Somebody 'splain this to me

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Wednesday April 29, 2009 · 6:14 AM PDT

2009/04/29 · 06:14

OK, so today is Barack Obama's 100th day in office. And we all know that the President is enjoying nearly unprecedented popularity, right? Right...?

Nope. The Washington Times never got the memo. News flash from their editorial today, aptly titled "Barack's in the basement": Obama is the least popular President in the last four decades! With the exception of Bill Clinton, of course:

Mr. Obama's current approval rating of 56 percent is only one tick higher than the 55-percent approval Mr. Clinton had during those crises.

This approval rating is allegedly taken from "Gallup's April survey." But clicking over to Gallup, there's just one little problem...

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Tuesday September 02, 2008 · 10:32 AM PDT

2008/09/02 · 10:32

A lot has been made of Sarah Palin's prior membership in the Alaska Independence Party, and for excellent reasons that have been well diaried elsewhere.

We might be missing a major question, though: was she, in fact, ever a member of the party?

The McCain campaign says no, below the fold:

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 09:19

Holy crap, he looks old.

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Friday May 30, 2008 · 12:43 PM PDT

2008/05/30 · 12:43

Joe Lieberman can't shock us any more.

Let's face it, the only thing left for Senator Droopy to do is to go "full Zell" on us by appearing at the Republican National Convention this summer and lighting candles to John McCain. He won't have the oratory stylings of Zell at his disposal, of course, but he'll do what he can, Lieber-style.

Even so, his decision to speak at John Hagee's ironically-titled "Christians United for Israel" conference this summer left even the good senator's half-dozen remaining ardent supporters scratching their heads.

As a constituent of his, I felt compelled to write him a short, respectful letter, urging him to reconsider appearing arm-in-arm with the man who believes that the Nazis were God's messengers.

Nothing surprising about Lieberman's short, formulaic response: it's all about the foreign policy, baby.

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Tuesday September 18, 2007 · 11:59 AM PDT

2007/09/18 · 11:59

How do I know? It says so right in the subject line of the e-mail that I just received from the Edwards campaign:

"Thursday night: Elizabeth Edwards wants to meet you"

Ah, if only they had mentioned ALL the details in the subject line. Because of course, what she really wants is to separate me from my hard-earned cash.

Is this a shock? A candidate for political office, appearing in exchange for campaign contributions? No...but the way in which the e-mail framed the meeting was a bit off-putting to me.

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Wednesday November 08, 2006 · 12:37 PM PST

2006/11/08 · 12:37

Still deliriously happy over the course of events over the past 24 hours...and still bitterly disappointed in my fellow Nutmeg State residents over their failure to see through Holy Joe's shtick. The re-election of Joe Lieberman has consequences, not the least of which is that a promising newcomer named Ned Lamont fell short of a position wherein he could have done so much good for Connecticut and the nation.

So yeah, despite the overall good news, I'm looking for silver linings in my own backyard, which also re-elected Chris Shays, though by a margin of victory even smaller than the one he eked out in 2004.

It's not too hard to connect these dots, and urge Ned Lamont to run for Chris Shays' Congressional seat in 2008. Read More

CT-Sen: Show a little love for...Alan Schlesinger?

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Monday October 16, 2006 · 1:02 PM PDT

2006/10/16 · 13:02

Contribute here to support Schlesinger's candidacy.

Following today's debate performance (which has been sufficiently blogged elsewhere), there's a very real chance that Alan Schlesinger is going to pop up on the radar screen. Heretofore an orphaned politician who can't even get his Republican governor to endorse him, Schlesinger's commanding performance in today's debate might be enough to pop his support up into the low double digits.

Is it a smart idea to support the candidacy of a Republican candidate? Ordinarily a question that answers itself, it's a thornier question here in the Nutmeg State today than it was a few days ago. Read More

CT-Gov, CT-Sen: "I Pray that I'll never be in politics so long as to give an answer like THAT!"

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Tuesday October 10, 2006 · 9:48 AM PDT

2006/10/10 · 09:48

When you're a Republican governor of a blue state running for re-election, and you're asked how you feel about the candidates running for Senate, the question is an easy one to answer, right? You tout the Republican candidate, and look to create a little mojo on his behalf?

Well, not if the state in question is Connecticut, the governor in question is Jodi Rell, and to endorse your own party's candidate would mean dissing the wolf in sheep's clothing that is calling himself "CfL" these days! URL: http://www.youtube.com/...

DeStefano's response is a classic.

How telling that the GOP can't bring itself to endorse their own candidate in Connecticut! In Rell's defense, she did stop short of actually endorsing Holy Joe, which I guess counts for something.

Freep this poll: should ABC can the 9/11 mockumentary?

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Friday September 08, 2006 · 7:19 AM PDT

2006/09/08 · 07:19

So far, the wingnut vote is vastly outnumbering the vote for cancellation...take a quick click here if you're so inclined and shift the balance of this poll back where it belongs!

http://www.vote.com/

No, it's not a scientific poll, but the message is an important one nonetheless. I doubt we all have time to tag every poll that comes down the road, but it surely helps to make our voices heard in whatever capacity we can.

http://www.vote.com/

Netroots Take Lieberman off CT ballot...at least for now

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Tuesday August 22, 2006 · 12:30 PM PDT

2006/08/22 · 12:30

If you missed this diary the first time around, you might want to take another look at it. The original subject talked about how the Connecticut Secretary of State's office was listing Joe Lieberman on the ballot as a Democrat (and after Ned Lamont, defying both electoral reality AND the alphabet). Well, lo and behold...same-day, and the SoS has actually fixed it!

http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/...

Just saying, folks...sometimes the angry outraged phone calls actually get something done. And it's nice to see when it does!

In anticipation of the first "three-way" polls

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 7:37 AM PDT

2006/08/09 · 07:37

It'll be interesting to see how the first few polls look following the electric primary here in my beloved state of Connecticut. (I can call it "my beloved" today, since it justified my collective faith in my fellow citizens with yesterday's vote!) Just speculating here, but my feeling is that while I expect Lieberman to be ahead, I'd be mildly surprised if it were by a huge margin.

Yesterday's vote was a bit deceptive, insofar as AMONG DEMOCRATS, I think Lamont won by a hell of a lot more than 52-48. Yes, I know, it was a Democratic primary, but for those of you who are unfamiliar with Connecticut rules, registered Republicans are allowed to change their affiliation and vote Democratic 90 days before a primary. Even more importantly, unaffiliated voters (which represent the largest bloc of voters in the Nutmeg State) are allowed to register Democratic for the purposes of voting in a primary 24 hours before said primary. Read More

Lamont's Rally in Greenwich: Pictures!

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Friday August 04, 2006 · 8:47 PM PDT

2006/08/04 · 20:47

Got back from the Lamont rally a few hours ago, and was not at all disappointed. There was a hearty presence of Connecticut Democrats, a lame counterpresence of Lieberman "supporters," and great speeches all around. I also got to shake the candidate's hand tonight...told him how much I was looking forward to seeing him as "Senator Lamont." He thanked me, then noticed the MoveOn.org t-shirt, smiled, and remarked, "Hey, you're a MoveOn guy! You guys have been great!"

Thought you might be interested in a few pics from the rally...here's hoping I do this right and you can actually SEE something below the fold... Read More

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