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More on Sarah Palin

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 11:02 pm » 15 Comments

I know we’re all excited as heck about the announcement of Gov. Sarah Palin as Mc’s veep choice, but in the interest of fairness – and to help prepare everyone for the inevitable criticisms that will follow – I wanted to present some “pros and con” arguments about her from conservatives we can trust, and [...]

 

The State of the Conservative Union: Good, “my friends,” very good

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm » 14 Comments

Seven months ago just a few days before Super Tuesday, I wrote about the State of the Conservative Union.  And as we all remember, at that time, it wasn’t good.  The main frustration conservatives felt at the time was over the fact that they felt like they didn’t have any good choices in the primary.  [...]

 

Friday open thread

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 1:08 pm » 8 Comments

Hate to have to dash out on this fantastic day for blogging but I’ve got some errands to run.  Will be back later today to blog. TGIF! Oh, and: McCain-Palin ’08!!

 

McCain picks Palin!

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 10:36 am » 22 Comments

.!. It’s official! Fox News’ Carl Cameron is reporting that a senior source in the McCain campaign has confirmed it’s Gov. Sarah Palin. Oh.My.Gosh! No.He.Didn’t! Watch as the conservasphere goes wild. Update 1: Is this the official website? Update 2 – 11:48 AM: 12 minutes away from McCain and Palin taking the stage. Update 3 [...]

 

Speculation on Mc’s VP pick turns to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 9:24 am » 10 Comments

10:40 AM: New post – It’s official: It’s Palin! ———- The news wires are all over the place this morning with stories trying to figure out who McCain’s veep pick is. They’re providing contradictory reports saying Pawlenty will and will not be in Dayton today. Same same for Huckabee. I’m hearing that Romney will and [...]

 

The two Obamas

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 9:05 am » Comments Off

In 2004, twice failed candidate for president John Edwards made famous (or infamous?) the phrase “Two Americas” and when he said it, he was essentially talking about the haves versus the have-nots in classic liberal class warfare style. Last night, we got the Obama who left out several important, intriguing facts about his record and [...]

 

Members of the mainstream media cheered Obama’s speech

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 12:41 am » 6 Comments

Yes, they did: Standing on the periphery of the football field serving as the Democratic convention floor, dozens of men and women wearing green media floor passes chanted along with the crowd. Two members of the foreign press exchanged opportunities to take each other’s pictue while wearing an Obama hat and waving a flag. Several [...]

 

It’s after midnight

Posted by: ST on August 29, 2008 at 12:20 am » Comments Off

And not one leak has surfaced about who McCain’s running mate will be. Do they have a tight lid on this thing or what? Last week, the news about Biden leaked out about 11:30 PM the night before the Obama campaign was to send the much-talked about text message to supporters announcing the pick. I’m [...]