NBC Foreign Correspondent on Obama Egypt Admission: ‘I almost had to sit down when I heard that’

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  September 13th at 12:30 PM  | 

Update 12:45pm: The White House has issued a “clarification” of President Obama’s “not an ally” remark about Egypt. In brief, it amounts to “that’s a technical term and we don’t like technical things.” From Foreign Policy: “I think folks are reading way too much into this,” [White House spokesman Tommy] Vietor said. “‘Ally’ is a legal term of art. We don’t have a mutual defense | Read More »

Primary Day update of Michigan and Arizona

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  February 28th at 12:00 PM  | 

Last I looked at these two Republican Presidential primaries, the first primaries since Florida and the first binding races since Nevada, I called it Mittmentum. I was right about Arizona. Michigan though has remained complicated.

More new polls, Newt Gingrich still leads

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  December 15th at 08:00 AM  | 

Newt Gingrich has now led eleven national straight polls, counting just the latest Gallup tracking, and now covering a span of four weeks. He’s been ahead a month. That’s already four times longer than Herman Cain ever led, and getting close to the span of Rick Perry’s lead, which lasted about five weeks. But is there any sign of weakness?