Norm Coleman's Sweet Deal
And CREW has filed an ethics complaint in response. From TPM Muckraker:Kentucky
McConnell: GOP Recapturing Senate "Impossible"
In an appearance on CNN Late Edition yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) admitted that "the numbers make it impossible" for Republicans to recapture the Senate this November. "Leader McConnell was voicing his opinion about the upcoming Senate races,"...Nevada
The New NIMBY: "Not In McCain's Back Yard"
The Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "NIMBY: Not In McCain's Back Yard" that highlights John McCain's Yucca Mountain problem. Yesterday--barely a day after McCain dismissed criticism of Yucca Mountain as "a NIBMY problem" that "we've gotta have the guts and the courage" to get over--new video emerged of McCain admitting that he would not be comfortable shipping material though Arizona on its way to Yucca Mountain. Despite calling for the creation of 100 new nuclear power plants, McCain failed to address the question of what to do with the spent nuclear fuel during yesterday's remarks in Las Vegas.Nevada
AUDIO OF CONFERENCE CALL
On a conference call today, Nevada State Sen. Steven Horsford, Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid, and Scott Sklar, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Sustainable Energy Coalition, discussed the difference between the candidates' energy plans, and what each would mean for Nevada.Nevada
John McCain's Energy Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Waste for Nevada
In the same week John McCain admitted that his new plan to end the moratorium on offshore oil drilling would have nothing more than a "psychological impact" on energy prices, McCain is bringing his out of touch campaign agenda to Nevada. While recent polls show that three quarters of Nevadans oppose construction of a nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain, Senator McCain has repeatedly voted to approve it and now proposes the construction of at least 45 new nuclear power plants. Presumably, Senator McCain's energy plan would require shipping the waste from those new plants to Nevada.California
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Oil Drilling
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain and Gov. Schwarzenegger agree on oil drilling.Florida North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia
Afternoon Open Thread
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Barack Obama's Coattails in the South
Senator Barack Obama's appeal to African-American and youth voters may reshape the political landscape of the South this November. Stateline columnist Louis Jacobsen writes: Some Democrats hold out hope that Obama could actually win one of the six Southern states...Link to this Article · Go to the Alabama blog · Go to the Georgia blog · Go to the Louisiana blog · Go to the Mississippi blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the South Carolina blog
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GOP Senator: Cuba-China Oil Drilling Pact "Akin to Urban Legend"
Republican leaders are known for trafficking in myths and alternate realities: "Climate change is a hoax. Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were classmates and best friends in the 3rd grade. John McCain would make a good president." The usual...Link to this Article · Comments (3) · Go to the Florida blog · Go to the Indiana blog · Go to the Michigan blog · Go to the Minnesota blog · Go to the Missouri blog · Go to the Ohio blog · Go to the Pennsylvania blog · Go to the Wisconsin blog
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McCain's Offshore Drilling Flip-Flop
McCain has now announced that he will lift the federal moratorium on drilling exploration, even though -- in the past -- he opposed drilling off the coast of Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, and Maine. Via Think Progress, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank notes:Link to this Article · Comments (1) · Go to the Florida blog · Go to the Maine blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the Oregon blog
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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Off-Shore Drilling
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain is against off-shore drilling.Link to this Article · Go to the Arizona blog · Go to the Oregon blog · Go to the Texas blog · Go to the Washington blog
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Jeff Alberici, a New York Teacher, Delivers the Democratic Radio Address
Jeff Alberici, an eight-grade teacher in New York, husband and father of three, delivers this week's Democratic Radio Address. Alberici discusses Democratic plans to tackle high energy and gas prices and the Republican efforts to block them without any solutions of their own.Montana
Barack Obama's Commitment to Native Americans
Senator Barack Obama visited the Crow Nation in Montana to tout his plans as President and the kind of relationship he would maintain with the American Indian community, stating: "You will be on my mind every day I am in...Wisconsin
McCain Struggles
The McCain campaign is reportedly struggling to keep up in some states:North Carolina
Change That Works for You
Senator Barack Obama kicked-off a two week tour called "Change That Works for You" today in Raleigh, North Carolina to highlight his economic policies and plan to get the country back on track.I’ll take a different approach. I will reform...Report Details Close Links Between Bush Administration, Abramoff
In a draft report [PDF] to be issued by the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles, Calif.), that details the close ties between the Bush administration and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and associates. The House Committee...Ohio
McCain Campaign Sputtering in Ohio
Apparently, John McCain has his work cut out for him in Ohio. Three months as the presumptive Republican nominee and John McCain's campaign is floundering in a crucial state like Ohio: Some Republicans say they are also troubled that the...Louisiana
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Louisiana's Farmers
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain will stand up for Louisiana's farmers.Florida Michigan
Howard Dean and Jim Roosevelt Discuss Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting on ABC's This Week
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Co-Chair Jim Roosevelt discussed the Rules and Bylaws Committee's decision to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations yesterday and Democratic Party unity this morning on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Below are excerpts from Dean and Roosevelt's appearance.Florida Michigan
DNC Chairman Howard Dean's Remarks to the RBC Meeting
Below are DNC Chairman Howard Dean's remarks to the Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on May 31, 2008, as prepared for delivery.Florida Michigan
DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee Reaches Agreement on Seating Florida and Michigan Delegations
Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Rules and Bylaws Committee Co-Chairs Alexis Herman and Jim Roosevelt issued the following joint statement.West Virginia
Capito to Deliver Adult Education Commencement; Voted for Budget Cuts on Student Programs
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will speak at an adult education graduation ceremony on May 30. She thrice voted for the Republican budget for fiscal year 2006 that included the single largest cuts to student aid programs -- $12.7 billion.Ohio
Ohioans Respond to John McCain on the Economy
John McCain said in April that "a lot of our [economic] problems are, as you know, psychological." Ohioans, who are among the worst hit by Bush/McCain style economic policies, disagree. John McCain: he's no economist, nor a psychologist, either....Mississippi
Mississippi Gets the Change They Deserve
Last night -- in a special election -- Democrats picked up another House seat in yet another distract that has been reliably Republican for over a decade.New Jersey New York
John McCain's East River Tour
John McCain is taking a ferry ride down the East River from New York City to Highland, New Jersey. Sounds like a great photo op, no? Turns out, McCain's tour will pass a series of landmarks he opposed funding for or even voted voted against.Arizona
Arizona Republic: McCain Not a Maverick
The Arizona Republic declared that in tight votes, John McCain is "not a 'maverick.'" An examination of the presumptive GOP nominee's voting record in the Senate since 1999 found that "when it matters most, he seldom bucks the party." John McCain: The Bush president Bush Republicans have been waiting for.Michigan
Michigan Fundraiser Highlights McCain's Radical Friends
What the invitation to a John McCain fundraiser does not say, however, is that Rakolta and Liggett were two of the key backers of an organization that helped finance an ad that compared Democrats to Adolf Hitler in the 2006 election. Rakolta and his wife contributed $10,000 to a group called Voice the Vote, which used the money to buy a newspaper ad that compared Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and a procession of Democratic presidents to Hitler.Florida
Oppenheimer's Straight Talk on John McCain
Columnist Andrés Oppenheimer ripped John McCain over his embrace of the right-wing on immigration in Sunday's Miami Herald. Oppenheimer, an award-winning journalist, writes that following an interview with the presumptive GOP nominee that McCain is "moving steadily backward" on immigration.Florida
