Blog Buzz: Gramm, Obama Bucks, and McCain's Ad

By U.S. News Staff

July 11, 2008 RSS Feed Print

Our daily look at stories and topics lighting up the Internets today:

Gramm-atical error

Phil Gramm: The un-great communicator. He might even be Jimmy Carter. It's already even inspired a music video (sort of) and satire. And inspired questions about the role of surrogates. And inspired questions about the definition of the word "gaffe." Is Gramm right? Tell us what you think.

Show me the money

Is Obama having fundraising problems? Maybe, maybe not. While we wait for the answer, the spin goes on: Some liberals are trotting out bravado on the issue, explanations, or just gloom.

McCain's new TV ad

McCain's new TV ad draws this reaction from the right: Conservative blogger 1: "Monumentally stupid." Conservative blogger 2: I can't improve on conservative blogger 1. Oh, and look: There's Tom Tancredo.

—Robert Schlesinger

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I'm old and out of touch with reality. I have a 1950's "bunker" mentality and people tend to think that I'm a jerk. I flip-flop on the issues and have a political philosophy much like a socialist. I am really not that different from my opponent Barack Obama; who is also a socialist. I have a problem controlling my anger; which is a bad thing for someone who is running for president. I really have no agenda except to keep the war in Iraq going for another 100 years and to make my rich friends even wealthier. I know that Ron Paul is right on every issue, but I can't say that because it would be admitting that I am wrong. I really hate the idea of small government and following the constitution because that is what Ron Paul talks about and I wish I were as smart as he is. I can not possibly win against Obama because I am not popular like he is and no one wants to give me money. I am going to get my clock cleaned by Obama; a guy who speaks well but says nothing. Then again, I don't have much to say myself so maybe I should listen to Ron Paul more often. I know that it is too late now to change the way I am, so I'm just going to run my "campain of fear" and hope that I can scare people into voting for me. That is really all you can do when you are John McCain!

John McCain of AZ 8:18PM July 11, 2008

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