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...want to keep the RNC from hogging the spotlight,” Levine said...
...about a year ago that the RNC announced that the Republicans would convene in New York, even though they had avoided that city as a convention site for 150 years, and that they would hold the convention in September, even though these things are usually done in July. Of course, the GOP scoffed at allegations that the location and scheduling had anything to do with a desire to use 9/11 for political gain. At the time, it seemed like a clever (if sinister) move; but now, some think it will backfire...
...leans right, polls put the race in a near dead-heat. The money is flowing, too. While Democrat Tom Strickland was plagued by financial problems in his first try against Republican incumbent Wayne Allard, this year both candidates look flush. That's thanks in part to the DNC and RNC - proving that when you need cash from the front office it never hurts to have the fate of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance...
...chattering class is abuzz over Photogate. Whether excoriating the White House for "using that dark and sacred day to divide and conquer" (Maureen Dowd) or cheerfully reporting fund-raising success with studied disregard for any negative implications (the Washington Times headline was "Bush Helps Raise $30 Million for RNC"), members of the media are having an awfully good time thumbing noses either at the White House or at each other. And the other 99.99 percent of Americans? How do they feel about this political fracas...
...This is not news, folks. This is pure, frothy, self-righteous politics - and we really should do a better job of separating the two. The RNC decided to present three photographs of "defining moments" in the Bush presidency. Obviously, as it defined so many things for most of us, the events of September 11th serve as a natural backdrop for one of those images. As much as the Democrats may want to forget, President Bush was the guy in charge of the country that day, and while his reaction to the attacks is no more or less real or valuable...