The Hill's Pundit Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Los Angeles Times asks this week: Was Phil Gramm right? At a gardening shop near where I live the proprietor points out that when the season opened this year she sold out of onions and potatoes in the first few days. In a time of scarcity, she said, people begin to stock up on basics. [...]
outragedmoderates.org (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
It isn't surprising that Sam Nunn is rumored to be on Obama's short list for VP. He is a moderate Democrat with serious national security credibility, his Georgia background would help balance out the ticket, and he is one of the co-chairs of Nuclear Threat Initiative . Perhaps most importantly for Obama's candidacy, he could help reassure older white Democrats that Obama will look out for their...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Remember all that fuss about John McCain referring to Czechoslovakia, the European country that split up in 1993 into the Czech Republic and Slovakia? Supposedly, it was proof of his senility, rather than just an honest mistake. Well it turns out McCain isn't the only one. Any takers on a bet the media won't report this ?
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
I don't see Nunn happening, and aside from the reasons below, just the fact that it reminds me of the Dukakis-Bentson ticket, and when the Republicans (and conservative Democrats) talked about the ticket should be reversed. I don't think amuch older male candidate works Obama. Warner and Strickland were his best choices that will not happen. My guess is down to four for Obama (in no order):...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Saw the “Loose Nukes” Obama (paid) media ad tonight on Georgia Big TV somewhere. You can see it here. It’s running in 18 states now, Georgia being one of ‘em. All this “loose nukes” stuff is straight out of the Sam Nunn playbook/movie. So Martha, I’ll wager one whole dollar that Obama’s going with Nunn for [...]
The Frontlines (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
With the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates finally confirmed, attention is turning towards who Senators Obama and McCain will choose as running mates. One of the names being suggested as a possible Vice Presidential material for Sen. Obama is former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, one of the architects of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. In his most recent Huffington Post article,...
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama should not select former Sen. Sam Nunn to be his vice presidential running mate because of Mr. Nunn's support for doing business with the terrorist state of Iran. Full release.
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
A few days before Obama’s planned trip to the Middle East and a week after his hasty, hush-hush meeting with the Veep Vetters, Obama led a roundtable foreign policy discussion at Purdue University that included Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and former Georgia senator Sam Nunn. Nunn is a non-proliferation buff, while Bayh is a four-year [...]
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Watch Nunn and Bayh discuss the veepstakes. (CNN) — Evan Bayh and Sam Nunn wanted to focus on Barack Obama's national security credentials Wednesday. The traveling press corps trailing the presumptive Democratic nominee’s campaign didn’t. In a press conference following a campaign-sponsored roundtable discussion on emerging terrorist threats, Bayh and Nunn were bombarded by questions...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Brad Haynes reports on the presidential contest. Washington Wire offers profiles of those who may be considered as vice presidential candidates. See our earlier profiles of prospects, Democrats: Joe Biden | Kathleen Sebelius | Wesley Clark | Janet Napolitano | Robert Rubin | Sam Nunn | Tim Kaine | Evan Bayh. Republicans: Charlie Crist [...]
Pundit Review (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Dueling DRUDGE headlines last night… Time: Edwards, Nunn on Obama’s Veep List (WASHINGTON) — Former presidential candidate John Edwards and former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn are on a list of potential running mates for Democrat Barack Obama, according to a Michigan Congresswoman. and NATIONAL ENQUIRER CORNERS JOHN EDWARDS AT BEVERLY HILTON Vice Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards was...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brad Haynes reports on the presidential contest. Washington Wire offers profiles of those who may be considered as vice presidential candidates. See our earlier profiles of prospects, Democrats: Joe Biden | Kathleen Sebelius | Wesley Clark | Janet Napolitano | Robert Rubin | Sam Nunn | Tim Kaine. Republicans: Charlie Crist | Bobby Jindal [...]
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brad Haynes reports on the presidential contest. Washington Wire offers profiles of those who may be considered as vice presidential candidates. See our earlier profiles of prospects, Democrats: Joe Biden | Kathleen Sebelius | Wesley Clark | Janet Napolitano | Robert Rubin | Sam Nunn | Tim Kaine | Evan Bayh. Republicans: Charlie Crist [...]
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
July 22, 2008 An Uncomfortable Conversation About Nukes by Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus Why are Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, William Perry, and Sam Nunn writing opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons? Keep in mind, these four people are not just major defense hawks. People like Kissinger and Nunn helped push through the single...
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Do I really care whether or not Sam Nunn referred to the Czech Republic and/or...
