Alaskan Speaker of the House Says Palin Qualified…Technically

Hands down, my favorite quote of the day. Not because I want to be crtical of Sarah Palin, but because this is a priceless verbatim. Top Alaskan Republican John Harris, the speaker of the House, when asked about her qualifications for VP, replied with this:
“She’s old enough. She’s a U.S. citizen.”

Palin: Maverick Choice or Reckless Choice for McCain?

Channel surfing the news networks last night for reactions to Senator McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin, one pundit’s assessment stuck with me. CNN’s Paul Begala, a former Clinton consultant, broke “character” last night repeatedly to express his shock and anger at McCain’s choice of Palin. As a Democrat, he said, he’s thrilled because he thinks [...]

Palin? Who’s that? Oh…Wow.

Senator John McCain pulled off a stunner pick yesterday as someone who was on NO ONE’s list to become the VP nominee. Sarah Palin 2-year governor of Alaska presents some powerful upsides, but a couple of potentially huge downsides. But there is one observation I can make about the choices of Senators Obama and McCain. In Obama’s [...]

OMG: It’s Like Obama Drunk Texted Me at 3AM

The question of who will be awake and ready at 3AM in an emergency has been answered. It’s Barack Obama…and he’s text messaging more furiously than a valley girl with a bedazzled Sidekick.
Much was made of Senator Obama announcing his running mate via text message. And I’ll admit, I bought into it. I signed up [...]

Obama Chooses Biden

Barack Obama has tapped Joe Biden to be his running mate. Looks like David Brooks and I both got our wish!
I’ve like Biden as a candidate for a long time, I am thrilled and shocked that Obama actually picked the guy I wanted take a look at this taken from a post back in our [...]