I appreciate Jerome Armstrong's schtick (everything is good for the Republicans, bad for the Dems) but seriously, the idea that Palin is a "gamechanger" in a good way for McCain is laughable. If Palin ends up a net positive for the Republicans, I'll turn in my...
Chuckie:The Palin selection completely undercuts the argument about Obama's inexperience and readiness to lead -- on the theory that because Palin is a maverick and a corruption fighter, she bolsters.
Brad Plumer has the goods on claims that Palin was opposed to the Bridge To Nowhere. She favored it, in the fine Alaska Republican tradition of joyous lunches at the.
Evil Empire, just a few short miles away... Via B&P.
I'm supposed to be finishing my tenure file today and writing syllabi, but seeing as how my presence here as an Alaskan makes me undeservedly relevant for the next ten.
I think Rob hits it below--the Palin pick can be seen as a way to try to attract disaffected women, like his attempt to float the possibility of a pro-choice.
Huh. Well, I guess maybe that secures Alaska's 3 electoral votes for McCain. It should also play well in British Columbia. If McCain is picking Palin (and we should note that this hasn't exactly been confirmed) in order to appeal to PUMAs, then I have to...
China isn't comfortable with the rules Russia wants to play with.A summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a seven- nation security alliance that includes China and four former Soviet republics,.
Let this serve as an open thread for the Stanford-Oregon State game. Or anything else you want to talk about...
Duss at Think Progress:Earlier today, Think Progress contacted John Hagee Ministries to see if erstwhile John McCain endorser Rev. Hagee saw the Lord’s hand in reports that President Bush might not speak at the Republican National Convention on Monday because of Tropical Storm Gustav.Think Progress asked...
On this date in 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought several hundred thousand Americans together in the nation’s capital, where -- depending on whom you might.
A commenter spotted this howler from Rosen's article:In every presidential election from 1988 to 2004, the court had a six-justice majority in favor of upholding Roe v. Wade.Is this why.