(TheHill)... After Joe Miller's surprise win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski
(R-Alaska) in the Republican Senate
primary,
observers started taking a second look at another Tea Party candidate: Christine
O'Donnell as she seeks to beat incumbent Mike Castle...
(HotAir)... writes Morrissey:
"Fiorina barely
edges Barbara Boxer in what is really a dead heat, but Whitman
still beats Jerry Brown outside the margin of error..."
(Politico)... "Barbara Boxer has been in Washington, D.C. for 28 long
years," Fiorina said in her opening statement. "Barbara Boxer may say she is
fighting for Californians, but the truth is she's fighting hardest for another
six years in Washington, D.C."...
(Politico)...
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says his
lobbying past and Deep South roots could be assets rather than liabilities if he
decides to run...
(HuffPo)...
Obama's former 'car czar' Steve Rattner offers an insider's account of the Obama
administration's rescue of the auto industry. And he pulls no punches...
(TIME)...
writes Michael Scherer: "A sense of disappointment, bordering on betrayal, has
been growing across th country... The fear most often expressed is that Obama is
taking the country somewhere they don't want to go..."
(USAToday)... writes Cantor: "Next year, President Obama is going
to preside over one of the largest tax increases on families and small
businesses in American history. How his administration has convinced itself that
this is a good idea right now is beyond comprehension..."
(Townhall)... writes
Coulter: "When Obama turned to the economy... he blamed the deficit on the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which the AP points out didn't keep Congress from
nearly balancing the budget during the Bush years..."
(TheHill)...
The GOP has turned out 3 million more voters than Democrats during the primary
season so far -- reversing the 3 million vote advantage Dems enjoyed in 2006...
(HotAir.)...
writes Allalhpundit: "something involving Palin is happening in Alaska on
September 11 and it's significant enought to have Glenn Beck in attendance..."
(NYDaily.)... in her book Meghan McCain says Palin brought
"stress, drama, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty" to her father's
2008 campaign...
(AP)...
The Justice Dept. says Sheriff Arpaio has refused to turn over records in an
investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics...
(Politico)... Of the 37 gubernatorial races this year, candidates
in more than 20 states have endorsed adopting a strict Arizona-style immigration
law...
(Politico)...
says Blair in his new book: "One of the most ludicrous caricatures of George is
that he was a dumb idiot who stumbled into the presidency. No one stumbles into
that job..."
Feb. 8, 2010…
John Murtha is dead at 77. He served 36 years in the U.S.
House of Representatives. He was a political patriarch to
Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Following
his Abscam escape as an unindicted co-conspirator, Murtha’s claim in
the
1980 FBI Abscam video of wanting to be in Congressional leadership
was dashed. He then proceeded to push Rep. Nancy Pelosi forward into a
leadership position. Despite his past scandals, in 2006 he made a run
for Majority Leader against Steny Hoyer and received Pelosi’s
endorsement. Murtha failed miserably in his attempt.