Harriet Miers' political contributions to Democrats didn't end in 1988 with her support of Al Gore.

A Federal Elections Commission report obtained by WND columnist Jerome Corsi shows her law firm's political action committee contributed $1,000 to Hillary Rodham Clinton's senatorial campaign committee, after she personally contributed $415 to the same PAC.

Is this enough to push the wingers over the edge on this nomination? Anyone want to start a countdown to her withdrawal? (Hat tip: John at AMERICAblog)

And I'm mad.

When they don't have a record to run on, they start name-calling. So they call Murphy a liberal. Fine.

When they start losing ground in the polls, the negative ads get worse, and start casting aspersions on her supporters. So they link Murphy to the "radical" group MoveOn. Okay.

But when they get desperate, they run an ad like this -- accusing Murphy of indirectly supporting the Taliban and flashing words across the screen like "rape," "public executions," and "harboring terrorists."

The letter from the Murphy campaign, along with a link to the ad, after the jump...

In July the DCCC gave away trips to the DNC Convention in Boston, and the bidding got pretty heated right at the end. For whatever reason, though, this contest hasn't heated up yet and someone could sneak in and win round-trip airfare & lodging to D.C. by raising a pretty small amount of money -- not to mention the chance to be in Democratic National Headquarters to watch the results come in on November 2nd.

Winners can choose to spend the weekend on a GOTV trip or just spend Election Day in the DCCC offices helping staff and volunteers coordinate efforts in key races across the country. We're going to be pretty busy in Pennsylvania, but I'm sure there are people who would like to take advantage of this opportunity. Heck, if things go our way, D.C. is going to be a great place to be on Tuesday night.

Anyhow, check it out:
http://www.majoritymakers.com/

Associated Press link

The Kerry camp responded with a statement calling Cheney's statements "scare tactics," but didn't go nearly far enough. This is despicable and we need to hit back and hit back hard.

The site lets you send a postcard to a friend to let them know this will be Dubya's last birthday in the White House (because it will be), and if you enter a haiku it will be delivered to Bush-Cheney headquarters on Tuesday.

I'm not a haiku expert, but here's one that was sent to me:

http://www.dtriptv.com/

Now let's see your best haiku!

Trippi made the comments at a fundraiser for ReDefeat Bush last Thursday. He also said the Bush Administration is "Nixon without the competence" and offered a critique of John Kerry the candidate.

Mary Ann Andreas for State Assembly in California.

Ken Campbell for South Carolina State House.

Maria Chappelle-Nadal for Missouri State House.

Scott Clark, Mark Manoil & Nina Trasoff for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Kim Hynes for State Representative in Connecticut.

Richard Morrison for United States House of Representatives from Texas.

Barack Obama for United States Senate from Illinois.

Rob MacKenna for Hillsborough County (Florida) Supervisor of Elections.

Monica Palacios-Boyce for Massachusetts State Representative.

Lori Saldana for State Assembly in California.

Jeff Smith for United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Donna Red Wing for Colorado House District #25.

The AP story is running on SFGate.com and is being updated as results come in.

Had this measure passed, it would have established a precedent for future planned Wal-Mart development in California. These results will set back the Bentonville, Ark., behemoth — and offer some relief to those working against this sort of development.

Last weekend, those of us who were able to make the journey to Cummings Creek decided that we needed to take immediate steps to continue the work we were doing at Dean for America.  The work is too important—and the community we built is too valuable—to end with the primaries.  

We drafted the following statement.  It is the final product of our gathering and the founding document of Change for America.  Please pass it on to every American who believes that changing this country is a cause worth fighting for.

Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans felt hope again, got excited again, and started to believe again that they could make a difference and change the way government works. People who had never been involved in politics and those who had given up on the process entirely came together in small groups across the country. We invited our families, friends and neighbors to join us in building something extraordinary, and we grew into a movement that made a difference.

For the last week, though, we have found ourselves at a loss while trying to figure out what comes next. Even though we knew the end of our presidential campaign was coming, that didn't make it any easier when it happened. Some of us have been looking at how to re-work our existing groups, others are thinking about starting new groups, and still others have taken a step back, but we have all been hoping for some way to carry this movement forward.

I don't think the contrast gets any more profound than that. I have been cynical all my life, but over this past year I decided to try and be hopeful. Looks like cynicism wins again.

Normally I wouldn't give it a second thought since I'm on all the candidates' mailing lists, but a friend of mine isn't on his list and got this email anyhow. So I looked into it and recognized the address the Edwards campaign had used was one I'd only ever used in one place: the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

I've got a domain name with a catch-all email address so that I can use individual email addresses for each list I'm signed up for. For example, I might use dkos@mydomain.com to filter all email regarding my dKos account. In this case, I used dscc@mydomain.com -- and that's the address the Edwards campaign used.

The presidential caucus was held early Monday evening in a 1993 Chevrolet Malibu heading westbound on Pennsylvania's I-76. Sometimes known as the "Schuylkill Expressway," the interstate route is a main throroughfare used by the majority of the residents of southeastern Pennsylvania and is considered generally representative of other highways in the region.

Efforts were made to adhere to Iowa Caucus-style rules, but due to the limited number of occupants in the vehicle some changes were made:

• Since there were only three occupants in the vehicle, it was determined that each would be able to cast three votes.
  
• The discussion period was paused briefly when "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas came on the radio at the request of one participant who "Really likes that cheesy Mitsubishi commercial."
  
• Although only registered Democrats are allowed to vote in the Iowa Caucus, a Jack Russell Terrier riding in the back seat was allowed to cast an additional vote to bring the total number of votes to an even 10.
  

Results were immediately circulated to major news outlets. Complete results will be printed in the coupon booklet being distributed at the Valley Forge Service Plaza near mile marker 324.

From the AP story:

During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, "He ran a gas station down in St. Louis."

Clinton has apologized, passing it off as "a lame attempt at humor," and she seems to be getting a pass. In her apology, a two-sentence statement released after she was called on the inappropriate comment, she says she admires the work of Mahatma Gandhi.

This wasn't some sort of a slip-up in a private conversation, although that would still be upsetting. Hillary Clinton was speaking in her capacity as the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, former first lady and current senator.

Making a crack about Gandhi working at a gas station isn't humor, it's a perpetuation of an ethnic stereotype. It's the type of stuff you expect to hear coming out of the mouths of someone on the other side of the aisle — and I'm confident that if that were the case we would be hearing a lot more about it.

This glimpse into the way Hillary Clinton's mind works, her prejudices and biases has really upset me, but the double-standard at work here is just as bad. As far as I'm concerned, Sen. Clinton needs to be taken down several pegs — and she deserves to stay there.

from the Boston Globe website:

Dean to make surprise visit to N.H.

Bradley endorsement expected

By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 1/5/2004

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa -- Howard Dean, whose presidential campaign has already won the backing of former vice president Al Gore, is planning a surprise visit to New Hampshire Tuesday in expectation of receiving the endorsement of the other leading Democratic contender from the 2000 race, former US senator Bill Bradley.

How useful do you find the national terror threat levels?

Go ahead and let Lou know. And then, of course, go about your business.

http://www.cnn.com/loudobbs

The Boston Globe/WBZ-News poll released today shows Dean with 27 percent to Kerry's 24 percent. Remaining candidates are in single digits with Clark at 6 percent. (MOE 5%)

A Merrimack College poll also taken this week was reported in the North Andover Eagle-Tribune with Dean garnering 23.5 percent to Kerry's 22.4 percent. (MOE 4.75%)

A University of Massachusetts poll taken last week showed similar numbers -- Dean led that poll by six points with 29 percent to Kerry's 23 percent.

John Kerry is now running against himself and the perception that his candidacy is a failure as much as he's running against Howard Dean. Another tasty tidbit from the Globe poll:

Many of the voters thought Kerry's candidacy was still viable, with 46 percent agreeing that his campaign was moving forward even though he has faced some rough spots. But 25 percent said his candidacy was floundering and he should drop out.

More info:
Boston Globe story
WBZ-TV story