Author: michael o. allen
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Republican strategy-Always lie
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More McCain lies
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Bridge over ethics
Ethics Adviser Warned Palin About Trooper Issue Letter Described Situation as ‘Grave,’ Called for Apology By JIM CARLTON, Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2008; Page A8 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An informal adviser who has counseled Gov. Sarah Palin on ethics issues urged her in July to apologize for her handling of the dismissal of the state’s public…
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McCain caught lying
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Lies, lies, lies, never ending lies
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Bad old days
ABC investigates Sarah Palin’s book censorship Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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Give ’em Hell, Harry
In this speech 60 years ago almost to the date, President Harry S. Truman spoke to an audience of over 80,000 persons and a nationwide radio audience. Truman’s definition of the values of Democrats compared to that of Republicans, spoken so long ago, could easily describe the two parties today. Truman’s indictment of Republicans are…
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Pride and honor
What’s the Pig Deal? So says the headline on a Washington Post headline. Funny headline by another group of people who see John McCain as this hero gone wrong. With a phony flap and a misleading attack ad, the McCain campaign sinks into silliness. Thursday, September 11, 2008; A16 IT’S HARD to think of a…
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That day seven years ago . . .
Memories are a funny thing. For instance, I miss the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. I miss them not in the way you miss some beloved architectural marvel, or cherished place. It held no mystery to me. I don’t miss the roaring murmur and the apparitional faces of multitudes of commuters going everywhere…
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His erstwhile friends
I promise to tell the truth always about my intention and my beliefs. Sen. John McCain, Republican presidential candidate Some of my fellow bloggers and pundits (the redoubtable Andrew Sullivan, for instance, Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter, and Time’s Joe Klein, to name just a few) had long labored under the illusion that John McCain was a…