Have to pass this one along — Paul Begala’s take on McCain’s VP choice:
John McCain needs what Kinky Friedman calls “a checkup from the neck up.”
In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate he is not thinking “outside the box,” as some have said. More like out of his mind.
“For a man […]

ABC’s Jake Tapper points out that John McCain is 72, while Alaska is only 49.
Both McCain and Alaska were admitted to the United States after having been around awhile. McCain was born in Panama where his father, the admiral, was serving. Alaska was part of the Russian empire until becoming a territory in 1912.
Congress […]

McCain’s contemporaries celebrate another birthday
We are not at all concerned that a former beauty queen whose only experience holding elective office is 19 months as governor of Alaska would have to step into the office of president in the event that McCain didn’t finish out his term
We’d like to be among the first to wish […]

Roger Simon of Politico has a fine analysis of the Obama speech as he accepted the nomination at the Democratic National convention, saying the candidate highlighted his opponent’s biggest weaknesses: he’s old and wrong.
The past, the past, the past. Old, old, old. Tired, tired, tired. That was Obama’s continuing line of attack.
Obama’s speech soared many […]

Dear Dr. Democrat:
What is your take on Hillary Clinton’s performance at the Democratic Convention last night?
Hoping for Hillary
Dear Hoping:
I think Hillary hit it out of the park last night. She certainly won me over. I’m prouder now of the vote I cast in February than any primary vote since 1976. I can’t resist indulging in […]

It must be hard to give a good speech when you know that even before you finish, people will be dissecting your every word and movement.
A “body language expert” gave his impressions of what Hillary really meant.
“When she spoke about Obama, she really did not emote very much,” [”Face Time” author Dan] Hill said. “The […]

I groaned when I saw the name of this web site. Then I noticed the coat hanger in the logo. And now I have a new favorite site for humor and really good information.
Note to self: Friday is both McCain’s 72nd birthday and the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. What serendipity!
I especially love this blog entry:
‘We […]

We found this posted at WTF and just had to pass it along.
Who says John McCain is technologically illiterate?

In case you missed it, here are all 20 minutes of Michelle Obama’s introduction and speech. I thought she did really well.