Bird’s-Eye View

Here’s Barack Obama in Missouri from CNN:
“Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face,” Obama said at an appearance Wednesday in Springfield, Missouri. “So what they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he’s not patriotic enough. He’s got a funny […]

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Barack Obama’s launched a new Web site to counter the attack ads put out by John McCain and the Republican Party. It’s www.lowroadexpress.com.

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Looks like Ralph Nader’s going to appear on the November ballot with Barack Obama and John McCain. From Nader’s news release today:
Supporters of Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader will submit petitions Friday, Aug. 1, to the Pennsylvania Department of State to place Mr. Nader and running-mate Matt Gonzalez on the November 2008 election ballot. Pennsylvania […]

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Andrew Romano of Newsweek has this take on the recent John McCain attack ad strategy, particularly the “Pump” ad that blames Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices and “Troops” that falsely accuses Obama of skipping a visit with wounded troops in Europe because the Pentagon doesn’t allow cameras:
Sadly, however, a political ad doesn’t have to […]

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Barack Obama in Springfield, Mo., hitting the Republicans back on the expanded domestic oil drilling issue. From CNN.com:
“The oil companies are shoving this thing down the throats of Congress, because they know everybody wants to try to pretend they’re doing something about the energy crisis,” Obama said. “This is not real. I know it’s tempting. […]

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Okay, my Republican friends, let’s hear the outrage …

Sen. Arlen Specter said Wednesday he hopes to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a trip to Latin America in August.
“I’m a firm believer in dialogue,” the Pennsylvania Republican told reporters.
Or is it different since this involves a GOP lawmaker (albeit […]

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CapitolWire.com’s Pete DeCoursey has a column published in today’s Intelligencer Journal on A10 slamming elected officials and statewide candidates for “ducking” questions on whether Democratic House Leader Bill DeWeese should resign. DeWeese was in the top Democratic House post when the alleged Bonusgate transgressions took place.
Writes DeCoursey:
The hundreds of felony counts, it is true, did […]

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Republican Sen. Mike Brubaker, who represents northern Lancaster County, successfully underwent surgery Wednesday to remove his prostate. The 50-year-old Warwick Township resident elected in 2006 found out earlier this year he had prostate cancer but continued on with his duties.
His office released the following statements Monday:
Dr. David Lee, M.D., from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center and Chief […]

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Did you catch this Associated Press story on A1 of the Intell today?:
The Environmental Protection Agency is telling its enforcement personnel not to talk with congressional investigators and reporters, and even the agency’s own inspector general, according to an internal e-mail provided to The Associated Press.
The June 16 e-mail tells 11 officials in the EPA’s […]

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The buzz today is over who will be Barack Obama’s No. 2 on the Democratic ticket. And for those hopeful of an Obama-Clinton team, well, sounds like the chances are fading, according to the New York Times:
When Mr. Obama appeared Sunday on “Meet the Press” on NBC he offered a description of the kind of […]

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