Andrew Halcro, one of the Republicans who ran against Palin in 2006, is reporting that the McCain campaign has begun vetting their candidate: The campaign of John McCain has sent a staff of eight people into Alaska to conduct background checks and vetting on Governor Sarah Palin. Word is they have have eight rooms reserved …
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Some Random Quick Thoughts
1.) Ta-Nehisi is right- this whole pick is just bait. Speaking of mooseburgers, I have no idea what they taste like, but I just went grocery shopping to pick up some stuff to grill for the holiday, and the price of beef is now so prohibitive that buffalo meat is competitive. Why buy beef when …
The Palin-Maginot Line
And you thought TBOGG was kidding. Take it away, Cindy McCain: STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no national security experience. McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at …
Apparently, Maverick Means Abusing Your Authority
The nicest thing for me about the Palin pick is that I don’t even have to think twice about her to know I oppose her- I simply am done supporting religious nutjobs. I went along with the silliness when I was a Republican because I respect the give and take of coalition building, but now …
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The Crazification Factor
Still 29%. [F]rom Gallup: Among Democratic women — including those who may be disappointed that Hillary Clinton did not win the Democratic nomination — 9% say Palin makes them more likely to support McCain, 15% less likely. From Rasmussen: Some 38% of men said they were more likely to vote for McCain now, but only …
Ads
Last week I decided to watch Obama day on CNN in order to get a sense of what most people are watching. Lucky for him, John was watching CSPAN and missed the dishonest Obama/9-11/Ayers ad that I enjoyed practically every time CNN cut to a commercial break. As a strategy the ad was a great …
Gustav
I’m very nervous about Gustav. Three years ago, I met Katrina victims, George and Martha in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, where I am from. Some of my old blog posts – discussions with George and Martha – are featured in a book, Diary From The Dome. Ray Nagin has ordered everyone to leave. Thanks to …