Mark A. Kilmer (the weblog)

So says Bob Novak in his weekly newsletter, Evans-Novak Political Report:

McCain has yet to show that he understands the role of a presidential nominee. He still sometimes acts like a back-bench senator, as when he ordered the North Carolina Republican Party to take an ad off the air (a request that ought to have been made by Republican National Chairman Mike Duncan). McCain has been told to knock it off.

Told by whom? No one has the authority to demand much of anything of the nominee, and with this nominee, I’d hate to be the guy who tried.

Al Franken doesn’t pay all his taxes.

Senate candidate Al Franken, dogged by accusations that he failed to file tax returns in California, said Tuesday he will pay about $70,000 in back income taxes in 17 states dating to 2003.

If the DFL wants to have a shot at Norm Coleman, Franken had better quit ASAP. He has become the biggest joke of his career.

Says Barry:

“His comments were not only divisive … but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate,” Obama told reporters.

“Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this,” Obama said.

It is what he had to say if he wanted to be President. Nothing has changed about Wright since Barry defended him.

The most holy Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s pastor/spiritual guide, spoke this morning to the National Press Club. He gave a short speech in which he talked about oppression and how blacks do not worship the same God as do whites, then he took questions. In his answers, he reaffirmed that America is responsible for what happened on 9-11-01, Louis Farrakhan is a great man, “God damn America,” etc., and he did it a condescending and jovial manner. (I don’t find anything wrong with condescension to the press, but he reached beyond that to his entire C-SPAN audience.)

He said that Obama’s going to say what he’s going to say because he is nothing but a politician. Wright said he had a ministry to defend.

That’s Wright, and he’s going nowhere.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

PREFACE:

Candidate Obama gave a rather bland interview with FNS host Chris Wallace. It wasn’t hard-hitting, no tough questions were asked, and Obama was not challenged. Said Barry: “I’ve worn flag pins in the past; I will wear them in the future.”

On TW, George Stephanopoulos spoke with four standard-issue surrogates, two from each campaign. White, working class Democrats in Pennsylvania are racist, according to the host, and Hillary will cut gasoline taxes and help our pocketbooks, argued Sheila Jackson Lee and Evan Bayh.

On MTP, DNC boss Howard Dean showed why he is still relevant to today’s political discussion. Not really. He said that Michigan and Florida did not play by the rules and if they were permitted in the process, they would be cutting in line and there would be a riot. He said, though, that it was all up to the Dems’ Rules Committee. He later said that he would seat their delegations and that President Bush was not interested in capturing Osama bin Laden.

On FTN, Obama strategist David Axelrod called certain things said by Bill Clinton, “regrettable,” but excused him for saying things to get his wife elected. Hillary’s mouthpiece Howard Wolfson argued that this ongoing fight has been great for the Democratic Party as it has driven Democrats to the polls.

On LE, Dianne Feinstein and Pete Hoekstra blamed Bush. A lot.

Read the Review of the Shows over at RedState.com.

For Sunday, April 27, 2008

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace sits down, after dares and double-dares, with 2008 Democratic Presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos sits down Senator Evan Bayh, former Senator Tomster Daschle, and Representatives Artur Davis of Alaska and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas to argue about the Dem nomination: Hillary vs. Obama? Evan and Sheila are Hillary supporters, while Davis and Daschle are pro-Barry.

Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert will talk to DNC boss Howard Dean. “YEAAARRRRGH!”

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer grills Obama strategist David Axelrod and Hillary’s mouthpiece Howard Wolfson.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks about the Norks with Dianne Feinstein and Pete Hoekstra, then he sidles up to two foreign policy advisors: Hillary’s Jamie Rubin and Obama’s Susan Rice.

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Except for Blitzer’s usual foreign policy detour, this week’s Sunday Shows will be about the Democrat’s divide. We have the surrogates: TW, FTN, LE. We have one of the chief facilitators of the division: Dean on MTP. We have the divider-in-chief: Obama on FNS.

It could be like this for a long time.

I’ll watch the shows and report back tomorrow afternoon.