Tag: politics
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That Dog Won’t Hunt . . .
Our friend, Eileen Davis of the DAVISReport, sent us this message: Say hello to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, John MCCain’s VP select ,the governor of a state where its citizens by birthright get checks sent to them up to a couple thousand a year, that represent oil profits gained on state owned land. Yes Virginia,…
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Thoughts on Sarah Palin
Longtime readers will remember that Sarah Palin was on my early short list for McCain. I said back in June that she might be a good pick if McCain found himself behind in the polls and needed a Hail Mary pass. Now that he’s made the pick, how does it look? First, Palin is undoubtedly…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Have you seen People magazine’s exclusive photo of the McCain and Palin families? Four members of the McCain and Palin familes are absent from the photo. Palin’s eldest son, Track, and McCain’s youngest son, Jimmy, are in the military and on deployment. McCain’s older son, Jack, is at the Naval Academy. Where’s Bridget McCain? Bridget…
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Shades of Nixon
The campaign of John McCain for president of the United States has been lurking in the gutter these past several weeks. Karl Rove’s henchmen, when they took over the faltering McCain campaign, they quickly surmised that they could not win on the issues. The American voters would not trust Republicans to fix the mess the…
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That *&%$@#!, McCain
McCain’s Mansions As that self-made man, McCain, has done himself, pull yourself up by your bootstrap (Ferragamo moccasins, in his case). If you can’t hack it in this economy, get a second job. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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A house is not . . .
Help John McCain count his houses Question: How many houses do you and Mrs. McCain have? McCain: I think, eh, . . . I’ll have my staff get back to you on that. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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A Good Story
I am a regular reader of Newsweek magazine. Most of the time, I don’t like what I read in there. I find its journalism often sloppy, if not downright dishonest. The fact is, I read it through gritted teeth most of the time. For instance, I think they’re highly tilted toward John McCain in this…
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Bill Clinton’s Shameful Demise
Unfortunately, all the good Bill Clinton did as president, the goodwill he won with African Americans and the great relationships he forged over the course of his political, he’s not intent on frittering away in bitterness. He’s affronted by Sen. Barack Obama’s political ascent and he’s not going to let it go, promising now to…
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Political news from CNN and others
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s new information about the hunt for a running mate for Barack Obama. A member of the Congressional Black Caucus who’s met with Obama’s vice-presidential screening team says she offered the names of former senators John Edwards and Sam Nunn — and was told they’re on the list. Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick…