Indiana is in Play!
Our friends over at the Daily Kos noticed that the McCain campaign is buying ad time in Indiana. So what, you say? In 2004, Bush beat Kerry in Indiana by 21 points. This is a hardcore red state. So much so, that according to Blue Indiana, in July the McCain camp had only planned on buying a single telephone line for the entire state.
The best part is that credit is given to Obama’s tremendous ground game here in Indiana. There is a definite upside to a long primary season — volunteers are
Farm Bill Passes the Senate
The Farm Bill we wrote on yesterday has passed the Senate with a remarkable 81-15 majority. Politico reports on the controversial bill here.
The bill offers mild reform for farm subsidies by capping government payments to the wealthiest farmers, but this is just one of two main aspects as reported by Politico:
A stricter $40,000-per-year payment cap promises to reduce how much larger farmers can claim in annual direct payments. And with the high prices today, the cost of commodity programs is projected to shrink to about $35