8 Olympic golds – 14 over the course of two Olympics
Congratulations, Michael Phelps!
Tonight’s faith Q&A with Rev. Rick Warren, McCain and Obama
Are any of ya’ll going to watch the “Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency,” conducted by the popular Rev. Rick Warren, author of the mega-selling Christian book Purpose-Driven Life? It’ll be two hours of faith-related questions directed to both McCain and Obama, who will get an hour each with Rev. Warren:Â
Obama campaign to Wesley Clark: We don’t need you at the convention
The ‘roots are just a little bit upset with the Obama campaign (just as they were upset when Obama surrogate (and VP contender, perhaps?) John Kerry momentarily threw Clark under the bus earlier this month) as word has leaked out via Clark’s Little Rock, Ark. office that the higher ups in Team Obama have basically told him to hit the pavement. The Washington Note’s Steve Clemons writes:
Factchecking the “factcheckers”
Team Obama has released a 41-page PDF file in an attempt to rebut the claims author Jerome Corsi makes in his book Obama Nation about The Chosen One. While it’s understandable that Barack Obama would want to get out in front on this and try to refute what was written before it becomes email legend, unfortunately for them their factcheck attempt has a few problems of its own, as Jake Tapper writes here. Here’s one counter-point:
Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell: What kind of Christian man are you?
Here we go again. Another day, another liberal Christian trying to pick and choose just which Christian values are the ones evangelicals should consider before entering the voting booth this November.
Don’t do it, Senator McCain
A few commenters talked about this issue last night in another thread, and I’ve just gotten done reading the Politico article myself that talks about McCain’s comment that he would not rule out a pro-abortion candidate like former PA Gov. Tom Ridge (R) or Independent Democrat Senator Joe Lieberman  in selecting his VP running mate.