Archive for June, 2003
$7 Million!
Monday, June 30th, 2003Woohoo! Over $7 million, including over $700,000 today alone. And there’s still some time left to donate today.
The Democratic presidential primary is now officially a Kerry-Dean race.
For a candidate to raise almost a million dollars over the Internet in a single day was unthinkable just yesterday. This is the first presidential campaign where the Internet [...]
Almost There
Monday, June 30th, 2003Almost there, less than $50,000 needed to hit the magic $7 million figure. You can put Dean over the top and have John Kerry tearing out his hair. In case you’re a new reader, here’s why you should donate to Dean.
Still Time to Donate
Monday, June 30th, 2003There are still a few hours left in this fundraising quarter. With a few donations, we can get Howard Dean past the magic $7 million number! It just takes a couple of minutes to donate by clicking here.
If you donate today, you might be one of five lucky Internet donors who get a personal phone [...]
More Dean
Monday, June 30th, 2003If you took my advice and donated money to Howard Dean, you should be patting yourself on the back. The numbers go a long way towards making up for Dean’s terrible Meet the Press appearance.
Here’s The Note on the consequences of Dean’s fundraising:
The circumstances aren’t identical and the two campaigns will probably sneer at the [...]
Dean Fundraising
Monday, June 30th, 2003Go, Dean, Go! Howard Dean seems to have done pretty well in fundraising this quarter:
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean (D) announced yesterday that he has raised more than $6 million in the second quarter of this year, an achievement many of his competitors privately conceded will add new credibility to his insurgent bid for the [...]
Dean
Monday, June 30th, 2003James Taranto thinks, as I do, that Howard Dean is the ideal Democratic nominee. For Republicans.
It’s perilous to speculate, but it’s also fun, so what the hell: What if Dr. Dean wins the first two contests, knocking out Mr. Gephardt in Iowa and Mr. Kerry in New Hampshire? That would leave Mr. Lieberman as the [...]
It’s Not Over
Monday, June 30th, 2003Ward Connerly, the hero of the modern civil rights movement, isn’t about to let the states off the hook on affirmative action.
The Times Gets It
Sunday, June 29th, 2003Even the Old York Times is waking up the sheer scale and scope of what the president is aiming for in 2004:
In 1994, when conservatives led by Newt Gingrich took control of the House, there was concern that their time in power would be limited. Today, many conservatives say, American public opinion is shifting their [...]
They’re in Trouble
Saturday, June 28th, 2003You know the Democrats are in trouble when the reliably liberal Chris Weyant has this to say.
Most Creative
Saturday, June 28th, 2003Check out Patrick J. Kennedy’s creative explanation for his now-famous “I have never worked a (bleepin) day in my life” comment:
“In terms of my choice of words, I believe and always believe that it is not work to represent the people of Rhode Island,” Kennedy said in a written statement.
Wow! That’s almost as good as [...]
The Party of the Little Guy
Saturday, June 28th, 2003Few people realize that, when it comes to fundraising, Republicans are the party of the little guy and Democrats are the party of the fat cat. A new study has some numbers that make it starkly obvious that Democrats are going to miss those million-dollar soft-money contributions:
The study, analyzing donations during the 2002 campaign cycle, [...]
The L word
Saturday, June 28th, 2003Fred Barnes says the stars are aligning just right:
THE POLITICAL STARS are suddenly aligned for President Bush for a smashing re-election victory in 2004. This doesn’t guarantee he’ll win. And it doesn’t preclude anything of political significance changing the situation between today and Election Day 16 months from now. What it does mean, though, is [...]
The New Isolationism
Friday, June 27th, 2003Beginning last December, I wondered why we spend billions of dollars and risk the lives of our young men and women to defend allies that repay us with scorn and treachery. I called repeatedly for a pullout of our troops from places like South Korea and Germany.
Little did I know that the Pentagon would begin [...]
Do Not Call
Friday, June 27th, 2003The national telemarketing Do Not Call list begins registrations today. It’s a very simple process; so go register.
Right to Privacy
Thursday, June 26th, 2003George Will is merciless in his dissection of the Supreme Court’s mythical “Right to Privacy.”