“Our next door neighbors are foreign countries.”
— Sarah Palin (1964 —), Alaska governor, vice presidential candidate, explaining to Katie Couric how Russia’s proximity to Alaska enhances her foreign policy credentials

Bush’s bailout speech on Sept. 24 was eerily similar to his speech on invading Iraq in 2003

After a disastrous week leading up to the debate last Friday, and now that polls reflect what was plainly obvious that night — that Barack Obama won the debate against John McCain — it is time to officially declare […]

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 […]

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 […]

John McCain might be wishing he hadn’t stood up David Letterman as the first visible act of his “campaign suspension.”
After establishing in detail McCain’s history as a war hero and his lack of animosity toward him, Dave asks, “What happened to that guy?” From there, it just gets better and better, with Letterman filling the […]

With his approval rating as low as 19 percent, and with the exception of Dick Cheney, George Bush is the person least likely to reassure the nation about the current economic crisis.He will nonetheless address the nation tonight about the crisis, but it is questionable how yet another stumbling, incoherent poorly read lecture from […]

Now remember, this is the woman McCain says is ready on Day One to be president.
What are they hiding? Here’s ABC’s Kate Snow on what happened when Gov. Sarah Palin hit the United Nations today.
The networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox… voted today to not use any video coming out of Palin’s […]

Among other things, this new poll shows that 19 percent of Americans are functionally brain-dead:
A new poll from American Research Group shows that zero percent of Americans believe the economy is improving (h/t Think Progress). The poll also measured President Bush’s approval rating at 19 percent.
Bush’s 11-point drop from the previous poll can be attributed […]

Today’s humorous in a wry, mocking way web site is Lobbyists for McCain. The group made a splash in suits and alleged Ferragamos during protests at the Republican National Convention but continues to sock it to McCain on a range of issues. Of course, as the Washington Post pointed out in light of McCain’s statement […]