Saturday was the day that newspaper editorial boards across the country had a chance to make their first assessment of Republican Presidential nominee John McCain’s choice of vice presidential running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Besides being stunned at the announcement, many express serious concerns about her qualifications — and that includes many newspapers that are staunchly conservative. The… Read the rest
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Well just about the whole world started asking that question this morning (followed swiftly by “What the heck was he thinking???”). And, thanks to the netroots, we didn’t have long to wait for the answer.
As is often the case, Down With Tyranny! was on the ball with the nuts and bolts.
At least he’ll win… Read the rest
Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, “America’s Promise,” given on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
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With his frivolous and pandering choice of Sarah Palin for his VP, John McCain’s supposed love of country can be seriously challenged — and should be.
Our own ultra-conservative stalwart is one of the few GOP members in high office willing to show their face at RNC, though doing so means swallowing his pride .
Sen. Jim Inhofe says he has made peace with John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, whom Inhofe has sparred with in the past over global warming and other issues.
Inhofe,
Tammy Duckworth’s speech to the DNC was awesome. I so wish every American could hear her indictment of the Bush Admin. on what “supporting the troops” really means. As a disabled vet, her voice is so powerful and authentic. I’m against war and the mission of the military (solving conflict with violence) on principle, but our treatment of veterans is… Read the rest
This is running on TV in Oklahoma, has been for about a month. I’m not sure of how heavy the rotation is, since I watch mostly just C-Span, MSNBC and Bravo for specific programs. But I see it frequently when I do watch. The production values are not the best, but the content is great because it’s simple and plain,… Read the rest
Plutonium Page has posted to Daily Kos a diary which helps to expose some important background information about T. Boone Pickens and his “plan” that supposedly will liberate us from foreign oil.
How come we always have to clean up the messes conservatives leave behind?
