Eliot Spitzer Pimps His New Vulture FundOn his 49th birthday, we get reports that Spitzer’s legal future looks grim, but his financial plan is a good one! Oh, yeah, and he doesn’t think the whole hooker thing was that big of a deal.
McCain Already Sputtering?Some Republicans are worried that McCain has failed to capitalize on his months-long head start.
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Veep Speculation Runs Rampant, With or Without Clinton and ObamaLet’s be honest, the veepstakes is the funnest part of any presidential election. It’s like drafting your fantasy baseball team, except you’re not drunk and your Internet didn’t freeze right when you were picking.
All the Right People Criticize Obama Over IranForeign policy is clearly where McCain feels he’s stronger than Obama. Of course, the punditry is divided over whether that’s actually the case.
Hillary Wants Something. Does She Even Know What It Is?Like genius ‘Lost’ mastermind Ben, does Clinton have some kind of crazy scheme up her sleeve (or a time-travel chamber?) to wrest control of the nomination from Obama? Or is it simply that she’s angling for a spot on the ticket?
So NOW What Is Clinton Gonna Do?Will she fight the Michigan decision at the convention? Is she angling for 2012? Or will she bow out gracefully in the coming days? The country is looking for answers!
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Hillary Clinton’s Long WeekendEverything that happened to Hillary over the weekend, in case you took one weekend off from reading the news.
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Joe Bruno Calls Foul on Paterson for Following His Own LeadBruno and Albany Republicans are protesting Paterson’s command that state agencies recognize out-of-state gay marriages, claiming it circumvents the Legislature. But didn’t Bruno already decline a chance for the State Senate to vote on the issue?
Obama’s Iraq Trip: Political Quagmire?John McCain is making hay of Barack Obama not having been to Iraq since 2006, when the Democrat made his only visit. (Can you blame him? It’s last on our list of places to go.)