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Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Bob Novak hit a guy, and my feud with MSNBC continues.

Author: Politico Added: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:55:13 -0800 Duration: 185Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Vanity Fair is offensive, some Tories prefer Barack Obama, and Koteckis existence is validated by a mainstream media attack.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Vanity Fair is offensive, some Tories prefer Barack Obama, and Kotecki s existence is validated by a mainstream media attack.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki John McCain s veep search is coming to an end, the Obama campaign bans the wearing of the color green, and Obama s European speech WILL NOT be political.

Author: Politico Added: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:36:39 -0800 Duration: 161Read my blog! http://www.politico.com Barack Obama is traveling abroad, Iraqs Prime Minister seems to support Obamas troop withdrawal plan, and Dr. James Dobson says . . . something.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com Barack Obama is traveling abroad, Iraq s Prime Minister seems to support Obama s troop withdrawal plan, and Dr. James Dobson says . . . something.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/KOTECKI John McCain s campaign slams the upcoming overseas trip of Barack Obama, who loves to work out and kind of looks like a Vulcan.

Author: Politico Added: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:54:40 -0800 Duration: 181Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Charlie Rangel draws criticism for his Rangel Center, but sketchy solicitations are common these days. Also, China might go to the moon.

Jackie and Dunlap on McCain's computer problems. http://www.redstateupdate.com Author: travisandjonathan Keywords: mccain john cindy meghan blogette red state update drudge report politico kotecki singing dog internet computer Added: July 17, 2008

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Charlie Rangel draws criticism for his Rangel Center , but sketchy solicitations are common these days. Also, China might go to the moon.

Author: Politico Added: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:33:47 -0800 Duration: 164Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki John McCain undergoes gaffe analysis, Congressional Republicans give prizes for talking, and Barack Obama isnt funny.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki John McCain undergoes gaffe analysis, Congressional Republicans give prizes for talking, and Barack Obama isn t funny.

Author: Politico Added: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:35:16 -0800 Duration: 147Read my blog: http://www.politico.com/kotecki When the all-American beer is all-American no more, its time to fight back.

Read my blog: http://www.politico.com/kotecki When the all-American beer is all-American no more, it s time to fight back.

Author: Politico Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:35:09 -0800 Duration: 144Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The New Yorker offends everybody, John McCain learns the Internet, and Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to stay in public service.

Author: Politico Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:35:09 -0800 Duration: 144Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The New Yorker offends everybody, John McCain learns the Internet, and Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to stay in public service.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The New Yorker offends everybody, John McCain learns the Internet, and Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to stay in public service.

Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Heather) Actually, it s hard to think of anything that the talking heads inside the Beltway Bubble think would hurt John McCain s chances. But this is so slippery and the terminology so vague that it s troublesome to see the potential to sway a lot of low information voters. With the news that we are considering drawing down forces in Iraq, beginning in September (reg. req d), Roger Simon of The Politico, who never met a Republican for whom he wouldn t apologize, insists that this October Surprise will help John McCain. SIMON: Yeah. It may be an October surprise in July. I think anything that signals that the war in Iraq is generally winding down would be good news for John McCain. He has always said that he wants to leave Iraq, too, but he wants to leave it with victory and honor. And if a drawdown of troops is seen to be militarily justified because we re winning, because the surge is working, and not political trickery because Republicans need it for the fall elections, then that is likely to be effective. So how many caveats did you count? There s a lot of stars that have to line up just so to make that work, but let s focus on the purposeful vagueness and empty rhetoric. McCain has ALWAYS said that he wants to leave Iraq? Does anyone ever explain how you can leave an occupation (remember, we won the war back in 2003) with victory ? Is there any honor to that? The surge is working meme is working my last nerve as well. Yes, violence is down within Baghdad (where the majority of those escalation-designated troops were sent), but outside of that area, in Kirkuk, Diyala, Mosul and Fallujah? Not so much. And is it considered a win when we re talking about 4.5 million Iraqi refugees? What happens if the drawdown (which is Beltway speak for returning to pre-surge levels) is NOT militarily justified but politically justified? Is it still a drawdown if we re simply moving them to Afghanistan where violence and attacks has jumped lately? Will it still help McCain when the number of troop deaths in Afghanistan increase even more, like today s attack in Kabul? Transcripts below the fold SCHIEFFER: Joining us now with a campaign quick check: Roger Simon, the chief political columnist of Politico and our old friend. Roger, what do you make of this? Suddenly we re talking about drawing out more troops out of Iraq and before the November elections. Now, you just heard Ed Gillespie say this has kind of always kind of been in the works, and in fact, I suppose . Mr. ROGER SIMON (Politico): Right. SCHIEFFER: Well, that is right. But suddenly they re starting to talk about it. What do you make? Mr. SIMON: Yeah. It may be an October surprise in July. I think anything that signals that the war in Iraq is generally winding down would be good news for John McCain. He has always said that he wants to leave Iraq, too, but he wants to leave it with victory and honor. And if a drawdown of troops is seen to be militarily justified because we re winning, because the surge is working, and not political trickery because Republicans need it for the fall elections, then that is likely to be effective. Now, as you accurately pointed out, this may be a shifting of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan. But even that, fighting in Afghanistan is just less politically charged than fighting in Iraq. Afghanistan, the country from where the 9/11 attacks were launched, where there is a clear linkage with our military operations there and fighting terrorism a linkage which never really existed in Iraq it is a more acceptable war, if you will, to the American people.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki A John McCain advisor says we re a nation of whiners, the Iranian media apparently Photoshopped a missile test, and the people have spoken about Obama s VP.

Author: Politico Added: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:41:17 -0800 Duration: 180Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Jesse Jackson slips up on Fox News, Jesse Ventura might run for Senate, and Germans are divided about Barack Obama speaking at a symbol of unity.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Jesse Jackson slips up on Fox News, Jesse Ventura might run for Senate, and Germans are divided about Barack Obama speaking at a symbol of unity.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Senator Jim Webb takes himself out of VP consideration, Congressional Democrats don t much care for oil speculators, and Hillary Clinton ought to put her email list to work.

Author: Politico Added: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:52:33 -0800 Duration: 162Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki John McCain plans to balance the budget in four years, the Democratic convention is over budget, and President Bush is set to speak at the Republican convention.

Author: Politico Added: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:52:33 -0800 Duration: 162Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki John McCain plans to balance the budget in four years, the Democratic convention is over budget, and President Bush is set to speak at the Republican convention.

Author: Politico Added: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:34:12 -0800 Duration: 181Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The fist bump isnt dead after all, President Bush wants people to write to Congress about oil drilling, and Rudy Giuliani proudly proclaims that John McCain is number two.

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The Senate Majority Leader gets the number spot on YouTube, Barack Obama kills the fist bump, and I discuss some conventional, and unconventional, vice presidential possibilities

Read my blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The pros and pros of Mitt Romney for Vice President, and the Facebook contest results are in.

Author: Politico Added: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:33:54 -0800 Duration: 151Read the blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki The Supreme Court ends the DC ban on handguns, and Hillary Clinton unites with Barack Obama.

Author: Politico Added: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:24:24 -0800 Duration: 145Read by blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Ralph Nader slams Barack Obama, and John McCain has a sweet video game on his website.

Author: Politico Added: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:24:24 -0800 Duration: 145Read by blog! http://www.politico.com/kotecki Ralph Nader slams Barack Obama, and John McCain has a sweet video game on his website.