McCain Keeps Republicans Safe from Meteorological Menace

Though a so far moderate Category 3 on the Saffer-Simpson scale, Hurricane Gustav has already proven to be the most dangerous storm ever to approach America. Republican amateur meteorologist and McCain campaign manager Rick Davis briefed reporters on Sunday that the storm has prompted cancellation of the Republican National Convention’s first session. The [...]

What a Week!

What a week!
84,000 people packed into the stadium at Invesco Field to hear the acceptance speech of the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.
40,000,000 people watched on live television, making the Democratic Convention the most-watched political convention in history. Hundreds of thousands continue to watch on video. The speech and convention [...]

David Brooks: Racist Is As Racist Does

David Brooks has hit a new low in the slime campaign against Barack (and now Michelle) Obama. His satirical approach to a hypothetical speech before the Democratic National Convention was somewhat subtle, and mildly funny, so you might have missed the latest McCain plan of attack: Barack and Michelle Obama aren’t just different from [...]

Politics is Plumbing

Okay, now that our crack investigative staff has had an opportunity to thoroughly research presumptive (as they say) Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, we find that she is eminently qualified to be our next Vice President.
One prominent Alaska Republican succinctly summed up the qualifications that place Palin a heartbeat away from Leader of the [...]

Top Ten Reasons McCain Picked Sarah Palin

Top Ten Reasons John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his VP running mate:
#10: Michael Palin of Monty Python wouldn’t agree to dress in drag for four years.

#9: McCain loves that old joke: What did Delaware? I dunno Alaska!
#8: She hasn’t been indicted—yet!
#7: Lieberman, Pawlenty, Ridge [...]

Kerry Dougherty’s “Unconventional” Reporting from the DNC

With half-page ads plugging her columns this week, the Virginian-Pilot has hyped their local columnist’s attempt to cover the inside stories from the Democratic National Convention in Denver.  Her columns and blog suggest she may be better off skewering local sheriffs and city councils.
Kerry Dougherty’s “unconventional” reporting from the Democratic Convention has included complaints about [...]

McCain and Bush Diddle While Katrina Churns

August 29, 2005: reason #68 why John Sidney McCain III cannot become President.

President George W. Bush joins Arizona Senator John McCain in a small celebration of McCain’s 69th birthday Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, after the President’s arrival at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix. The President later spoke about Medicare to 400 guests at the [...]

Thelma Drake on Hurricane Katrina

This is third anniversary of the sad day that Hurricane Katrina blasted ashore on the Gulf Coast.  Winds and floods and broken levees swept away everything in their path, killing and injuring thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands.  We continue to remember the victims, and to pray for the best for the survivors, many of [...]

Barney Smith Addresses DNC

Chesapeake’s Beth Robinson Addresses DNC

Great job, Beth!  Bill Clinton’s not an easy act to follow, is he?