about Cindy McCain’s refusal to release her tax returns.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll continue to say that Cindy McCain’s tax returns should be a matter [...]

A former Republican turned Democrat who could put Virginia in play? Plus massive foreign policy credibility? Plus, like Obama, not a lot of time spent “inside the beltway”?
Marc Ambinder agrees, and notes the release of Webb’s book tomorrow:
“A Time To Fight: Reclaiming a Just And Fair America” is Webb’s most explicitly political to date, and [...]

A very good article over at The Atlantic explores exactly how Obama has been able to raise tens of millions without having to do much except campaign.
The secret? Embrace the social networking model, give people the tools to bring their friends into the campaign and let them grow the base for you…
When My.BarackObama.com launched, at [...]