The Meddling Husband May Get A Subpoena
Did Todd Palin just lurk too closely in his wife's affairs? Because he just got subpoenaed to testify in the TrooperGate inquiry.
Palin's Advisor Makes the Comparison to the US Attorney Purge Explicit
Turns out, even Sarah Palin's close personal advisor thinks that her cover-up in TrooperGate resembles Bush's cover-up in the US Attorney purge.
McCain Makes the Case that Energy State Governors Are Great on National Security
John McCain's making a new argument about what kind of national security experience Sarah Palin has. She comes from a state that supplies a lot of US energy.
Sort of like George Bush, I guess.
Now! All New!! One Third the Campaigners
If, as it appears, McCain will be forced to campaign with Palin most of the time, the McCain team will sharply curtail the number of campaign events they can do.
What ELSE Mukasey Declines to Prosecute: Sexual Assault of a Subordinate
I've just gotten through the first Department of Interior IG report, and wanted to pull out these few discrete details as an example of what Attorney General Mukasey has declined to prosecute.
The first report describes the corrupt acts of Gregory Smith, who managed the Royalty in Kind program. In that program, companies drilling on Federal land, give the government oil or gas, which the government then contracts to sell in lieu
What Republicans REALLY Mean When They Say Drill! Baby! Drill!
I guess when Republicans say "Drill! Baby! Drill!" they really mean "throw a frat party.
As the Lies Pile Up, McCain's Former Fans Increasingly Repulsed by the Cynicism
McCain has managed to get the press worked up by his repeated lies. But one by one, his former supporters in the press are growing fed up with the cynicism of his campaign.
McCain, Bush and Palin - The Freeloading Riches Of The GOP
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bmazTurns out Sarah Palin has a very spotty attendance record in her brief experience as Governor of Alaska. This is a common thread between Bush, Palin and McCain; none of them are ever at their job. When every element of our society is flatlining, they are constantly MIA from their job, and they seem to feel entitled to do that on the people's dime.
Animal Farm: The Response to McCain's Piggy Lipstick Stunt
A review of how the journamalists responded to McCain's shiny object yesterday.
If You Had Any Doubts the "Attacks" on Palin Were Manufactured Bullshit ...
John McCain just doubled down on his attack on truth and the press by introducing a "truth squad" that in fact manufactures fake attacks out of common colloquialism. It's an attempt, no doubt, to cow the media into backing off its actual reporting on
Sarah Palin Has Failed in Her Primary Role as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard
According to the guy that Sarah Palin just promoted as his opinion about her flip-flopped, Sarah Palin's primary role in serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard is in ensuring the state meets its recruiting goal.
Only the state has the worst recruiting record in the country.
Secessionist Sarah and Her Stay-at-Home Subsidies
As you've heard, Sarah Palin has been billing AK for her trips home to Wasilla. I'm most interested in what that says about her ties to the successionist Alaska Independence Party.
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So far, Sarah and McCain have repeated the lie about the Bridge to Nowhere 19 times.
Nar.Ra.Tive
Marc Ambinder thinks it's just too bad that voters haven't figured out that McCain is basing his entire Sarah Palin show on shameless lies.
Bush and Cheney Responsible for Five Suspected Terrorists Going Free
Bush's premature announcement of the plot to create bombs from
Oil Wars
Both the Democrats and the new Republican VP nomination are busy trying to pull off some jujitsu on energy issues. Your guess is as good as mine who will be more succesful.
Rick Davis and AT&T Shacking Up
Seems like Rick Davis's buddies at Davis, Manafort have been shacking up with AT&T.
McCain is MIA; Believed Hidden Behind Palin's Skirt
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bmazJohn McCain has always had a schizophrenic relationship with women. He has constantly painted himself as the randy, tough flyboy, but, as both he and his mother (and everyone else who seems to have knowledge) readily admit, he was, and still is, a flat out mama's boy all the way. Now, the emasculated flyboy McCain has found an even bigger skirt to hide behind, that of Sarah Palin.
Turns Out It's Not Moose Burgers...
Can it possibly be true that the moose hunting governor from the north is really a elitist latte fan?
Rather than Vetting Palin, McCain Will Orchestrate a Cover-Up of Her Abuse of Power
It says a great deal about how McCain would govern that--instead of making a considered, rational decision, he instead decided to cover-up the negative aspects of his choice for VP.
