A lovely outtake from the NYT this morning:
Both Mr. Clinton and Mr. Giustra at first denied that any such meeting occurred. Mr. Giustra also denied ever arranging for Kazakh officials to meet with Mr. Clinton. Wednesday, after The Times told them that others said a meeting, in Mr. Clinton’s home, had in fact taken place, both men acknowledged it.
Hat tip: NRO.
The king of talk radio isn’t backing down, as Ambers notes. But it’s also worth noting what one Romney supporter has realized:
Candidates slammed by Rush got over half the vote in his adopted home state. McCain, Huckabee, and Paul were almost universally attacked and were outspent, but gained a majority of the vote.
I do not rejoice in this truth, but the conservative think-tanks, media centers, and pundits need to re-evaluate their educational strategies and make up.
Chris Mooney is thrilled at McCain’s emergence:
There seem to me to be two fundamental points. One: Anyone who cares about global warming should want McCain to vanquish his Republican opponents in the primaries. If we get McCain versus one of the Democrats in the general election, we’ll have two candidates who want strong action (even if their precise stances may differ). Whoever wins in that scenario, we’ll be better off in the climate arena than ever before—and we can count on action finally happening.
The other fundamental point is this. While McCain’s support of nuclear power and his more cautious approach to greenhouse gas regulation each can be criticized, neither rates, in my view, as an irredeemable flaw. Politics is too messy for purism on these matters—and the climate problem too urgent. A McCain presidency would certainly be a great step forward on climate, and given our nation’s past history on this issue, well … that’s more than a start.
Pollster.com’s national poll of polls:
The award-winning, amazing BBC documentary – as reimagined by Eric Cartman.
Obama gets Hulk Hogan, but Hillary gets Belvis. Draw?
He’s one of the best assets of this administration but John Bolton has it in for him. And Bolton’s allies at Powerline and Captain’s Quarters play along. Some conservatives are truly letting their bitterness get the better of them.
San Francisco’s decline continues. That was a joke for all you touchy Californians.
This struck me as McCain’s worst performance of the campaign. He seemed – understandably – exhausted. He kept pushing some untruths about Romney’s position on Iraq. He seemed vague and unfocused on the economy. He was also more aggressive in swiping at Romney who was more civil and more engaging than I have seen so far. No, I still favor McCain on the issues – and on character. But either his relief at having this almost in the bag affected him, or he is showing his age. The latter is worrying – especially against Obama.
An opening shot for the fall.
The Dish 