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Barack Obama has found a running mate, notes the front page of Drudge, which links to the New York Times report that the Democrat will announce his pick soon. Drudge notes, however, that Obama is still keeping everyone guessing. In ... READ MORE

Hot Air
Though the smart money is on Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) to become Barack Obama's running mate, leaks about the possible choices could be a decoy to allow Obama to surprise people by picking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), writes Allahpundit. ... READ MORE

The Huffington Post
Barack Obama will announce his running mate by Friday, notes the Post on its front page. Obama is running against two John McCains, one who showed up at the Saddleback Forum and connected his life story to the campaign and ... READ MORE

RedState
While Barack Obama said last weekend that he was "firmly convinced" in 2002 that there wasn't strong evidence of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction, the Democrat specifically said in his 2002 anti-war speech that Saddam Hussein had "developed chemical ... READ MORE

The Corner
John McCain has been calling state Republican officials in recent days to sound out the possibility that he could pick a pro-choice running mate, writes Rich Lowry. Former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a strong pro-life conservative with international and executive ... READ MORE

Townhall.com
John McCain could continue to build on his momentum from the past month by choosing as a running mate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who could help in Colorado and Michigan, or Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who is ... READ MORE

TalkingPointsMemo
John McCain is spending more on campaign ads than Barack Obama in the traditional battleground states, though the Democrat candidate is spending more on ads overall, writes Greg Sargent. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) might not be the most exciting veep ... READ MORE

MyDD
Barack Obama's decision to announce his veep pick right before the convention should give him a bounce coming out of Denver, unlike Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 who announced his pick earlier in the election cycle, writes Todd Beeton. ... READ MORE

Daily Kos
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) would be a better running mate for Barack Obama than Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) or Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), but Biden still voted for the Iraq war and wouldn't do much to reinforce Obama's message ... READ MORE

Drudge Report
Tropical Storm Fay is taking aim at Florida, according to the front page of the Drudge Report. In political links, Drudge highlights stories on Barack Obama's single-night fundraising haul of $8 million, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) remark that Obama ... READ MORE

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May 19, 2008

MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP

@ 1:05 pm by Chris Good

Barack Obama has miscalculated the changing world saying Iran “wouldn’t stand a chance” threatening the U.S., conservatives charge. Meanwhile liberals welcome a new anti-John McCain web ad as a means of exposing the Arizona Republican’s many alleged contradictions.

Barack Obama refused to face facts about America’s enemies when he said Iran is a much smaller threat to America than the Soviet Union was during the Cold War, Townhall.com’s Hugh Hewitt says. The Weekly Standard’s Dean Barnett suspects Obama noticed the attacks of September 11, 2001, in which a group smaller than Iran managed to pose a serious threat to U.S. citizens.

But the massive crowd Obama drew in Portland, Oregon over the weekend offers the Illinois Democrat some good news in the blogosphere: The Swamp’s Jim Tankersley says the 75,000 supporters Obama drew made him look like the party’s nominee.

McCain’s Straight Talk Express has been “thoroughly derailed,” claims Open Left’s Mike Lux, by a new web ad from Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films. Already, the video juxtaposing a series of conflicting statements by McCain has drawn 400,000 views in less than 24 hours, Lux notes. MyDD’s Todd Beeton wonders if the Arizona Republican is his own worst enemy on the campaign trail.

And House Republicans have no excuse for voting in favor of the spending-laden farm bill, The Corner’s Jonathan Adler charges. Adler says he will never vote for his own congressman, Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) after he voted for the bill, which Adler says will increase farm spending by 44 percent.

FROM THE BLOGS:
McCain's Hunting Distortion - Jonathan Chair, The Plank
Adam Cote and the DINO Problem - Matt Stoller, Open Left
The Proud Obamas Lash Back - Michelle Malkin
There Are Two Obamas Campaigning - Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com
Joe Lieberman: Absolutely Brilliant - Larry Kudlow, The Corner
Will Obama Junk Dictator Meetings? - Noam Scheiber, The Stump
Obama Either Stupid or Ignorant - Erick Erickson, RedState
Controlled Unclassified Information - Matthew Yglesias
Another Acronym: CUI - davidk, TPM Muckraker
McCain and the Lobbyists, Part II - Marc Ambinder
McCain Responds on Iran - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Check Out the Crowd - John Aravosis, AMERICABLOG
McCain Bailed Out, Obama Draws 75,000 - Scarecrow, Firedoglake
Dems Reject Obama's Foreign Policy? - Michael Goldfarb, The Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
McCain Will Again Question Obama's Judgment - CNN
Bush to Hit Campaign Trail 'Very Soon' - The Hill
Bush to Arab Nations: You're Running Out of Oil - The Scotsman
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Promotion of Child Porn - AFP

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