The woes of the DNC continue in Denver, and even the New York Times has taken notice. In some ways, it provides an excellent manifestation of Democratic governance. Underfunded, overspent, and chock-full of unrealistic mandates, the entire enterprise appears on the brink of failure — and Team Obama has six weeks to attempt a rescue:
Some of the Democratic missteps started soon after planning for the event began. The Democratic National Convention Committee decided not to take cheap office space and instead rented top-quality offices in downtown Denver at $100,000 a month, only to need less than half the space, which it then filled with rental furniture at $50,000 a month. And in a costly misstep, the Denver host committee, early on, told corporate donors that their contributions were not tax-deductible, rather than to encourage donations by saying that the tax-exempt application was pending and expected to be approved.

CLICK HERE TO FINISHING READING ABOUT THE DENVER SHIT SHOW…and we thought Mayor Menino and the Boston Democratic Convention Committee made a mess of things - HA you gotta another thing comin’!

Does anyone even give a shit anymore….BOOM BOOM OBAMA?

So hows the RNC doing???

Interesting take on the VP race…as if it really matters after the wonderful fireworks set off by the douchebags in Iran!

ENPR: Ranking Vice Presidential Contenders
by Robert Novak and Timothy P. Carney
Posted: 07/09/2008

Presidential Running Mates: A look at the vice presidential prospects in both parties in a rough order of how their chances rank:

Democratic:
1. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine: The logical choice is a moderate Southern governor, and Kaine is the only one who fits that description. His negatives are multiple: only been governor for two and one-half years, with few accomplishments; an absolutely zero profile nationally with low charisma to match; hard to imagine him as President of the United States. But he’s popular in Virginia, which hasn’t been carried by a Democrat for president since ‘64, but would be possible with Kaine on the ballot.

2. Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.): He is qualified to be President, and gives foreign policy expertise to Obama. He adds experience and age to the ticket, is a Catholic and was impressive as an unsuccessful presidential candidate (much better than in his disastrous ‘88 run). The downside is that he talks too much, but who listens to vice presidential candidates anyway?

3. Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.): He adds moderation and is presentable as a future President. But a fellow senator from the neighboring state of Indiana doesn’t add much balance. If he could really bring Indiana into the Democratic fold, it would be worth putting him on the ticket. But that’s a stretch.

4. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell: He is very able and very experienced, a ticket-balancer: age 64, Jewish, Clinton supporter and pins down a state that Democrats must win to elect a president. The problem is that he just doesn’t look or sound much like a president.

5. Al Gore: Back again! We don’t think he would do it, but it’s possible. The question: Does he drive off more independents and Republicans than he attracts?

6. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.): He’s only 48 years old and elected to the Senate just in 2006, so it doesn’t make much sense to have two young first-term Senators on the ticket. Also, he would be an insult to his blood enemy, Rendell. But otherwise he’s a ticket-balancer: Catholic, pro-life, pro-gun. He endeared himself to Obama campaigning against the Rendell organization in Pennsylvania.

7. Sam Nunn: The former senator hasn’t run office since ‘92, so it’s doubtful how much he would help in the probably unwinnable state of Georgia, and he would be 71 years old when elected. He is still anathema to the gay community for his opposition to “don’t say, don’t tell”. Nevertheless, his national security experience makes him attractive to some party insiders.

8. Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y): Immensely improbable if only because it brings Bill Clinton back into the picture.

Republican:
1. Mitt Romney: He’s on top of the picture with backing from Bush White House, many conservatives and money-raisers. The negatives are that he still is not first on McCain’s dance card and never has polled well nationally.

2. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty: McCain likes him, and he is one of the few eligible GOP governors. But it’s hard to see what he brings to the table. He’s not considered very conservative, and he can’t carry Minnesota for the ticket.

3. Rob Portman: He looked much stronger a month ago. But now his background as a Bush Cabinet official is hurting him. Also, polls show his background as congressman from Cincinnati does not help him much in the rest of Ohio. Still, he is an extremely able, attractive conservative.

4. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist: He might seem the most improbable president since Chester Arthur. But McCain likes him, and he owes him big for his endorsement that may have decided the Florida primary—and the nomination. He erased one question mark last week when he announced he was getting married.

5. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: The 36-year-old first-year governor always was a long shot, but the steam went out of his balloon when he promised state legislators he would sign their pay raise (Mistake No. 1) and then vetoed the bill (Mistake No. 2). Still a favorite of many conservatives.

6. Sen. John Thune (S.D.): A late starter, who is still revered in party circles as the man who defeated Tom Daschle in 2004. But he is an earmarker, and running with anti-earmark McCain would be difficult.

Personally, since I’m some sort of a blend of demopublicgreen thing….and at this stage of the fright fest does anything really matter???
Okay so go with Biden Obama…its a nice square off to a MckillerCain and Mittens Romney…

Thats my two cents…this was a nice sidetrack given I’m absolutly pissed at the Bush administrations staged Iranian Missle test today.

What could possibly be next?!?!
Stayed tuned as the Democratic Convention may be chock full of Bomb Threats, assassination attempts, and Bush and Clinton admininstation meanderings

Yes let’s unite – lets all have one great hugenormous mofo of a democratic spoonfest with each other!

Unite for change is one hell of a slogan…Record numbers turned out for the primaries…The cast of doubt is in and it says can Obama deliver us from the Evil empire we have all been held hostage by for close to eight gut wrenching years or is the party weakened by him being the first candidate of color who; in all likelihood, is going to be saddled with the baggage of the HRC as a running mate if for no other reason but to increase the odds to defeat the war economy fulfillment requirement presidential candidate for the republicans in McCain.

So where do YOU come down on this people?

The continued message of Change is wonderful it attaches hope to the candidate – a hope that things will change – do ALL Americans want this ambiguous change? What is this CHANGE – what does it entail outside of the paradigm shift and sea change from the previous status quo we have grown comfortably numb with?

Call it in the air…So just what is it we are calling it for – heads or tails? What is at risk? What’s to gain? IS that so much to ask – some friggin details?

YEAH YEAH – Hands in the air pump the fist woo hoo CHANGE yeah CHANGE IS GOOD?

Who says it’s a change for the better and how will we know without calling it in the air – Heads or Tails?

Let’s unite before the republicans all fornicate us….

Policy over Party makes more sense every day – doesn’t it?

Let’s all scratch our heads while spooning and wonder just what the hell is that poking us in the behind….yep - it’s the Republicans sticking it up our ass hard and fast – Ouch gosh oh gee that’s starting to hurt…UNITE!

Thank god HRC is done lollygagging and realized that her power mongering herd of Terry, Billy Boy and the like were just plain out of skullduggery and trickery or they all just may have wanted to go out and shoot a round of golf or relax on a 300 foot yacht in the tropics - Who knows?

I for one think Hil will resurface and do great harm to the Democratic party prior to the convention - I’m sure there is one last breath of self important deliverance left in her troupe.

Is it unfortunate that McCain will win this election by default? We all have some soul searching to do. Is there a leader among them or us able to cultivate a grass roots revolution of sorts or is one already in the making?

We spend billions on the fight to protect the oil fields while the Bush and Bin Laden families nest eggs grow by leaps and bounds.

Prices for everything are skyrocketing.

The US dollar is at the weakest of my lifetime.

United States Citizens - We are all mongrels and are about to become the worlds newest immigrants. Watch our general population flee to Ireland, Europe and Asia to put our hard work and genius into another economy - all hail the largest migration or should I say retreat from the US in our history.

Everyday, I hear sad stories from usually light hearted, hard working and once prosperous friends and business acquaintances - there is a general tone of dismay as our country frustrates us in its failure to launch.

What was once a inspiration for me as turned into a wasteland of fiber and bandwidth - the site Obama has launched is Fight the Smears - Are we in a schoolyard or playground here, middle or elementary….this is ridiculous ARE ANY OF THE CANDIDATES dealing in the same realities that we are?

Hello anyone out there???

Love this Blog - Matt you are a true dedicated spirit to the art of blogging and keeping the court of public awareness open for business. Thank you.

We particularly admire the Obama Tracker!
Imagine the ridiculousness going on here…the Denver Convention is 0ver 10 million short in its fundraising efforts…now isn’t that something?
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The Denver Host Committee continues to lag in its convention fund-raising efforts, missing a Monday goal of raising $40.6 million, falling short by almost $11 million. The committee reported raising $29 million at the close of business on Monday, a disappointing showing for a committee that had promised to have more in the bank by now. - NY Times

Some of the problems have nothing to do with the late-decided primary:
Rick Ridder, a Denver-based Democratic strategist who has helped the city’s convention efforts, said the shortfall is a significant concern.

“Without a doubt, there was tentativeness on the part of a lot of major companies because they didn’t know who the nominee was going to be,” Ridder said. “And frankly, Denver is not a major corporate center. Many of the corporations who contributed to Boston (site of the party’s 2004 convention) just haven’t seen advantages to coming here.” - AP

But Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper certainly isn’t giving up. He was in Kansas City recently:

He had less than an hour to be at The Capital Grille to meet with five high-powered movers and shakers and either extract money from them for the Democratic National Convention or get them to hook him up with other potential donors. The clock was already ticking. This trip - the last fundraising effort before the Denver 2008 Host Committee hits its Monday deadline to raise $40.6 million - would be quick. Essentially 24 hours of meetings stacked upon meetings stacked upon meeting.
And the outcome?

“They liked me. This was a successful evening. They’re all going to work for our success. One guy will write a check,” Hickenlooper said. “I don’t know yet, but he gave me his card and said, ‘Send me your information and I’ll write you a check.’ So whether that’s $25,000 or $50,000 - he’s a fairly small restaurant owner - so I don’t know if it will be really big dollars, maybe $5,000 or $10,000.”

Now this is seriously getting way too out of hand…whats next pan handling on the corner “Will work for Convention Funding” - Come on Mayor do we really need a lesson in poor party planning ?

Last note: Al Gore finally decide to support Obama tonight! Must be the Clintons at work for that VP nomination….
gee thanks Al…

Where does one go to derive the ammunition to support the candidate they want to win the election? Is it all one “Zeitgeist - The Movie” conspiracy theorization after another? I get so confused - I don’t know what to believe - so I’m a sucker and go with my heart ( we all know the rapture / pain that mind set can deliver…) the passion - the message - the one who will in fact make CHANGE a reality or at least has convinced me to give him a shot at it…O B A M A.

I’m not a NH voter but I do know many of them; on this the eve of the primary and leading up to it I have been barraged with calls from various campaigns asking me to volunteer time and energy - Well I’m doing that right now to show support of the candidate I endorse!

I really have supported only one candidate and have only contributed to one campaign…I urge all my voting friends ( I have many who I can’t seem to motivate to get out and vote) to head into the polls tomorrow and select Barack Obama. I have had so many people ask me “What is he going to do?”, What type of changes is he going to make?”, What is all this talk of change?” and so on…have faith and hang in there - we let Bush go on and on for way too long when he and his crime boss VP should have been prosecuted and impeached on any number of occasions - so give OBAMA a chance - let’s see what he’s got!

The arguments are many and of course politics is a funny sort of thing; just when you think you may have it figured out a slow hanging curve confounds you to no end - strike three…

This time around it is clear - the revolution is now and change is on the minds of many, many who have not bothered to vote or have miscast votes in the past.

It is Obama time people.

The ” Missing Class” ; many may remember this situation referred to as the working poor…barely enough to get by, not enough to qualify for various subsidies or benefits and certainly never enough to generate any savings to speak of - if anyone can alleviate the pressure of this situation its the foresight minded Obama.

We have suffered long enough with an arrogant ignorant leader and we certainly don’t need another Clinton cabinet fueled by politically and financially motivated favors. We all love Dennis but ..hmmm he’s just not electable enough for the masses ( he does get some major coolness points for taking the stage with Ani DiFranco at a recent concert held in Boston though)

It’s truly time people - do you feel it?

Feel it! Get out and VOTE - Vote Smart - Vote Obama!

Obama has made the soil fertile enough to plant a garden that will grow beyond our wildest of dreams!

Okay folks..LADIES HELLO?

This is absurdness to the highest degree…Really? NAH not at all!

Change- Ideas- and an enormous reduction in the luggage filled with favors and promises department to be carried to the oval office upon election.

We know Billy boy would be the catalyst behind the Clinton Presidency - While Clinton did well when he was in office ( wink wink) Do we really want the US to speak and point to the Bush and Clinton families as the catalyst for our country we hung our hats on for so so many years…I HOPE NOT! I saw Live Free or Die Hard - we are about as close to the real deal Fire Sale happening as ever before…you know its true..go ahead stick your head back in the sand..nice right.

God Bless the people who actually decided this year is the year we are finally going to vote - the year we are as mad as hell and we are not going to take it anymore..RISE UP, RISE UP - RISE and shine and give Barack your glory glory…Corny YES!

So with Barack hammering Iowa will he pull it out in NH - hmmm

Don’t be surprised by a strong outcome for Edwards.

I took a break from this blog because my energy level to respond to the ignorance of our nation and the people was exhausting me. Where are the rebels the free thinkers, the leaders of the next revolution..Hello is anybody out there that has truly had enough of all of this yet?

Come on people…I know I have a lot of explaining to do about slacking off for so long on this blog..but for all that is good in the world…

HUCKABEE…HUCKABEE…HUCKABEE!

Please good people fo the Granite state correct the wrong that the Iowa Caucus has brought us..this can’t e a reality ..HUCKABEE FALWELL is not the direction we want to head in is it?

If this is the inane insanity that the Republicans are endorsing - dammit we of clear and constitutional thinking humans better start packing. Yes if you thought KIng Georg was bad then you are all in for some intrusionary surprises- I am already haunted by the would be cries of Bush was better than Huckabee!

Quick drown the rat - slaughter the HUCKABEE machine..DON’T let this happen to America.

Bitch slap needed immediately to all who voted for HUCKABEE…

I’m going to go to NH tonight, yep heading up to good ole St A’s to speak my mind…RIGHT - Shut up - sit down and do what your told America…that is for sure the CLEAR message that the HUCKABEE platform endorses…

The sky is falling the sky is falling….

Pinch me - this is a joke right RIGHT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!