It does not take long for a career politician to learn a few dirty tricks in a campaign. One of the all time best political dirty tricks was just pulled on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We let it leak to her campaign that I have a plan to run as an independent for President if I … Read More »
I have two Marks against me
March 13, 2008
There are two Marks in my political life, and, from what I can tell, they both hate me. The first is Mark Penn who works for Hillary Clinton. He’s one of two attack dogs on Hillary’s campaign staff. If Terry McAuliffe isn’t available to beat up on me, they send in Mark. Today he complained … Read More »
The many faces of Hillary
March 12, 2008
For a chubby, wrinkled white woman, Hillary Clinton is the ultimate moving target with all the deft and cunning of cornered mountain lion. Either that, or she suffers from some kind of political multiple personality disorder. I suspect it happens frequently to rich white women who move to Arkansas. We’re never sure which Hillary will … Read More »
Nobody knows the money troubles I knows
March 11, 2008
Michelle and I were talking about campaign finance this morning. She didn’t paint a pretty picture for me. It’s not as though we don’t have enough money flowing into the campaign. We have too much money. John McCain wants me to take public financing. Long ago, when I didn’t have much money and contributions were … Read More »
What’s a little mustard between friends?
March 10, 2008
Politics is about a sweet combination of dirty tricks and hitting the other guy harder than he hit you. Nobody on the campaign trail is better at that than Terry McAuliffe, chairman of Hillary’s campaign. A couple of weeks ago Terry appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. At the same time, David Plouffe from … Read More »
Mississippi burning, Pennsylvania polka
March 9, 2008
This whole election season must be a situation comedy to the gods of politics. I’m a black man running for President against a white woman in the Mississippi primary and the race is too close to call. In Pennsylvania, I’m the hope for the future in a state with no hope and little future, running … Read More »