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Contrast and compare

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Over at Americablog, John Aravosis writes (I quote in full): It’s time for someone in the media to ask who this cynical liar is running for president under John McCain’s name, because he’s not John McCain. Actually, it is John McCain. He is now, and never has, been any different than any other Republican. In […]

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Palin on the environment

Monday, September 8, 2008

A Groton Democrat passed this article, aptly titled Sarah Palin’s record on environment is abysmal) along to me, so I’m going to break my self imposed no-Palin policy to pass it along. There are no surprises here, but there are lots of details. The lady’s environmental policies are dreadful, but what else is new. Some […]

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Daily Show and Colbert cover the convention

Saturday, September 6, 2008

By far the most incisive coverage of the Republican convention was on the Daily Show, followed by Stephen Colbert. We’ve sometimes been a bit disappointed with Jon Stewart, who can sometimes be a little deferential to his right wing guests, but the show pulled no punches this week. Some of my favorite bits, in no […]

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That’s not vetting you can believe in!

Monday, September 1, 2008

Sarah Palin is a disaster for the country. It remains to be seen whether she is a disaster for John McCain. What does not remain to be seen is whether John McCain is competent to be president. We now have proof positive that he is not. He apparently chose someone to be vice-president, and possibly […]

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Can’t resist

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Again, thanks to a reader that tipped me off to the latest rumors about Sarah Palin. This is the best account I’ve seen, though it’s also covered at Buzzflash. There are a number of things about the story that lend credence to the speculation, the picture at the linked article being one. Another is the […]

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McCain examines Sarah’s qualifications

Sunday, August 31, 2008

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RN5xbWtNSU[/youtube]

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Abuse of power in Alaska

Saturday, August 30, 2008

There is a report, of uncertain reliability, that the McCain camp is only now sending people to Alaska to look into the Sarah Palin Troopergate scandal. If true, it would be unsurprising, as it appears that less thought went into this decision than I made today choosing an ice cream flavor at Salem Valley Farms […]

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Obama’s speech

Friday, August 29, 2008

For the record, I thought it was excellent. You can quibble about points he failed to make, or that he might have emphasized more, but he made his case and he put McCain in his place nicely. I don’t have the video skills, and didn’t tape the speech in any event, but I have a […]

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Utter contempt for the American people

Friday, August 29, 2008

At least it wasn’t Joe Lieberman. 20 years ago (is it really that long) the first George Bush chose Dan Quayle as his running mate, primarily, it seemed and still seems, to avoid nominating anyone who could possibly be perceived as being better presidential material than himself. He had to look long and far, but […]

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Divided?

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The press has been playing up “divisions” in a Democratic Party that has, perhaps, never been more united. The idea that there is a vast reservoir of former Clinton supporters that will support McCain has always been somewhat ludicrous. The number of Clintonites who vote for McCain will likely be swamped by the number of […]

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