Ed Brayton
Worthy: I’ll deal with lawyers only on plea deal for Kwame
The Detroit News reports that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will no longer talk with local civic leaders who are seeking to broker a deal for Kwame Kilpatrick.
House race heats up in HD-75
Incumbent Democratic Rep. Robert Dean faces a stiff challenge from longtime businessman Dan Tietema in the race for the state House seat HD-75.
Blackwater guards to be charged?
It’s looking more and more possible. Raw Story reports that the DOJ has sent target letters to a group of Blackwater guards being investigated for an incident that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.
Stop the God talk
AFP reports on a fundraiser in California on Sunday night, where Nancy Pelosi resorted to the kind of absurd rhetoric that we often hear — and ridicule — when it’s engaged in by Republicans:
Michigan conservatives demand Huckabee as McCain’s VP
As speculation ramps up on the various people John McCain is considering as his vice presidential running mate, a group of social conservatives from Michigan are drawing a line in the sand and demanding that he select Mike Huckabee.
Judge: Kwame can go to DNC. Obama: Not so fast.
A Wayne County Circuit Court judge ruled that embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick can attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver despite having already spent time in jail for violating the travel restrictions placed on him by the court.
Two-woman battle in House District 91
Two prominent women, one a Republican and one a Democrat, are set to battle for a seat in the state house in HD-91.
Keyes rants, Bush surrenders, McCain forgets
This week, Brayton’s Bag includes goofy Olympic goodness and a video lagniappe from The Onion.
Obama getting more military support than McCain
The Center for Responsive Politics reports that Barack Obama is getting six times as much support from American military personnel serving overseas than John McCain. Interestingly, even Ron Paul, who was staunchly opposed to the Iraq war, has gotten 4 1/2 times the contributions from overseas soldiers than McCain has.
Do as we say, not as we do
John McCain explains why he’s so up in arms over the Russian attack on Georgia:
In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.
And not a hint of irony there. The mind truly boggles.