I wanted to mention two things about Lieberman's speech. First, I'm very glad that he did not reprise the appalling level of vitriol demonstrated by Zell Miller last time. Second, did anyone else catch that he actually praised … [Read more...]
This cannot be what McCain imagined when he dreamed of this day
On Thursday night, when McCain was finalizing his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, do you think he expected that, just a few days later, one of the first people he would meet in Minneapolis would be an Alaskan hockey stud whose … [Read more...]
Palin’s political talent
You know, our conservative friend EaBo was telling us how terrific Sarah Palin is, how she's the face of young conservatism, and so forth. And I suggested that to be up to the task, she'd better be "prodigiously awesome". Well, … [Read more...]
Maverick? What maverick?
Notwithstanding the surface-deep maverick-like sensibilities that McCain and Palin supposedly share, McCain's decision to choose Palin as a running mate is the exact opposite of a maverick decision. Just look at the timeline. McCain very … [Read more...]
Exactly how pro-family is Sarah Palin?
It is hardly a surprise that news of Bristol Palin's circumstances -- teenaged, unwed, five-months pregnant -- has been on the front page of the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and just about every paper in the country that covers … [Read more...]
New Reality Series on Fox
I just heard about a new reality show in development for Fox. The working title is "Family Values". Here are links to the promo pictures. Cast Photo Principals; Cast Photo All Synopsis: Grandfatherly John, a daffy, … [Read more...]
Palin was member of fringe secessionist party
Plus, here's a nice little YouTube address by Governor Palin to the Alaska Independence Party convention in 2008. … [Read more...]
Palin and Political Calculations
A lot of Democrats want to fight the political fights above the fray. I get that - I really do. I truly wish we could have elections where families and bystanders were off the table, innocent or otherwise. However, that's not how our … [Read more...]
Palin coasts on blogger boasts (Update II: BMG Palin directory & new problems)
The choice inherently ticks off the retinues of Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, who McCain jerked around before spinning the wheel-of-candidates. It makes clear that McCain doesn't get to pick the VP he wants on his own campaign. He … [Read more...]
American Exceptionalism and the Search for the Everyman or Woman
That said though, I found the "America the special" rhetoric from many speakers at the convention tiresome and delusional. How many times did we hear from speakers that their story was a uniquely American one or that their presence in … [Read more...]
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