Forget about the $400 haircut

I forgot about how the $400 haircut was the begining of the end to the Edwards campaign.  How will this affect Palin?

Palin...

Nice threads, but she needs a better tutor...and needs to stick to the script!

The second coming of W?

Palin breaking from McCain

Palin wants a federal ban of gay marriage; McCain wants the states to decide for themselves.

Looks to me that Palin is giving up on the old guy and looking to her own presidential run in four years.

One of my heroes

A very big endorsement for Obama from a very big man.

I would have voted for Collin Powell if he ever survived the brutal nomination process.  A principled man, he was to straight forward to make it through that brutality.

I am very happy to see he will have a place in the Obama White House.

Economy trumps racism?

Interesting piece out of the Politico showing that economic concerns might trump people's racist views in the upcoming presidential election.

Can Laura talk to us

Not to offend you, Mr. President, but on days when you speak to us to calm us down about the ecomy, the stocks go down.

Could Laura give it a try?

McCain/Obama poll

I found this poll on the BBC.  Click on all four polls...very interesting.

We watched the debate last night.  Jodie summed it up perfectly - "Nothing new."

I like how Gail Collins puts it:

This is one of the reasons why the last few weeks of a presidential campaign tend to be so awful. The candidates are gearing their remarks to people who have managed to completely ignore nearly two years of news about the 2008 elections. In the end, it’s always all about the ones who play hard to get.

Voting for a slave in the White House?

"I'm not voting for a N"...

"Dad," E said, "he used the 'N' word!"

I was stunned.  I was hurt.  I was sad.

Recess talk about the election among seventh graders.

E is one of few democrats at his school...or "Democrap" as a classmate so nicely put it.

Jesus was for the poor.  Democrats are more for the poor than Republicans.  Yes, the poor should pull themselves up by their bootstraps...but we need to provide the bootstraps.

Talking about  race is hard for all of us.   To me, the spirit behind the words is more important than th words themselves.

E told his friends that "they" have been here as long as we have.  His friend said "Yes, but they were slaves, and I'm not voting for a slave!"

Race is a factor in this election.  The NY times has an article today about how the young (college age) see it.

Sadly, another factor is ignorance.

Obama is a good man.  McCain is a good man.

E said one of his classmates said she prefers McCain because he has more experience.  I told E that that is a respectable opinion.  

But to judge because of the color of skin...not in this Democrap household!

Campaign issue(?)...Disability

I have not heard much from the candidates on what they would do for the disabled, except the stuff about Trig Palin having Downs Syndrome.

Patricia Bauer, my favorite source for disability news, dug this piece up from the Huffington Post.

The Obama plan to empower Americans with disabilities versus Americans with disabilities for McCain.

A plan with substance versus a testimonial?

Biden, Palin, Nicy Nice

I watched the VP debate last night, and I was  mostly paying attention.  I was eating my Taco Bell dinner,  then surfing the net...and checking the score for my Beavs....boo hooooo!

To me, Palin seemed to be reciting everything from short term memory.  It looked like she was reading, though I'm sure there was not a reader board out there.  When they had to volly responses back and forth, her's was just a repitition of what was just said...I mean, it wasn't as smoothly disguised as new info, the way most politicians do.

Also, I was surprise on the points they agreed on, particularly no gay marriage, but rights for gay couples.  Rather than hammer each other on  the smallest of differences, they were overly anxious to agree and go on.

The polls show Biden the  winner, but I like this from the Christian Science Monitor that says Palin did well by not having any "Katie Couric" moments.

I heard a commentator say last night that Palin played well to people who already like her, but did do much to reach the uncommited voters.

After the debate, Biden and Palin seemed really warm to each other when the shook  hands.  Whate were the saying?  I thought it was a nice touch.

Predictions market

Will Sarah Palin withdraw from the Republican ticket?  The predictions market doubt it.  An explanation in the Houghington Post.

A fine lady, an American family, I cast no stones.

I am just surprised of how accepting the GOP is to the issues that seem to continue to come to light from the Palin family.  

I have a really tough time believing that the GOP would be so accepting if Sarah were a Democrat.

Dream ticket?

Obama/Clinton?

It is a critical question that could make or break the Dems chances for taking over the White House in 5 months.

Obama has work to do to appease Clinton's huge base of blue collar and older white female votes. Picking Clinton as a running mate might make short order of that. But would being a running mate be a plus or minus for Clinton herself?

Do Veeps do anything except be the butt of millions of jokes?

Obama and Clinton both have baggage. White Water...what was that all about? I'm sure that if Clinton is on the ticker, we will be hearing about it over and over and over...

Two strong and wonderful people. Two big targets for the Republicans.

Movies cannot keep up with the drama of our presidential elections.

CNN has a good run down of possible VP selections for Obama.