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Palin Pick Not About Good Governance
The surprise vice presidential pick of Sarah Palin by John McCain told us a lot about the campaign, much of it concerning. The first and most obvious, is that most of his strategy has become trying to convince Hillary supporters to switch over to him. Rudy has been going on radio and television shows trying [...]
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Most Uncomfortable McCain Video Ever
Um, this is so awkward it makes me kind of sad. You can just see it in his face some aid is going to get punched as soon as the reporters go away.
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Forget Helms; Clair Engle is Real Hero
Last Friday, a true villain in American history died, and the first line of his obituary aptly sums up his sad legacy:
Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator with the courtly manner and mossy drawl who turned his hard-edged conservatism against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early Friday.
He made his [...]
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Tim Russert, A Political Junky’s Best Friend
I guess you can say I was not a normal child. Even in my teens I can remember getting up Sunday mornings and watching the political talk shows. The best of the batch was always Meet the Press.
On Friday, June 13, Tim Russert, the brilliant host of Meet the Press, died at age 58.
Russert’s style [...]
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Mark Warner Off VP List
I think he was the strongest VP possibility by a wide margin, but Mark Warner has categorically ruled himself out. This from the AP (via Politico):
Former Gov. Mark R. Warner on Saturday removed himself from consideration as a vice presidential running mate for Democrat Barack Obama.
Warner clarified his intentions for the first time as he [...]
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The Race for the GOP Vice Presidency
A couple of months back I speculated on whom each party might choose as the vice president. And now, with the Democratic race finally over, it is time to take another look.
Starting on the GOP side, there are a few people that are thought to be on the short list. I rank them here in [...]
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Making a Splash
Beijing is a dry place, as dry as Melbourne where I grew up. Both cities struggle to supply sufficient water to their inhabitants. Now, in Kyushu southern Japan, the atmosphere comprises small pockets of moist air fitted between grape sized raindrops.
Showering at the gym, which is done seated at a low apparatus, there is a [...]
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Hillary Makes Graciousness Hard
Deep down, I know the Senator Clinton believes the Democratic Party and the country need her. And who knows, maybe she’s right. She thinks Senator Obama isn’t up to the task of taking on John McCain. But in this bubble of conviction, she has started to lose touch with reality. Even on the day when [...]
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Celine Dion Hate Mail
Last week I wrote about Celine Dion’s concert being canceled and made a joke about how annoying she is. And I got hate mail! Hate mail about politics I can understand, but Canadian entertainers? Some Celine Dion fan website linked to me (Yes!) and a guy (a male Celine Dion fan!) sent me this:
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Black Hole to Eat the Earth, Suit Claims
From the land of the credible, but extremely bizarre, a lawsuit in Hawaii by two scientists contends that a project in Europe could potentially create a black hole that would eat the earth. This isn’t as crackpot as it sounds as the international project has an eight billion dollar budget, and the story appeared in [...]
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