I’ve already lost my imaginary drinking game for this evening’s presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn. John McCain has said “my friends” five times in the first 45 minutes of the debate and a shot each time would have me passed out on the floor by now. I’m writing another post and only halfway listening to … Continue reading At 53-minute mark, debate is a yawner
The U.S. Senate passed an economic bailout package Wednesday night — rescue bill, if you want to use the current vernacular — and the bill is now being debated in the House. There’s plenty of disagreement about whether the $700 billion deal is sufficient and is actually what’s needed to steady the American economy. It’s … Continue reading Earmarks even in emergency bailout — disgusting
Is John McCain ready to be president of the United States? Actually, I’m beginning to think he’s well past ready. He missed his window of opportunity in 2000 and is now careening into the sunset, becoming increasingly erratic and unpredictable. His inexplicable behavior and contradictory remarks over the last 10 days or so, coming on … Continue reading Erratic or just old, McCain not a wise choice for president
To keep it real simple: I think tonight’s presidential debate was basically a tie. Continue reading First ’08 presidential debate: a tie
John McCain’s unexpected suspension of his presidential campaign yesterday strikes me as a purely political maneuver, adopted to once again create a distraction or upheaval in a campaign that’s not going his way and, possibly, to get out of a debate that he had concluded would not serve him well. It feels like “cut and … Continue reading McCain’s debate dodge is desperate political theatrics
A Politico article today explained why I drifted away from any notion of voting for John McCain. In “How John McCain lost me,” Elizabeth Drew details John McCain’s eight-year drift away from a time when both she and I could have voted for McCain for president. Without researching the history myself, I could not have … Continue reading The slow-motion crash of the Straight-Talk Express
