Tag Archives: 'palin'

• Political Stars

  This is a post a long time in the making.1 The content of this post has been on my mind for quite some time. I have thought long and hard on this topic — too hard for too long. This is my culminating effort. This is the post that will make me famous. No pressure. [...]

• I’d Say Strong to Quite Strong

  I am not a very good predictor (although I did predict Bush would win in 2004), but I figure I should get this down before Election Day (or my version of Christmas). Obama/Biden 318, McCain/Palin 220. You read it here first. (My numbers reflect that McCain will steal Ohio, and Obama will steal Florida, Virginia [...]

• Voting For Stevens A Matter Of ‘If’

  “They’ve been quite clear in their contempt for [Senator Ted Steven's] behavior. I don’t expect [John McCain and Sarah Palin] would cast their ballot for Ted Stevens if they were Alaska voters.” — Tucker Bounds, McCain spokesman, apparently unaware of the vice-president’s state of residence.

• Stevens

  I’m not an expert on politics. But if you are running for president, and you are demanding that a long-time senator of your own party resigns following conviction on corruption charges, the senator from the state that your running-mate resides and is governor, a running mate that hasn’t equaled your admonishment of said senator, and [...]

• Election Ramblings

  With my work schedule ramping up, and all of the other bullshit* that life entails, I haven’t been able to blog as much about the election as I have wanted to. So here goes… – Two issues that should have been discussed at the debates, or at least mentioned once somewhere, anywhere during this election [...]

• Schwarzenegger: Palin Will Be ‘Ready’ Come January

  This Arnold Schwarzenegger quote on Palin’s ‘readiness’ to be president is the same argument that Hillary Clinton used to say that Barack Obama was now ready to lead (after he secured the nomination, despite Clinton’s persistent campaigning for months on-end arguing the exact opposite): “By the time that [Sarah Palin] is sworn in I think [...]

• Morning Politoon

  It’s been awhile. John Darkow on the McCain/Palin campaign strategy (for winning the heart and mind of the American voter)… Image: The Cagle Post

• Palin’s Patriotism

  Thomas Friedman on Sarah Palin’s continued stance that paying taxes is not a part of being patriotic… “I can understand someone saying that the government has no business bailing out the financial system, but I can’t understand someone arguing that we should do that but not pay for it with taxes. I can understand someone [...]

• Palin, Constitution At Odds

  From Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution (you know, the governing document of our republic)… The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. Dick Cheney’s interpretation aside, that is all there is. I truly hope Sarah Palin understands this.

• Why Biden Won

  My instant analysis of last night’s debate is that both VP candidates did their job, but Biden did it better (although that is also because his job was easier). The point at this stage in the election cycle is to grab (and try to hold on to) as many undecided and independent voters as possible. [...]

• Biden Kills In Debate; Palin Still Standing

  It is somewhat humorous — but ultimately an indictment on our culture and media — that Joe Biden won the debate handily (on every single issue, mind you), but the GOP and the McCain camp are excited — and the press is surprised — simply because Sarah Palin did not fall flat on her face. [...]

• Palin’s Judicial Theory

  What excites me most about Sarah Palin as a potential vice-president is that it gives me confidence that I could be a candidate for the position as well… Honestly, though, this is a tough question. What Supreme Court decision do you disagree with? Bush v. Gore?

• McCain Rips Palin

  “I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time.” — John McCain, in a GOP debate last October. Cue the video…

• Palin Watch

  What can I say, I’m a political hack. This is a very nice idea by the fine people at MoveOn.org… I am thinking “accountability” is not going to be a theme for the McCain-Palin campaign.

• Stewart Exposes Double Standard

  Jon Stewart does the heavy lifting so I don’t have to… exposing the duplicitous comments made by the right when Hillary Clinton received tough questions from the press and now that Sarah Palin has received similar treatment.

• Awkward

  Just wanted to make a few observations before the big speech from Palin… – Did the GOP speechwriters take the election cycle off? This has been pathetic. – Mitt Romney’s junker is reminiscent of Pat Buchanan’s 1992 convention disaster. – The awkward Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle stressed one point over chants of “none” from [...]

• Kaine, Palin

  This is great, so I’ll pile on. Andrew Sullivan, the conservative blogger, makes note of recent GOP criticisms levied against a potential Obama VP choice — Tim Kaine, the Governor of Virginia… “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 [...]

• Retreat

  This is my favorite line (read: unintentional comedy) from the Washington Post’s report on the very short vetting process conducted for Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and presumptive GOP vice-presidential nominee… “McCain did not speak face to face with Palin until Thursday morning [the day before he announced Palin as his choice], at his [...]

• A Changed Game

  Well, Palin was certainly a game-changer, but you never know exactly how the outcome of the game will be affected. McCain is learning that now. Although a lot of this early stuff will blow over, news reports questioning the judgment of John McCain (because of the Palin pick) cannot be helping the campaign, especially during [...]

• 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 [...]

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