Archive for August, 2008
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Friday, August 29th, 2008Word this morning is that John McCain is going to announce Alaska governor of two years Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Pro’s:
She’s a women, obviously. However, I think McCain is overthinking this if he thinks just simply putting a women on the ticket will bring disaffected Hillary supporters into the fold. That’s a pretty [...]
Tim Pawlenty kills it on Good Morning America
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Did you happen to catch Tim Pawlenty, the other VP finalist everyone is talking about, on Good Morning America this morning?
He was very, very impressive. He asked about Obama, “what have you done and what have you run?” He answered that Obama’s accomplishments are essentially nonexistent and he hasn’t run anything. He went on to [...]
Depression without Recession
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Jimmy P. at the DNC—US News & World Reports’ James Pethokoukis reporting,
Illinois Obama and the Temple of Gloom
I keep hearing a lot of this sort of pessimism, both in the speeches and among the delegates: “America is facing its greatest economic challenges since the Great Depression.” Really. That’s a pretty big stretch given that we’ve [...]
Alaska voters are as ridiculous as Massachusetts’
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008One U.S. Senator and the state’s only congressman, both Republicans, are embroiled in a corruption scandal involving now defunct VECO, an oil services company.
Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the Senate (aka Part of the Problem), has been indicted on seven counts, remarkably none involve the bridge to nowhere. I [...]
Biden brings it
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008It’s hard not to like Joe Biden the man. Sure, he’s a blowhard, a bit pompous and arrogant. He’s been in the Senate for 36 years. What else could he be?
However, his personal story is very compelling. Of all the pre-speech videos, his was the most effective. It’s [...]
I just don’t understand why some people find Obama arrogant?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008REUTERS: Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple
DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium [...]
On Hillary’s speech
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Sorry folks, but Red Sox-Yankees won out last night.
For a right of center review, check out the always entertaining Stephen Green of Vodka Pundit who “drunkblogged” the speech.
For a left of center review, check out the guys from Blue Mass Group, who are at the convention and blogging up a storm. I [...]
A new low in moral equivalence courtesy of Tom Hayden
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Wikipedia says,
Moral equivalence is a term used in political debate, usually to criticize any denial that a moral hierarchy can be assessed of two sides in a conflict, or in the actions or tactics of two sides. It could be considered a form of the rhetorical fallacy of equivocation
In this case, we are talking about [...]
Bill Ayers latest bomb
Monday, August 25th, 2008This is not the way the Obama campaign wanted to spend day one of the convention, responding to negative ads. We will be hearing a lot about “dirty politics” in the coming days. I asked Jeff Jacoby last night if raising the Obama-Ayers connection was fair game or dirty politics, here’s that cut,
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Someone You Should Know: Staff Sergeants Matthew Blaskowski, Patrick Brannan and Christopher Choay
Monday, August 25th, 2008Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce is a veteran of the Vietnam war and spent 28 years in the U.S. Army. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. It is so [...]
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