Geither at Treasury, Richardson at Commerce
It appears that Barack Obama's economic team is set, with Timothy Geithner at Treasury and Bill Richardson at Commerce. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United States out of an economic nosedive, NBC news reported on Friday. Geithner, 47, had been seen as one ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 21, 2008 16:53
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State?!
The big political news this morning is the buzz surrounding speculation that Hillary Clinton could be tabbed as Secretary of State. Politico's Mike Allen: Several Obama transition advisers are strongly advocating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for secretary of state, a move that would create the ultimate “Team of Rivals” Cabinet, according to officials involved in the discussions. President-elect Obama has narrowed the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 14, 2008 08:48
Why Not Hillary?
The GOP has come up with a clever yet bizarre line of attack on Barack Obama: How dare he pass over Hillary Clinton for Joe Biden as his running mate? As WSJ's Amy Chozick reported last night, Team McCain debuted a new spot, "Passed Over," at 3 a.m.: The timing is a reference to Hillary Clinton’s national security ad during the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 24, 2008 08:32
Obama’s VP: Biden or Bayh?
Barack Obama's vice president may have a last name that starts with "Bye," CNN's Alexander Mooney reports. The two senators widely believed to be at the top of Barack Obama's shortlist for VP have been given prime-time speaking slots at the Democratic convention Wednesday night — the very same night the vice presidential candidate is slated to speak. According to the Democratic ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 15, 2008 08:06
John McCain: Shadow President?
John McCain is taking advantage of Barack Obama's "foreign vacation" in Hawaii and using the crisis in Georgia to showcase his foreign policy prowess. He's dispatched his minions, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, to Georgia. TPM's Greg Sargent figures, The idea is to showcase himself as a man of action during a time of international crisis and to remind people that the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 14, 2008 08:47
Those Awful Polls
Beldar, commenting on my recent analysis of Fred Thompson's chances in tomorrow's South Carolina's primary, observed, "you have far more faith in polls than I do, or than their results (especially recently) would merit." There's certainly reason to suspect the polls, given Hillary Clinton's surprise win in New Hampshire and Mitt Romney's larger-than-projected win in Michigan. But let's look at ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 18, 2008 08:45
The Uncommitted Vote (Updated)
One thing worth noting about the results of the Michigan primary was the extremely large Democratic vote for "Uncommitted". Clinton took 55% of the total vote, while "Uncommitted" took 40%. This is actually out of whack with the most recent polls in Michigan, which showed an average of about 53% for Clinton and only about 29% for "Uncommitted". ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 16, 2008 00:08
Bill Richardson Drops Out of Presidential Race
As widely anticipated, Bill Richardson is ending his quest for the presidency. Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is pulling out of the presidential race, after coming in fourth in both the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucuses. Mr. Richardson made the decision after returning to New Mexico yesterday and meeting with his top advisers. He is expected to ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 10, 2008 08:05
Politics and Evolution
Ronald Bailey has a helpful article over at Reason Online that describes each candidates stance on evolution. The Democrats all believe in evolution. The Republicans...well you have quite a selection there. You have guys like Mike Huckabee who think the world was literally made in a week. To more sophisticated views like those held by Romney ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 9, 2008 09:51
New Hampshire Primary Predictions (Updated)
The fabled village of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire has cast their first-in-the-state vote in the first-in-the-nation primary. Their selections, John McCain and Barack Obama, will likely be the choice of the rest of the state as well, if the polls are right. Predictions: For what it's worth (which, admittedly, probably isn't much), here's how I see it ending up: Republicans ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 8, 2008 10:13
