“Today, Obama stated that he would stay out of the way as Hurricane Gustav once again threatens the Gulf Coast. Even Bush, who three years ago celebrated Katrina’s landfall at … [Keep reading >>]
Archive for August, 2008
Raids All Over Minneapolis: Feds Involved
Hurricane Gustav is doing a good job of shutting down the Republican Nominating Convention. Bush and Cheney have sent their regards and McCain has hightailed it to Louisiana with … [Keep reading >>]
Palin: The Great Unvetted
What seemed obvious to me from two hours after Palin’s acceptance of McCain’s invitation to run with him in the VP slot, is now being shouted from the roof-tops. … [Keep reading >>]
Hurricanes and Gas Prices
“CNNMoney reports that “energy producers have shut in approximately 77% of oil output and 37% of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.” This is affecting three producers particularly … [Keep reading >>]
State of the Union: Great Expectations
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Kevin Horrigan parodies the absurdity of our presidental expectations: “Lehrer: If I could just sum up, he needs to be wise, kind, forthright, non-wimpy, private, inneresting, … [Keep reading >>]
The Race for 2008: Palin’s Jewish Problem
The staff of Israel’s Haaretz has picked up on comments from a democratic congressman from Florida, Robert Wexler, about Palin’s past support of anti-semitic Pat Buchanan: “At a time when … [Keep reading >>]
Gustav Smashes Cuba: New Orleans to 100% Evacuate
From Jeff Masters:
“Gustav roared over Cuba’s Isle of Youth at 2 pm today, and is now clobbering the western tip of Cuba with 145 mph Cat 4 winds and a … [Keep reading >>]
Who is Todd Palin and What is He Doing in the Halls of Government?
It’s hard to believe the McCain camp did any vetting of Sarah Palin for Vice President beyond the cover of Vogue which they apparently liked. The slightest bit of … [Keep reading >>]
Russia: The Final Retreat
Writing for Reuters, Oleg Shchedrov believes that the tension in Georgia was merely the ‘last straw’ in reversing a pattern of western disrespect of legitimate Russian interests: “Russia has sent … [Keep reading >>]
The Race for 2008: Rallying the Base
According to reporting by Thomas Beaumont of the Des Moines Register, the Palin nomination will have some impact in terms of rallying social conservatives to the republican ticket: “I knew … [Keep reading >>]
The Race for 2008: Friday Night Lights
Dennis Roddy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette followed the Obama team around Western Pennsylvania where the force of their economic message was compromised a bit by the Palin nomination and an … [Keep reading >>]
