Wednesday Roundup ...

- I'll be on Adam McManus' show on KSLR in San Antonio today at 4 pm (ET). To listen live, go to www.kslr.com and click on "Listen Live to KSLR."

- Tomorrow, I'm in San Antonio, TX speaking for the Rough Riders of Bexar County. Here are the details:

Networking Reception: 6:15pm - 7:00pm, Program : 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Location: Grady's Bar-B-Q, 4109 Fredericksburg Road, (210-732-3636) one mile South of Crossroads Mall

-Telephones are Still King: Doug Usher of the Mellman Group in Hotline:

While the Internet has "dramatically changed the face of most aspects of today's political campaigns" it has "not lived up to its early promise for one key part of campaign consulting: polling." Unless "major changes" are made to email registries, privacy laws, and the way we interact with the Internet, "it may never be the same tool that the telephone has been" for more than 50 years.

-Speed Kills: the Washington Post has an excellent article today regarding the picking of a Supreme Court nominee that highlights the importance of a quick response. Here are a few of the excerpts:

(Regarding Bork's nomination) "We responded too late, and it got drowned out," said C. Boyden Gray, who was working in the administration and later became White House counsel to President George H.W. Bush. "We don't want that to happen again. The first hours are when the candidate gets defined."

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"Our goal is to not let their analysis or spin become defining, and put them on the defensive," said Sean Rushton, spokesman for Committee for Justice.

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"It's just like on the campaign," said Brian Jones, the RNC's communications director. "You wouldn't have a John Kerry or John Edwards statement without a response."

Kerry Impersonator! VA Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine impersonates John Kerry in his latest TV ad:

"As a Christian missionary in Honduras, I learned that life is sacred. That's why I oppose the death penalty. I'll carry out a death sentence because that's the law. But, I won't change my religious beliefs."