"The Palin Puzzle"
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer wonders why McCain made this choice when he appeared to be catching up to Obama.
Palin’s Words, and Words about Palin
Now that Sarah Palin is the John McCain’s choice for VP, the op-eds are filled with takes on the brilliance or lack thereof in this historic nomination. Palin’s wrote this about why polar bears shouldn’t be on the endangered species list last January; Gail Collins takes a look at Palin in “McCain’s Baked Alaska”, found in today’s NY Times.
Our Next Veep?
Check out the rockin’ 80′s hairdo. . .
From the "Must Be Nice" Department
John McCain’s not sure of how many homes he owns.
Showdown at Saddleback
Perhaps you saw the forum with Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life) and the presumptive presidential candidates last Saturday. I watched, and I winced. There’s too much emphasis on a candidate’s faith in modern politics, and this session set a dangerous precedent. Kathleen Parker, writing on the conservative Townhall.com site, probably ruffled a few feathers of the Republican base with this:
At the risk of heresy, let it be said that setting up the two presidential candidates for religious interrogation by an evangelical minister — no matter how beloved — is supremely wrong.
It is also un-American.
And that’s just her introduction.
Real Change in 2008
Finally, a candidate for everyone: Ralph Wiggum.
Taking Back the Campaign
Over at The Atlantic, blogger/essayist Andrew Sullivan has asked readers to contribute their own videos – for either candidate – that will focus on major issues (war, economy) instead of what we’ve seen recently (celebrity). Here’s one of them, titled “Republicans and Military Men on John McCain”. WARNING: There are graphic images – this is not family viewing.
We’ll Always Have Paris – For President
From Funny or Die, Paris Hilton’s response to McCain’s “Celebrity” ad:
See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com
Obama as Mr. Darcy – Column of the Day
Today’s pick has a literary bent: Mo Dowd compares Election ’08 to Pride and Prejudice. Key quote:
If Obama is Mr. Darcy, with “his pride, his abominable pride,” then America is Elizabeth Bennet, spirited, playful, democratic, financially strained, and caught up in certain prejudices. (McCain must be cast as Wickham, the rival for Elizabeth’s affections, the engaging military scamp who casts false aspersions on Darcy’s character.)
Brittany, Paris, and Obama?
Well, that’s what the McCain campaign would have us think. Here’s the ad in question:
A Newsweek blog calls it part of “McCain’s Savvy Ad Strategy” but the NY Times chides the Arizona Senator for taking the “Low-Road Express”. Your thoughts?
