I picked as my quote of the moment an anonymous but ethusiastic GOP staffer who effused that Sarah Palin “completely changes the narrative,” lifted from a report in the increasingly-partisan Political Animal. This has proven true — Sarah Palin is… Continue Reading
Most people thought it was a good thing that Bill and Hillary Clinton made their daughter off-limits for political purposes during their campaigns and their tenures in office. That was true across partisan lines and it should be true now,… Continue Reading
At fivethirtyeight.com,* the spot-polling report is that women are more critical of McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin than men. This is no particular surprise to me. My experience in front of juries leads me to believe that women tend to… Continue Reading
And here’s what Bill Clinton thinks of the choice: And it would seem this is something President Clinton and Senator McCain agree on: Okay, I’m going to stop blogging about Sarah Palin for a little while now.
Okay, so there had to be a big bone thrown to the right wing. And while you’re at it, make a play for at least some PUMAs. That makes sense. And you can argue that Sarah Palin provides some balance… Continue Reading
I was thinking it would be Crist at the last minute. But McCain picked Sarah Palin, Alaska’s photogenic young Governor, as his running mate. Back in March, I would have said, “No way.” But I’m pleased with the choice. Here’s… Continue Reading
Steve Benen takes the Associated Press’s reporter Charles Babbington to task for calling Obama’s acceptance speech sketchy on the details of the policies Obama would pursue as President: Babbington: ‘Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is “change we can believe in,”… Continue Reading
Read the whole text of it here. It was, of course, delivered in a magnificent way. Including the invocation of the language of Scripture at the end, loosely underlining the point of my previous post.
Notwithstanding my previous post, Senator McCain at least has not forgotten his manners: David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager, said this in response: “That’s a very nice gesture. We appreciate that. I wish more of his ads had that tone. But… Continue Reading