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September 2008

September 18, 2008

Dems run away; McCain shows leadership

I'm sorry...my jaw is ON THE FLOOR at this headline: Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave...

September 17, 2008

Invading Palin's privacy – UPDATED

Remember in 2000, when Rick Lazio was running against Hillary Clinton for the NY Senate,...

September 17, 2008

Obama has a "troop-gate" – UPDATED

UPDATE II: Here is a long and anti-climactic denouement to this whole story. Bottom line:...

September 16, 2008

Compline; Prayer Before Sleep

I've decided I'm going to record Compline, the Prayer before Sleep, for every day of...

September 16, 2008

Shana's on a roll!

Friend Shana, whose lipstick kiss button you see advertised in the right sidebar, is going...

September 16, 2008

Sept 16; Vespers

When I find myself descending into the madness of political minutiae, I can't stand myself....

September 16, 2008

Obama on Teleprompter – UPDATED

Last month I got a steaming hot email from a reader, or someone, excoriating me...

September 16, 2008

Abortion Survivor on Obama's Vote

The way I understand it, the Infants Born Alive Bill was introduced to the IL...

September 16, 2008

So, Rangel gives up nothing? UPDATED

UPDATE II: 9-18-2008 Pelosi sees no reason why Rangel should step down. Unreal. So, just...

September 15, 2008

Wall Street Woes, Media Meltdown & More – UPDATED

:::Scroll Down for some very cranky updates::: Reducing everything down to base politics: it's what...

September 15, 2008

Yes, Obama tried to block troop withdrawal UPDATED

That question seems anti-intuitive, doesn't it? Barack Obama has been consistent about nothing, if not...

September 14, 2008

Obama Sex Ed: McCain right, Behar wrong?

A couple of days ago, John McCain appeared on the always-execrable morning program, The View....

September 14, 2008

Charles Gibson channels Al Gore – UPDATED

(via, and via) This is a good video - Palin answering Gibson's question, in one...

September 13, 2008

Oops! An inadvertant deletion! UPDATED

:::SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE::: While running through my spam filter this evening I accidentally hit...

September 12, 2008

Palin/Gibson/Obama/McCain; let's party!

Okay, I'm just having too much fun, even though I also feel sick and the...

September 11, 2008

This cracked me up…

I'd never heard of Zazzle before Shana started selling these and the buttons and tees....

September 11, 2008

The only thing real was the mutual disdain

So Sen. Obama went to Harlem today to meet former president Bill Clinton. It doesn't...

September 10, 2008

Does Biden really want the Veep slot? UPDATED

STACLU shot this in an email asking, "what is Biden thinking?" Maybe Biden is thinking...

September 10, 2008

Tracey's little cousin meets McCain/Palin – UPDATED

Waiting for McCain/Palin This is a nice companion to the Michael Gerson piece I had...

September 10, 2008

Election '08: Cartoons, Old tunes, "Change"

This is what I call good-old fashioned American entrepreneurialism, and it is timely and subtle...

September 09, 2008

Did Obama call Palin a "pig" McCain "stinky old"?

graphic H/T One myth about Dubya is that he waved "hello" to Stevie Wonder. Doesn't...

September 09, 2008

Media, Authenticity, Feminism and Election '08

A few days ago I wrote that the '08 election may come down to authenticity....

September 08, 2008

"I didn't put up with crappy food to lose!"

Speaking at his big-buck-a-plate fundraiser, Sen. Barack Obama, aka The Candidate Sometimes Referred to As...

September 08, 2008

Over Palin; not "hypocrisy," you never knew us – UPDATED

As Gov Sarah Palin is getting an actual fair shake in a NY Times piece...

September 07, 2008

"There'll be some changes made…"

...beginning, apparently, at MSNBC. After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between...

September 07, 2008

The Humbling: “The ONE” goes to Don Clinton

So, it appears that "The One" is going begging to Don Clinton, hat in hand:...

September 06, 2008

Just how many "more than 1000 people" were there? – UPDATED

This might seem like small potatoes, but it comes down - again - to the...

September 06, 2008

Election '08: Coming down to Authenticity?

Bill Whittle, writing at NRO, nails it; he explains why the left is having so...

September 05, 2008

Reactions, Media "errors" and more

Button, button, who's got the button? McCain/Palin merchandise is flying off the shelves. Meanwhile, my...

September 04, 2008

Reactions to McCain's Speech

I've been an imperfect servant of my country for many years. But I have been...