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Obama, Hillary, Palin, and that lame duck dude
Clearly I have exhausted my interest in politics and political news, for a while at least. I know Obama is busy choosing his cabinet and making lots of appointments, but I’ve paid more attention to the economy, the situation in Mumbai, the holidays, Christmas shopping, and the Black Friday trampling death at Wal-Mart and shooting … Continue reading
Sadly, Election Day probably won’t be the end
I’m relieved that Election Day is less than 24 hours away, finally. This campaign season has been interminable and I’ve been ready for weeks for it to be over. It’s looking very good for Obama and I’m very excited about that. But I’m also extremely anxious that something could happen, something could go wrong; votes … Continue reading
Breaking my Palin promise
I’ve just about stopped reading news of the presidential campaign since, unless I’m struck deaf and blind, I’m going to be inundated with it anyway. Still, I like to peruse the headlines over at Real Clear Politics just to get a sense of what’s being said about the campaign, and this morning I came across … Continue reading
Uh oh; I r terrist?
Hmm, I just noticed my little weather widget says “Weather Underground.” It’s a good place to go for online weather information, by the way, but it occurs to me now that someone (initials S.P.) might think I’m promoting William Ayers’ 1969 radical group of the same name. Ayers and I are, after all, contemporaries. Oh … Continue reading
It’s bleak Friday for McCain campaign
Yesterday was certainly an interesting day on the campaign trail, more interesting to Obama supporters than to the McCain camp. The McCain folks probably wish the whole day had never happened. John McCain had to put a lid on on some angry, misinformed supporters at a rally in Minnesota, and got booed for doing so. … Continue reading
At 53-minute mark, debate is a yawner
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
Palin avoids face plant in debate, salvages some pride
The veep debate was last night. Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin. Honestly, I found the whole thing pretty boring. Neither candidate stumbled notably, dammit. Biden choked up once, talking about the tragic accident that killed his first wife and almost took all his children as well. Other than that, he seemed to stay on message … Continue reading
Palin strikes again; please, governor, just go home
This evening CBS news aired an interview with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Once again the Alaska governor displayed her own special command of important issues. When asked to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with, she said: Well, let’s see. There’s, of course, in the great history of America rulings there have … Continue reading
If not Gwen Ifill, then who?
PBS’s very capable Gwen Ifill will be moderating the vice presidential debate tomorrow night. Conservatives are now blasting Ifill’s selection because she has written a book scheduled for publication on Inauguration Day entitled Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, about the younger generation of black politicians. I am not unbiased in this … Continue reading
McCain’s debate dodge is desperate political theatrics
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
Language, the media, and the endless campaign
Don’t turn on your television today if you don’t want to hear someone say “lipstick on a pig.” Believe it or not, we’re trying to elect the next U.S. president, and everyone has their knickers in a twist over an old, old English figure of speech. Obama used it to describe some of McCain’s proposals; … Continue reading
Catty remarks about the RNC: Better late than never
I’ve been a bit distracted, not to mention burned out on politics, since the end of the Republicans’ little soiree in St. Paul Thursday night. Still am, actually, but wanted to get in a few parting shots before I forget: What the hell happened to Cindy McCain’s hair? That mess looked more like her Thursday … Continue reading
I still disagree with Palin (but please don’t tell her I said so!)
Sarah Palin — a kick-ass woman with a kick-ass delivery. Dynamite speech. No wonder John McCain wanted her on the ticket. For every minus you give him as a speaker, give her a plus. Or two. I don’t know how she’ll do in a debate situation, and I still don’t agree with many — maybe … Continue reading
Hey, you dolts! It’s not about Sarah Palin’s daughter
It’s a damn shame what’s happened to the Republican National Convention and John McCain’s campaign this week. The Republicans deserved to have and enjoy all the convention ballyhoo and press coverage that the Democrats got. Hurricanes will have their way, no matter what, and the Republicans in St. Paul have reacted as Americans do. But … Continue reading
‘Wikipedically naive’ person spiffed up Palin’s bio Thursday
An unidentified individual who “may be Wikipedically naïve” was making extensive revisions to Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia biography just 24 hours before John McCain announced her as his running mate, according to a New York Times story today. Although the bio-gate details first came to light Friday, yours truly didn’t pick up on it until a … Continue reading
Not-ready-for-prime-time Palin is not ready for veep
I started the day asking, “Sarah who?” And I probably wasn’t the only one. John McCain has named Sarah Palin, first-term Republican governor of Alaska, as his running mate. Hmm … okay … not exactly what I was expecting. At the very least I expected to be looking up information on what’s-his-name Polenta. Had the … Continue reading
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