September 2008
Mythbusters Adam on Education Issues →
“She’s not qualified, she doesn’t have the judgment, to be next in...”
– Larry Persily, former Palin staffer
“As long as we properly handle the Gustavication of the convention, it may be a...”
– Anonymous GOP Operative
Massive police raids on suspected protestors in... →
Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic…
The American Conservative » Double... →
“Have even pro-lifers adopted the eugenic assumption that a genetically imperfect child is less deserving of life? That the abortion of a healthy baby is a tragedy but not killing a disabled one…
Focused--The Sequel →
Theresa, Hillary delegate and Palin-pick target demo: “His age didn’t really bother me until he picked Palin. What if he dies in office and leaves us with her as President? Also she leans toward the…
Sarah Palin’s Vetting Problem. →
“And if itâs true that Palin did not undergo a vetting process, then what are we all to think of a presidential candidate, the oldest ever, with a history of cancer, choosing a running mate he had…
McCain Camp Didn't Search Palin's Hometown Paper... →
On Saturday, a Democrat tasked with opposition research contacted the Huffington Post with this piece of information: as of this weekend, the McCain campaign had not gone through old newspaper…
Unserious →
A reader writes:
I notice that you used the word “unserious” in one of your recent
posts, and I’ve seen it pop up in quite a few evaluations of the Palin
choice.
This is gratifying,…
Quote For The Day II →
“I’m not sure what she brings to the ticket other than she’s a woman and a conservative. Well, she’s a better speaker than McCain,” - Faye Palin, Sarah Palin’s mother-in-law, laughing. Faye may…
Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin presser →
“After Ted laid out his energy plan, I pitched a question that I have been dying to get an answer to from both of them. I asked Ted and Sarah about a federal study that showed that even if Alaskaâs…
August 2008
Praying for Rain? Be Careful What You Wish For.... →
As Hurricane Gustav barrels toward the Gulf Coast and residents are fleeing in droves, I am reminded of this “humorous” piece put out by Dobson’s Focus on the Family organization last week: …
“I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as...”
– Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”
Obama will mobilize volunteers for Gustav →
Obama: “The thing that I always am concerned about in the middle of a storm is whether we’re drawing resources away from folks on the ground because the Secret Service and various security…
“Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”
– John McCain
McCain Reveals REAL Runningmate →
John McCain has revealed that his apparent choice of Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running-mate was, as many observers predicted, a carefully-staged hoax. “Yeah, right,” McCain campaign…
Butting Heads: Palin on Obama →
Two weeks ago, she was surprisingly friendly toward the Democrats and not so much toward the Republicans.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan →
Iâve voted a straight Republican ticket every year of my life since 1975, when I first came of voting age, but I was stunned and horrified by McCainâs choice of Palin. I simply cannot even…
Getting Real About Palin: A Summary of Troopergate →
Josh Marshall has a great summary of Troopergate, in which he makes the almost offhand parenthetical note, “In an interesting sidelight, that may end up telling us a lot, Monegan says no one from the…
Dowd: Vice in Go-Go Boots? →
“The legacy of Geraldine Ferraro was supposed to be that no one would ever go on a blind date with history again. But that crazy maverick and gambler McCain does it, and conservatives and…
MySpace Cofounder Tom Anderson Was A Real Life... →
Late last year we discovered that MySpace cofounder Tom Anderson, arguably the most popular individual on the Internet with 240+ million MySpace friends (he is added by default to every MySpace…
45+ Problems for McCain's VP in just 35 hours →
Yes, I know Daily Kos is a liberal bias site, but in the world of politics, no one does a better job of vetting than ones opposition.
Another Dubious Firing →
The Palin Troopergate scandal as governor - which at its core is about her use of her public office to pursue a private vendetta by firing a public safety commissioner - is not the only time Sarah…
Chief Fired by Palin Speaks Out - Washington Post... →
Seems that McCain is doubling down on his Bush/Cheney governing cred.
James Fallows (August 29, 2008) - My prediction... →
“Let’s assume that Sarah Palin is exactly as smart and disciplined as Barack Obama. But instead of the year and a half of nonstop campaigning he has behind him, and Joe Biden’s even longer…
Witnessing History →
The three DK editors who set out for Invesco Field yesterday got their chance to stand in a line six miles long (no exaggeration), but they also got a chance to share sunscreen, water, and good…
We know McCain, Palin and the GOP will reverse Roe... →
The traditional media thinks the Palin pick means Roe v. Wade is now part of the presidential debate. It always has been — McCain wants to reverse Roe (although the punditry often overlooks that…
Sarah Palin and children conceived out of wedlock... →
“[O]ur conviction is that birth and adoption are the purview of married heterosexual couples. Traditional marriage is God’s design for the family and is rooted in biblical truth. When that divine…
Obama $3 Bill, Meet the McCain “Keating Five”... →
You’ve probably heard reports of the “Obama $3 bills” being passed around by Republican supporters in which Barack Obama is wearing an Arab headdress.
It’s meant to insinuate that…
John McCain: NOT DEAD YET! →
My only question is just exactly how much is Obama paying Charlie “Let me call you from the bus” Black?
She’s going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years,…
“She’s not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice...”
– GOP State Senate President Lyda Green
Losing the Homeplace →
The Big Tent played host to many famous names this week, and we were privileged to listen in on many discussions and debates. But if I had to pick a personal favorite, it would be this lightly…
American Conservatism's Assisted Suicide →
A reader writes:
I had been reluctant to acknowledge how flawed and dead the
conservative movement has become; that’s over now. No more excuses, no
more clinging to old visions of rational…
She Should Promise Not To Be President? →
Palin enthusiast Noah Millman makes an argument:
I realize, of course, that she’s totally unqualified to be President at this point in time. If McCain were to die in February 2009, I hope Palin…
He Got That Right →
“I think this is the biggest political gamble, just about, in all of American history,” - Pat Buchanan.
Wikipedia Knew VP Picks Before You →
The Washington Post has an interesting story about predicting who Senator Obama and Senator McCain would pick as their running mates: In the days leading up to Republican presidential candidate…
The education of our next president →
John McCain went to 20 schools before Annapolis, as his father, a Navy submariner, was transferred from base to base.
When they lived in Indonesia, Barack Obama’s mother woke him at 4 am to study…
Wash. Post interviews Public Safety chief fired by... →
This is going to get very interesting. Today’s announcement proved McCain is more interested in the politics of his v.p. pick then the substance — and the dopes in the punditry fell for that. On…
How The Obama Camp Should Respond →
So, how should the Obama campaign handle the Palin selection, and what is a rather obvious play/pander for suburban women who supported Hillary Clinton? I think they should go easy on her for the…
David Frum's Diary on National Review Online →
Here’s I fear the worst harm that may be done by this selection. The McCain campaign’s slogan is “country first.” It’s a good slogan, and it aptly describes John McCain, one of the most…
Misreading American Women? →
I’ve had a few emails on these lines today:
No sooner did my best friend hear about the Sarah Palin pick did I
receive an e-mail from her. It said simply: “Sarah Palin is a Bad
Mother!”
I was at…
Vetting Sarah Palin: Irl Stambaugh, Walt Monegan... →
“Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin fired the city’s police chief and the library director without warning Thursday, accusing them of not fully supporting her efforts to govern. Irl Stambaugh and Mary Ellen…
"Let's Make Sure We Have A Plan Here" →
Oh God. This is now getting officially painful. Just listen to this audio of Palin talking about Iraq. It’s excruciating. She doesn’t “know what the plan is to ever end the war”? She sounds about…
Conservative Policy Advisor Steps In It On Health... →
As the Census Bureau reports that California has the highest number of uninsured people, and Texas has the highest percentage of residents, a McCain adviser utters some remarkably stupid analysis:…
If Palin is not Dan Quayle... →
perhaps this is a better comparison: Forty years ago, a retread presidential candidate took the reins of the Republican Party in his second race for the office. Looking for exciting young leaders…
He'd Met Her Once! →
John McCain first met Palin in February of this year and had a telephone conversation with her. That is the full extent of his familiarity with Palin until he spent time with her last week. That’s…
More Palin Fun →
It gets better:
— Stevens and Young, redux. She has distanced herself from the state’s
two most popular politicians, but both appeared at Palin fundraisers
during her 2006 gubernatorial bid.
—…
Harriet Quayle? →
“As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?” - Sarah Palin, a month ago.
Rove On Veeps And Experience →
Heh:
“With
all due respect again to Governor Kaine, he’s been a governor for three
years. He’s been able but undistinguished. I don’t think people could
really name a big, important thing that…
What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s... →
âIs this a joke?â That seemed to be the question du jour when my phone started ringing off the hook at 6:45am here in Alaska. I mean, weâre sort of excited that our humble state has gotten some…