Campaign Fundraising Numbers

With the Q1 numbers all in, Republicans have to be feeling a bit queasy about their chances in 2008. (Totals include all receipts, including general election money. In millions.)

Republicans

Romney $23
Giuliani $15
McCain $12.5
Huckabee $0.5
TOTAL $51

Democrats

Clinton $26
Obama $25
Edwards $14
Richardson $6
Dodd $4
Biden $3
TOTAL: $78

That means the Democrats raised a dollar every nine seconds of the first quarter.

More money more problems.

Mo Money Mo Problems

(Notorious B.I.G, Puff Daddy & Mase)


Now who's hot who not
Tell me who rock
Who sell out in da stores
You tell me who flop
Who copped da blue drop
Who jewels got boxed
Who mostly go G down to da tube sock
Da same old pimp
Mase you know ain't nothin changed but my limp
Can't stop till I see my name on a blimp
Guarantee a million sales
Pull another up
You don't believe in Harlem World
Nigga double up
We don't play around
It's a bet lay it down
Niggas didn't know me '91
Bet they know me now
I'm da young harlem nigga with da goldie sound
Can't no PHD niggas hold me down
Coota schooled me to da game
Now I know my duty
Stay humble
Stay low
Blow like hootie
True pimp niggas spend no dough on da booty
And then you yell
There go Mase there go your cutie

I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see
I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see

Yeah yeah ahah
from the D to da A to da D-D-Y
I know you rather see me die
Than to see me fly
I call all da shots
Rip all da spots
Rock all da rocks
Cop all da drops
I know you thinking now
When all da ballin stops
Nigga never home gotta call me on da yacht
10 years from now we'll still be on top
Yo I thought I told you that we won't stop
Now what you gonna do
When it's crew bag a money
Much longer than yours
And a team much stronger than yours
Violate me
This'll be yo day
We don't play
Messing around with D.O.A.
Be on your way
Cause it ain't enough time here
Ain't enough lime here
For you to shine here
Deal with many women but treat dimes fair
And I'm bigga than the city lights
Down in Times Square
Yeah yeah yeah


I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see
I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see


Uhh
B-I-G P-O-P-P-A
No info for da D-E-A
Federal agents mad cause I'm flagrant
Tap my cell and da phone in da basement
My team supreme
Stay clean
Triple beam lyrical dream
I be that
Can't you see at all events bent
Gats in holsters girls on shoulders
Playboy I told yuh being nice to me
Bruise too much I lose too much
Step on stage da girls do too much
I guess it's cause you run with lame
Do too much
Me lose my touch never that
If I did ain't no problem to get da gat
Where da true playas at
Throw your rollies in da sky
Wave them side to side
And keep their hands high
While I give your girl a eye
Playa please lyrically nigga see
B-I-G be flossin
Jig on da cover of Fortune
5 double O here's my phone number
Your man ain't got to know I got da dough
Got da flow down pizzat platinum plus
Like thizzat dangerous on trizzack
Leave yo ass phizzack

I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see
I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see

I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see
What's going on?
Somebody tell me
What's going on?

I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see
I don't know what they want from me
It's like the more money we come across
The more problems we see

Say "Hello" to your presidential candidate: Chris Dodd

So in 2008 we will be having another election for President. And unlike any election since 1928, no sitting official (President, Vice President, or Supreme Allied Commander of the world) will be running for president. Because of that, lots of people who don't have a real chance at winning will be running. Since there will be a lot of people running I think I'll introduce them to you. I will make no qualms about the fact that I am partisan and opinionated. I'll probably throw in some objectiveness to give you the upside or downside when needed. And our first person is the one who last announced his candidacy for president, Democratic Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd.

He has severed in Congress for 32 year,s with the past 26 of those in the U.S. Senate. The man has legislative and government experience.

He announced his presidential candidacy on the “Imus In the Morning” radio show. Many people don't really listen to his show, nor is it a hotbed of political talk.

On Friday Howard L. Reiter, head of the political science department at the University of Connecticut, offered his theory that Dodd may be hoping Clinton “stumbles” in her bid for the presidency — and early enough that Dodd would be able to capitalize on that in the competition for votes in the Democrat-rich Northeast region.

“But I think that’s a lot to hope for,” said Reiter, who cited name recognition and fundraising as Dodd’s highest hurdles.

Dodd has long wanted a higher office, but he has been blocked at each turn.

He was going to run in 2004 for the Democratic presidential nod, but was preempted when home state Senate colleague Joseph I. Lieberman announced. And he knew that if two senators ran from the same state they would just split each other's votes so he didn't run.

Dodd also explored a run for Senate minority leader against Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, but Reid had already locked up support. In 1994, Dodd lost to Tom Daschle of South Dakota in an earlier try for the top Senate Democratic leadership post.

Early presidential preference polls have placed him well behind, well, basically everyone.

Vital Stats:

Christopher J. Dodd

• Democrat

• Senior Senator from Connecticut

• Residence: East Haddam

• Born: May 27, 1944 in Willimantic, Conn.

• Religion: Roman Catholic

• Family: Wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd; two children

• Education: Providence College, B.A. 1966; U. of Louisville, J.D. 1972

• Military Service: Army Reserve, 1969-75

• Career: Lawyer; Peace Corps volunteer

• Elected to the Senate: 1980 (now in 5th term)