Stop worrying for a beat about how many white folks are lying when they say they will vote for a “black” candidate, you know, the one McCain flacks are now calling “Hussein”… the Russians are holding sabre-rattling military exercises targeting Alaska, right in Governor Palin’s backyard and you’d think some opportunistic reporter or […]

In case you somehow missed this.

As you watch the value of your 401K shrink before your eyes today, make yourself feel a wee bit better reading Rick Perlstein, who suggests that Barack Obama, if he can manage to win the election, might have a legislative opening similar to FDR’s in 1932 and LBJ’s in 1964—crises to deal with, public support […]

McCain supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there’s no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate should take the place of the VP debate, currently scheduled for next Thursday, October 2 in St. Louis.
In this scenario, the vice […]

I realized I have to stop obsessing about how horrid and craven they are in selecting Sarah Palin when I was tempted to ask how she managed to have five children with the Todd dude. So, in a change of pace, here is Paul Begala who totally nailed how this campaign is being covered. […]

Not a bad place to start. Where does viral nativism stop and viral terrorism start? The best dim bulb dems can hope for is the Agnewization of the Palins. Maybe the other shoe will drop after the “first 90 days” and the Maverick will acquiesce to having the P’s exit stage right from the […]

Your Vice Presidential Candidate “speaks” at the Wasilla Assembly of God in June 2008. Yes, a mere three months ago. This may seem like a lot to watch but it will tell you most of what you need to know about her history, attitudes, and politics. In this two part series you […]

The Detroit Free Press conducted a focus group after Sarah Palin’s speech. It included Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. The previous link contains quotations from each of the participants. Reading it is most interesting because it is clear that the independents are quite skeptical.
Here are a few quotes. Follow the link for more.
“Sarah Palin came across […]

That the media is in the tank for John McCain is not news. But this morning’s Associated Press lead story on Sarah Palin’s speech last night makes it even more painfully clear. Written by Tom Raum and Liz Sidoti (who famously brought McCain his favorite kind of donuts aboard the Straight Talk Express last April), […]

Or what Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy REALLY think of Sarah Palin.