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McCain’s response to Georgia/Russia conflict shows presidential qualities

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 11:05 pm » 3 Comments

I’ve been searching for the right words to describe the differences between McCain’s response to the war Russia has waged on Georgia, and Obama’s initial response (which was later revised to sound more like McCain’s), but Investor’s Business Daily pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.   The differences, as they note, are indeed stark.  [...]

 

Stuck On Stupid: Tuesday Edition

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 10:47 pm » 4 Comments

I hate to do this, but some things must be said, so here goes: —– First up: Jake Tapper.  Tapper’s done some excellent work over the last few months helping expose Barry Oh! as a smooth-talking double-speaker, but he veered way off course with a blog post he wrote today titled “Count the Young White Women in McCain’s Anti-Obama [...]

 

“Green” elevators in NYC: Miserable failures (so far)

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 9:53 pm » 8 Comments

This is a prime example of taking the “going green” theme too far (h/t: ST reader and NYC resident Leslie): The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s experiment to introduce 35 “green” escalators in four subway stations started with a lurch on Monday. In some places, it didn’t start at all. Escalators at the 34th Street-Herald Square and Roosevelt [...]

 

Who needs 300+ foreign policy advisors when you’ve got George Clooney?

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 9:03 pm » 2 Comments

Well, last month we found out that the man who for the last two years has claimed experience doesn’t matter has some 300+ foreign policy advisors on hand to give him some advice/insight into important international matters – this in addition to the fact that last year he cited the four years he lived overseas as a child [...]

 

Tuesday open thread

Posted by: ST on August 12, 2008 at 10:27 am » 7 Comments

Hey ya’ll – having a busy day.  Will be back late this afternoon or evening.  In the meantime, make sure to check out Memeorandum for the issues/stories the blogosphere is talking about.