Daily Archives: July 17th, 2008 «

 

Someone please buy Joe Biden a clue – Second Request

Posted by: ST on July 17, 2008 at 6:51 pm » 7 Comments

Remember yesterday’s gaffe-filled diatribe by Obama surrogate Joe Biden regarding Middle East issues?  Well, Biden’s at it again today, and it has only gotten worse.  In response to the letter Senator Jim DeMint, a McCain surrogate, sent to Barry Oh! regarding his lack of holding a single policy/oversight hearing on Afghanistan since he was given [...]

 

Obama’s position on the surge then and now – side by side comparisons

Posted by: ST on July 17, 2008 at 3:36 pm » 2 Comments

Here’s an excellent resource for tracking changes made to political websites, in this case Barack Obama’s page on Iraq. (Via NRO’s Tank blog) Update: The McCain campaign released today a video that examines Obama’s ‘evolving’ positions on Iraq over the years.  It’s a little over 7 and 1/2 minutes long, but well-worth watching: Ouch.

 

Thursday open thread

Posted by: ST on July 17, 2008 at 3:30 pm » 9 Comments

I shall be back later tonight, ya’ll.

 

What did you do with your economic stimulus check?

Posted by: ST on July 17, 2008 at 11:52 am » 13 Comments

Me? I paid a bill down some, and stocked up on some groceries.  But if you’re like Michelle Obama, it wasn’t nearly enough.  Why, it’s enough to buy a pair of earrings but that’s about it: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, complained the government’s $600 economic stimulus check was only enough to buy [...]

 

Obama’s upcoming overseas trip being treated by the mediots like Elvis’ tour of duty

Posted by: ST on July 17, 2008 at 8:51 am » 15 Comments

The International Herald Tribune/NYT reports on how certain “media stars” will get ringside seats for Obama’s first trip to overseas since becoming the Democrat nominee for president (via Memeo): WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain’s trip to Iraq last spring was a low-key affair: With his ordinary retinue of reporters following him abroad, the NBC News anchor Brian Williams [...]