Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama and REDACTED.

The most pathetic, self-loathing group of people on the face of the earth just came out with their much anticipated endorsement.  The Log Cabin Republicans are backing Sen. John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama.

Now that the shock--SHOCK--of McCain's running mate selection has worn off, I'd like to share my thoughts on how this stunning move changes the race for Democrats.  Palin can be both good and bad for Democrats, depending on how Obama decides to take her on.

Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama.

I have been a Hillary Clintonista since before she became a senator from the State of New York.  I followed her campaign closely.  I bought her book.  I joined her mailing lists.  And I'll be honest, I first felt excited about her 2008 presidential campaign on the morning of November 3, 2004.  I literally cried the day she announced her candidacy and I proudly signed up to join her.

Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama.

We've heard it from Ken Rudin, we've heard from Monica Crowley, we've heard it from Andrew Sullivan, we've heard it from Lars Larson and we're sick of it.

CNN should be ashamed of itself for allowing this comment to go unchallenged this evening:

Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama.

Many on our side of the blogosphere, this Clintonista included, have expressed some concerns as the polls have tightened over the last few weeks.  In an analysis of polling data released on Friday, Gallup argued that the most important factor in the tight polling is weak support for Obama among Democrats.

The backlash against my diary on Will Bower's lies was a little bit stronger than I had anticipated.  I have basically been challenged on three points.  The first is that Will Bower backed off the $6 million figure to a smaller amount.  The second is that some of the money accidentally went into Hillary's senate campaign account.  The third is that PUMAs raised "close" to the $6 million, Will Bower's "conservative" estimate on July 10th.

First, here is Will Bower on July 10, 2008.

We at JustSayNoDeal.com, we started an initiative before the Fourth of July to raise money to put down her debt. And within that week leading up to the Fourth of July we raised approximately $10 million. Our most conservative estimates have it at six million but we're looking more at $10 million. Our sources tell us that the debt is now less than $5 million from being in the black... we believe that by this weekend that Hillary's debt will be finished.

Cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama.

A few days ago, I wrote about Becky Greenwald, who is running for Congress in Iowa and the Progressive Patriots Fund.

Cross-posted at Taylor Marsh.

In the summer of 2001, as the International Olympic Committee neared its decision for the 2008 Summer Games, all of the chatter was about the presumed front-runner, Beijing, and China's dismal human rights record.

Although the American government was officially neutral, US lawmakers weighed in against Beijing's bid. The late Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) wrote an op-ed for the New York Times urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reject Beijing's bid. Others surmised that the Olympics might force the government to be less repressive. A member of a pro-reform group in mainland China even penned an op-ed in the New York Times arguing that the Games could bring change.

In the end, Beijing's bid was successful. Despite the calls for reform and the hope that the Olympics might change China, little seems to have changed. Some would argue that the human rights situation in China declined in the run-up to the Games.