Archive for March 19th, 2008

Clinton schedules make for scintillating reading

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

by WonkoKevin

Hillary Clinton’s long-awaited daily schedules have been publicly released at the William J. Clinton Library web site.  Forget McCain’s Iraq trip, or The Speech, or even Spitzer.  Drop it all and start reading Hillary’s schedules.  I got caught with a tear in my eye with the following typical passage, from 1/31/1993: (more…)

Obama hits 70% buzz share

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

by WonkoKevin

Barack Obama’s race speech is the buzz item of Wonkosphere. Obama hit 70% buzz share in both liberal and conservative blogs, and the mixed reaction (very positive, still negative) led to sentiment about Obama about remaining the same. On a day when a McCain slip-up and a big endorsement for Clinton would have otherwise grabbed headline space, today’s buzz columns in both spheres are completely dominated by stories about Obama.