Inhofe Second Spot 'Africa'

Sorry just not following this, since when did Africa become such a big issue. And here is the real head scratcher, Iraq is in Africa?

Inhofe's Veteran's voting record questioned.

Jim Inhofe hits the Airwaves

Jim Inhofe is already spending money to buy ad spots, he has a lot of cash on hand but not enough to stay up uninterrupted until election day. This ad is like most intro ads as it seeks to frame the debate long before his opponent can define him.
He focuses on three issues central to his record. First the stopping the BRAC base closings, second finding a solution for Tar Creek (even though the State started a limited buyout before the feds), and increasing funding for roads in the State.
It appears that the abandoned road that Inhofe is walking down is the decommissioned section of the Will Rogers Turnpike in Catoosa.

Cheney Fundraiser Scaled Back

While much of the media is painting the Cheney appearance at a fundraiser as a great success, I don't see it that way. Originally the fundraiser was to include a round table discussion with donors who not only gave the maximum personally, but bundled several thousand more in addition. By the visit of Cheney being cut short it is a signal that Cheney is not the draw he was just 3 years ago. Also it could spell trouble for the Inhofe campaign as a far a fundraising. The crowd for this event was remarkably less then the turnout for the 2004 event also held in Tulsa. Given that Oklahoma is one of the few places that Cheney can still effectively raise money, the recent showing may be a sign of the inability of the White House to aide congressional candidates in 2008.

On the protester side of things, it is actually pretty remarkable that protesters were there at all. The low level of publicity of the event seemed it was destined for uneventful day. However ten protesters were cited and one arrested. This doesn't normally happen with a quick Vice Presidential visit, especially in Oklahoma.