Month August 2008

Pick a Woman, Any One Will Do…

I have yet to comment on Barack Obama’s brilliant speech last night, but I need to comment first on John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. I don’t ever want to hear another word from the…

Hillary, Bill and Biden

With just one speech, Hillary Clinton effectively dismissed any claims by Republican operatives that she’s only out for her own interests and doesn’t care about party unity. Last night, Senator Clinton gave the speech of her life, conveying emphatically that…

Republican Plans for the Future

I always get a little ticked off when the right-wing radio hatemongers talk about how the Democrats will do this or that when they get in, with no real proof to back it up. Basically, the idea is to just…

Democratic Convention – Day One

For years I’ve heard people call CNN the “Clinton News Network,” and last night I finally had to admit that it’s true. Not because it was too liberal in last night’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention opener, but because…

A Warning for Obama

By now you’ve heard all about the Zogby poll showing the race between Obama and McCain tightening up. Well, actually, it shows McCain ahead by five percentage points. How can America be so stupid? I mean, particularly in light of…