Archive for August 29th, 2008

• Well Played

  Well played, John; well played. I really didn’t think you had it in you. The nomination of Sarah Palin as the vice-presidential running mate took me by surprise; in fact, it floored me. And I realize and will appropriately acknowledge — in honest blog fashion — that I was absolutely wrong. But what does this [...]

• Breaking Ball

  My favorite time to call a breaking pitch was on three-and-one counts. And that is exactly what McCain has done with choosing the unknown Sarah Palin as his running mate. This changes the dynamics of the race completely. Not only is Palin a woman — centrist Clinton supporters are the main grab there — but [...]