That Alaskan woman — you know, the one who ran for vice president not long ago — is still at it. She’s airing her family’s dirty laundry in public again (you remember, the underage daughter who got pregnant and is now an unwed mother because for some reason a shotgun wedding didn’t appeal to the … Continue reading The pot and the kettle
• Former President George W. Bush starts a 2009 speaking tour next month that will take him to several foreign nations. He’s now listed with the Washington Speakers Bureau and, to date, has ten speeches scheduled. I can’t help wondering who would actually pay good money to hear him speak. Public speaker he is not. … Continue reading Political snapshots
I missed a certain detail during this year’s political campaign. Or maybe it was reported and I was too busy trying not to see or hear anything about a certain female vice presidential candidate. Or maybe it was so obvious to everyone (except me) that no one thought it worth mentioning. Ladies and gentlemen, you … Continue reading So I finally looked at a map of Alaska …
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 Obama, Hillary, Palin, and that lame duck dude
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 Sadly, Election Day probably won’t be the end
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 Breaking my Palin promise
