Month: October 2008

This feels like a heavyweight bout that I have way too much money riding on. And I’m getting lousy odds.

John Sidney McCain III made his first national “executive” decision a few weeks ago. He chose a person who was singularly unqualified to hold even city wide office to be his (and, unfortunately, our) Vice President....

You can make up for a lot of failings by being beautiful or nice, or both. You can sometimes get your way through intimidation and fear. But these are fine lines. People don’t like it when people play on their good looks,...

Cross-posted at Project Vote’s blog, Voting Matters Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns “…Too many people do not understand or exercise their voting rights, and as a result, entire segments of our...

Sarah Palin wins the debate tonight no matter what happens. Expectations are so low for her that being able to stand on two feet and speak her name will be probably all she needs to do to be acclaimed the victor by the media....