Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

From Political Wire:

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE) had the best analysis of why she'll run:

"I think it's ninety-nine percent certain that Hillary will run, but that one percent is where the world lives. She's got everything to run: the intellect, the money, the people, the national campaign -- and she has the best political spouse in the business. If I were running for President, you can bet that I'd want Bill Clinton as my spouse -- even if it meant a change in sexual orientation!"

Obama coming to Harkin steak fry and (the plan is) so is Deeth. But I'm out of town for the John Kerry tailgater. The Daily Iowan phrasing is priceless:

Kerry will raise funds for 2nd District congressional candidate Dave Loebsack at a tailgate on Iowa City's famous street of inebriation, Olive Court. Kerry's visit gives the Bay State's junior senator a special insight into alarming Midwestern-morning, alcohol-imbibing rates. And perhaps, the man from Sam Adams' land will give Busch Light a try.

The tailgating is bipartisan; seems Jim Nussle's having one too.

The DI also talks to Joe Bolkcom

"'We need to rebalance our economic-development programs to focus more on workers' skill development and away from just writing the standard checks to get businesses to stay here,' the senator said.

Meanwhile, Bolkcom also advocated raising of Iowa's minimum wage. He proposed boosting the hourly wage $2.15 over the next two years, which, he contended, would dramatically assist the roughly 100,000 Iowans who earn the base wage...