GOPer John McCain deserves my political honesty response of the month so far award. While interviewing him yesterday about his energy and climate change policies (McCain will take part in a forum Thursday sponsored by employer), I asked the only Republican candidate who takes the issue seriously how 'green' his campaign was. He didn't hesitate: "Not very," he said with a laugh while riding on a diesel bus. He's looking for a biodiesel fill up somewhere in New Hampshire, I presume.
Mr. Rogers' neighborhood ain't so kind
Either in kindergarten or the second grade I wrote an essay about why I wanted to be president which wasn't such an odd thing to do in my day -- or during most eras I imagine. Anyway, my ambitions didn't go very far (too much playground time and not enough political plotting) and look where I ended up. The Clinton folks seem to have gone a tad overboard on the Obama character front accusing Obama of having sinister ambitions at an early age because he once penned the same essay I did. In my daily link, you have read this to believe just how strange this is. It's only a matter of time before this gainswidespread blogger ridicule and becomes late-night comic fodder.
Oh Hillary, about that vote on Iran...
Hillary is getting no love today. Fellow Dem rival Chris Dodd launched this broadside on Clinton's September vote for the Kyl-Lieberman amendment -- you know the one designating a military organization a terrorist band -- in light of the latest National Intelligence Estimate report regarding Iran. And Iran is an issue on the mind of many voters I've encountered in person or by letter
"As was the case with Iraq, the latest NIE makes it clear that this President is offering another false bill of goods to Congress and the American people in an attempt to build the case for war with Iran. The only difference this time is that we didn't start a disastrous war before we found out that the intelligence didn't hold up," Dodd said. "Our experience should have shown us the danger in trusting this Administration as it marched to war. That is why I and many of my colleagues - at least many of those who bothered to vote - opposed the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment. Unfortunately, Senator Clinton instead chose to lend credence to
the Administration's position. It's easy to say 'fool me once, shame on George Bush,' but when she's been fooled twice, shame on her."
She said recently she enjoyed the heat of the kitchen and she was ready for the fun part of the primary's final push. It's a good thing because it's likely to become a big and hot laughfest from here on out.
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