Holding Them To Account 14 ; Scott McClellan To Testify For Committee

Scott McClellan, former Press Secretary, is to testify to a House Judiciary Committee.

The date for his appearance is 20th June.

Tell The Truthiness ; And there were people saying that this guy was going to fade into the background, doesn't seem like it.

Switching Off The Fluff & Switching On The Race, Networks Coverage Wins

An interesting piece here about the huge upturn in viewers for the primary season. It's from Entertainment Weekly, but it's a really good piece.

Tell The Truthiness ; Who said politics wasn't gripping?

Saunter To The White House 91 ; See Hillary Clinton's Speech Ending Her Campaign, Endorsing Obama

Here is the video of Hillary Clinton's speech from yesterday lunchtime.



Tell The Truthiness ; All in all, a heartfelt speech, which was everything it needed to be and ultimately was.

Saunter To The White House 90 ; Watch Clinton's Obama Endorsement Here

Saunter To The White House 89 ; McCain/Bush, What's The Difference?

John McCain has been getting a pretty easy ride with everyone's attention being on the Democratic campaign for nominee.

Well, not anymore.

John McCain has flipped his position on warrantless wiretapping of the public, making him look like an identikit of the President's position. All this, just a few days after he tried to dismiss suggestions that a vote for him was a vote for a third Bush term

Tell The Truthiness ; We can bet that this is just the start of McCain's switching of views, as he tries to get support from the far right-wing.

HISTORY IS MADE

Barack Obama will tonight become the United States first black nominee for president. With just 11 delegates left to reach the count and Hillary Clinton being tipped for the Vice President position, tonight, history is made.

Tell The Truthiness ; For our 500th post, we could never have imagined this would be the story. The future is here.

Saunter To The White House 88 ; Obama Countdown - 12 Delegates To Go

Barack Obama is 12 delegates away from the nomination.

Saunter To The White House 87 ; Obama Countdown - 14.5 Delegates

Barack Obama needs just 14.5 delegates and/or superdelegates to gain the required number for the Democratic nomination for President.

Tell The Truthiness ; At this rate, Montana and South Dakota's delegates won't be needed.

Saunter To The White House 86 ; Obama Countdown - 20.5 To Go

Barack Obama is now 20.5 delegates/superdelegates away from winning the nomination as Democratic candidate for President.

Tell The Truthiness ; And to think, the polls in Montana and South Dakota haven't closed yet!

Saunter To The White House 85 ; Clinton Open To Being VP

Hillary Clinton, according to the Associated Press, has told New York congressional colleagues she'd be open to being the Vice Presidential candidate if it helps unite the Democratic party.

Tell The Truthiness ; Fancy that!

Saunter To The White House 84 ; Obama Countdown - 27.5 Delegates Away

Barack Obama, according to MSNBC, is now down to only needing 27.5 delegates or superdelegates endorsement to gain the nomination.

Tell The Truthiness ; Waiting for that 0.5 to endorse, can't wait!

Saunter To The White House 83 ; Clinton To Accept Obama Has The Number, But Fight On?

How the heck does this work?

Hillary Clinton is going to accept that Barack Obama is the nominee, but they're going to not give up?

Tell The Truthiness ; Terry McAuliffe isn't in the same state he was after that 'lively' appearance on Morning Joe is he?

Saunter To The White House 82 ; AP Goes All Out To Scoop Everyone

The Associated Press is reporting through discussions with delegates, Barack Obama now has enough to be the Democratic nominee.

Tell The Truthiness ; Is someone from the Clinton campaign going to come out now and declare this incorrect?

Saunter To The White House 81 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 32.5 delegates

After the latest endorsements by Ohio House Democratic Leader Joyce Beatty and Maine superdelegate Jennifer Dechant, Barack Obama now needs 32.5 delegate and/or superdelegates to get the required number.

Tell The Truthiness ; Who is the 0.5 and are they less functional than other members of the DNC, because they're half?

Saunter To The White House 80 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 37.5 Delegates

Barack Obama needs 37.5 delegates to have enough for the nomination as of 8am this morning Eastern time.

Tell The Truthiness ; Is it especially painful if you're the 0.5 of a delegate?

Saunter To The White House 79 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 42 Delegates

Barack Obama needs 42 delegates to clinch the nomination.

Word is that his campaign team is working furiously to get as many uncommitted superdelegates to make their choice before the end of tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.

Tell The Truthiness ; We are in the end game.

Saunter To The White House 78 ; Clinton Chair Starts Self-Parodying

Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe has slipped into self-parody this morning on Morning Joe.

Does Hillary know that McAuliffe appeared like this, has she seen this video?

For the one and only time we're going to say this, Hillary Clinton is the only sane person left in her campaign!

Tell The Truthiness ; But when did Hillary's campaign chair become sponsored by Tommy Bahamas?

Saunter To The White House 77 ; Hillary Calls Meeting For Tomorrow, Planning To Suspend Campaign

A meeting has been arranged for tomorrow night by the Hillary Clinton team during which she's expected to suspend her campaign.

Tomorrows meeting in New York is different to others as major campaign backers and donors have been invited, which is increasingly being seen as a sign that Hillary Clinton is to announce that she is not going to contest her position.

Other reports are saying that staff are being laid off and staffers are being asked to hand in their expense receipts by the end of the week.

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Saunter To The White House 76 ; The Rolling Obama Countdown Delegate Calculator

Barack Obama now needs 44 delegates to get the Democratic nomination, the latest number can be seen here.

We'll keep you updated.

Tell The Truthiness ; T minus 44 and counting.

Saunter To The White House 75 ; Puerto Rico Goes For Clinton, But It Doesn't Help

Puerto Rico went for Hillary Clinton in today's third to last primary, but it won't really matter.

After yesterday's decisions made by the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee, Hillary Clinton may have gained delegates that she fought for, but it's not really helped. Barack Obama is 66 delegates away after the readjusted nomination number to 2118.

Tell The Truthiness ; Hillary Clinton - The Campaign That Just Won't Die! Now Playing For Two More Days Only!