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Posted on February 13, 2008 by Riley

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WashTimes Gets In On McCain Veep Speculation

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Riley

The WashTimes is getting in on the “running mate guessing game” as they call it.
Those they list as possibilites for McCain –

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee

former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

South Carolina U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint

Indiana U.S. Rep. Mike Pence

former [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, John McCain, Republicans | 2 Comments »

Obama Staffer – “She can’t catch us”

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Riley

The Politico reports that Barack Obama staffer David Plouffe has said, “She can’t catch us [in pledged delegates].”
To quote Han Solo:  Great, kid.  Don’t get cocky.
Here’s why.  Two words — Howard Wolfson.
That’s right, Hillary Clinton’s staffer who drove Virginia’s own Marky Mark suddenly and mysteriously out of the presidential race, is still in the game.  [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Democrats, Marky Mark, National Politics | 1 Comment »

Roger Clemens Grilled by Congress

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Riley

The grilling of Roger Clemens is underway by the House Oversight and Government Reform Cmte.  You can watch the hearing here.

Filed under: Baseball, Congress, Scandal! | 2 Comments »

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