The Miami Herald’s Carl Hiaasen asks whether the press would follow The Sarah Rules and defer on every issue if Palin were a man.
Most journalists are still getting accustomed to the Sarah Rules, as established and enforced by John McCain’s campaign team. The most important is Sarah Rule No. 1: Don’t treat Gov. Palin like […]

Did anyone else notice how, once Barack Obama began really getting under John McCain’s skin during the first presidential debate, McCain started calling upon the ghost of Ronald Reagan as part of every response? McCain channeled the spirit of the Teflon Communicator four times during the last third of the debate.
We have a potential drinking […]

The pundits who say McCain won the debate need to hold off on the mind-altering substances until after the election:
Fifty-one percent said Obama, the Democrat, did a better job in Friday night’s faceoff while 38 percent preferred the Republican McCain, according to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey of adults.
Obama was widely considered more intelligent, likable […]

McCain smirked, blinked and grinned but couldn’t seem to look Obama in the eye
The punditocracy has reached a consensus that the debate was a draw, and a few of these thought leaders are even suggesting that McCain won. If so, that’s a shame, because I found his performance to be appalling. Josh […]

Here it is a full four hours before the first presidential debate tonight and the McCain campaign is already running “McCain Wins Debate!” ads on Web sites. Is this a “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment, a screw up or just another instance of the Republicans knowing that if they say a lie often enough, people will […]

Last week conservative pundit David Brooks threw in the towel on Sarah Palin as a serious vice presidential pick. Now Kathleen Parker, who first applauded Palin’s selection, is suggesting she do the Republican ticket a favor and announce she’s decided to spend more time her family.
Parker: “If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall […]

It just proves his campaign is governed by tactics and not ideology. In the end, he blinked and Obama did not. The ’steady hand in a storm’ argument looks now to more favor Obama, not McCain. My guess is that plasma units are rushing to the McCain campaign as we speak to replace the blood […]

Chris Rock made some great points on Larry King Live.
KING: You must be…proud that at this stage in our history a black man is running for president on a major ticket.
ROCK: Um, you know what? I’m proud Barack Obama’s running for president. You know? If it was Flavor Flav, would I be proud? No. […]

Obama/Biden 49%
McCain/Palin 42%
Undec 7%
- Obama’s 7-pt lead is his largest since Diageo/Hotline tracking began on 9/2.
- On the economy, Obama has a 48-34% advantage over McCain.
- When asked how the financial news/events will affect their vote in Nov., 48% said it would not. Among those who said it would, 29% said it would make them […]