If you have not heard, Sarah Palin just announced that she is resigning the governorship of Alaska effective the end of this month (see, e.g, here). I have not listened directly to her remarks, but on Twitter (@AKGovSarahPalin) she said: “We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election… this is in Alaska’s best [...]
Posts Tagged ‘electability’
The Scary Part of Obama’s Redistribution Comments
The comments Obama made in 2001 regarding redistribution of wealth, and what he perceived as a failure of the civil rights movement, are all over this morning. I can’t say that I am surprised that he made the comments, or even that they are coming to light. What I am a bit surprised about, though, [...]
Can Anyone Make the Case for Barack Obama?
That is, without invoking ‘change’ or in any other way making the case in the negative (i.e., voting against Bush, McCain, etc.). I know many reasons for voting against him based on who he is and what he stands for, but I do not know a single reason for anyone to actually vote for him [...]
Obama’s Ayers Obfuscation
Although some conservative pundits are upset with John McCain for focusing on Obama’s attempts to hide the extent of his relationship with Bill Ayers — as opposed to playing up the terrorism angle — I think it is probably for the best. When the ‘news’ media persists in downplaying Ayers’s signficance by characterizing him as [...]
What McCain NEEDS to Say
“Obama would not be able to get a security clearance; do we really want him, as president, having access to every secret of the U.S. government?” Or something along those lines.
Waaaaaah! RACIST!!
I guess it was only a matter of time. A matter of less than 24 hours in this case. The Associated Press is carrying an article today titled “Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge.” (No link here; I’ll link at the bottom if you want to see it. Wouldn’t want to accidentally give AP more [...]
