Aussie News, Blogging and Thinking

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I caught this snippet tonight of an Australian political/policy blogger, Gary Sauer-Thompson, who was not so taken with the substance of an interview that Sky News Australia did with me — but rather that Sky News was taking bloggers and blogging seriously. I agree with the writer that this is a good thing.

Alaska’s Evita

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The GOP has spent $150,000 on spiffing up Sarah Palin and her husband. Way to reach “Joe the Plumber”. . . obviously.

Google’s Eric Schmidt Backs Obama

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Just saw this. Apparently, Schmidt is going to hit the trail for Obama despite his company’s relationship with the McCain campaign and a host of other Republican campaigns across the country. According to a well-placed source, the McCain folks are absolutely livid.

Welcome Back to the Fight, Colin. . .

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(This article appears today at Tina Brown’s “The Daily Beast.” Here is the actual link to my piece.) This morning, about a nanosecond after Colin Powell gave his endorsement of Barack Obama for President, I called his long-time aide and former State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson.