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By jwilkes - Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Early in 2008, Republican Senator and former presidential hopeful from Kansas Sam Brownback announced that he’d honor his commitment to serve just two terms in the US Senate, and accordingly, that he won’t run for reelection in 2010.
That opened the door for Kansas Democrats to take advantage of the opportunity to send one of their o more...
By jwilkes - Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Maybe it’s because it happened so long ago (two years is an eternity in political time), but it doesn’t seem like too many people remember what Jim Webb did to help Barack Obama en route to the White House.
Let’s start by saying this: 2008 brought a weak crop to the Republican presidential nomination field. Despite obvious posi more...
By jwilkes - Friday, December 26th, 2008 at 1:53 PM
As he gears up for what is looking more and more certain to be a run for the Senate in the Sunshine State, one has to wonder whether or not there is any Democrat who can stand in his way.
Politico reports today that Bush has been making a series of calls to all of Florida’s biggest political power brokers and campaign players. Current Repu more...
By jwilkes - Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Many presidents have played some kind of sport during their stays in the White House. George W. Bush plays golf often (or at least he did until recently), as did his father and President Clinton, who also jogged almost daily. Gerald Ford was an incredibly talented golfer, as was President Eisenhower. Nixon played, though he was notoriously bad an more...
By jwilkes - Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 7:23 PM
There were more than a few people who were infuriated when John Edwards admitted- after months of denying it- that he’d had an extramarital affair with a former campaign worker. Edwards tried a public mea culpa, but it didn’t do much to lessen their anger. Rumor had it that Edwards had called around to top level donors and campaign ad more...
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