Billups Archive: January 2008

• L.A. roads safe as Britney returns to confinement

  We are back home from Florida and looking ahead to Fat Tuesday, or as we like to refer to it here... Published January 31 2008

• McCain-Giuliani ticket a powerful ponderable

  Well, we hate to say we told you so, but we do feel we batted the cycle here in Florida. \ \ \ Mc... Published January 30 2008

• Mittens just earned himself a detention

  We simply wouldn't be us if we didn't weigh in on the Romney campaign's election-day strategy of... Published January 29 2008

• Gut feeling from Fla.: McCain wins by a hair

  The chamber of commerce and God have conspired here in Pinellas County — think Clearwater a... Published January 29 2008

• Hil's suit roars; J-Mac is golf-course quiet

  We like to look for the subtle fashion clues. It's like reading tea leaves for puffs like ourself... Published January 29 2008

• Fly on the wall, pts. 1 & 2

  Monday political fantasy No. 1 — Listening in on Bill Clinton's call to Ted Kennedy trying... Published January 28 2008

• Musings from Florida

  Wow, the weather is pretty here. Did we say we dig the sunshine? Why yes, guess we did. Sadly, it... Published January 28 2008

• Florida's only guarantees: Great weather, great ba

  We are here in Tampa, Florida where temps in the 60s seem positively balmy. Loving the sunshine a... Published January 26 2008

• Anybody else thinking Bill wants it more than Hil?

  Nearly everyone now is making fun of the two-headed Clintonian hydra. Sometimes, it's important w... Published January 24 2008

• Hollywood's dirty little secret exposed

  While others muse over the all-gloves-off battle that is the Florida primary, we ponder the more... Published January 23 2008

• Romney loses one big Gator to McCain

  Interesting goings-on in Florida. And we don't mean manatees and spring training prognosticating.... Published January 23 2008

• Barack Obama suddenly realizing this is a cage mat

  We agree with the Barackster that he's having to fight both Bill and Hill and their joint attacks... Published January 21 2008

• Jenna, your <i>country</i> needs a White House wed

  The Hubris 'N' Handbags Tour will resume in Florida. We're bypassing South Carolina entirely, chi... Published January 18 2008

• Combine three or four of 'em, we might get one goo

  Question: What is the cloudiest thing we can think of (other than Britney Spears' common sense)?... Published January 16 2008

• Huckabee gets credit for trying in Michigan

  Actor Jon Voight has endorsed Mayor Rudy. Here's what they have in common: Angelina Jolie, Voight... Published January 14 2008

• Candidates -- to thine own self be true

  Big wisdom from the car people who have descended on Detroit in droves for the annual internation... Published January 14 2008

• Clintons could go too far with the Obama-bashing

  Seems to us the Clinton campaign still has some 'splainin' to do about recent comments re: Mr. Ob... Published January 13 2008

• To Ann Romney's jeweler: Please call

  Crazy is as crazy does: What about the dude who screamed "Marry me, Hillary" at a campaign rally... Published January 12 2008

• Political POST-MORT

  Well, last night Mrs. Clinton got one thing right: fashion. As much as folks care about the issue... Published January 9 2008

• Is this night of the Hillary comeback?

  Live, from the Hubris 'N' Handbag tour: We are here in the bowels of the Mitt Romney press room &... Published January 8 2008