Editorial: Kaine and Romney would be mistakes

Tim Kaine and Mitt Romney. Obama/Kaine vs. McCain/Romney. If the Washington Post, talking heads and bloggers (like me!) are to be believed, these are the two most likely tickets. But really? Really? As all three of you who have been following my weekly posts on the respective VP hunts [...]

VP: Who Obama should pick 6.0 — August rush?

The Washington Post has a solid article today about Obama’s VP hunt. According to the piece, “sources with knowledge of the process” say that Tim Kaine, Evan Bayh, and Joe Biden are the three people being most seriously considered for the #2 spot. The campaign is also vetting Chris Dodd, [...]

VP: Who McCain might pick 6.0 — Olympics or Bust?

The clock is ticking. It looks like the McCain campaign purposefully leaked to Bob Novak that a VP announcement was imminent … more than a week ago. During that time, McCain received visits from Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty, and Rob Portman. The press, teased and titillated, continues to twitter. With [...]

Bush isn’t Batman. He’s Two-Face.

The Wall Street Journal today published an op-ed by one Andrew Klavan, who makes the case that “The Dark Knight” is an allegory for the War on Terror. In this scenario, Batman is a stand-in for George Bush, the man who makes unpopular decisions to do what is ultimately right.
But Klavan somewhat misses the point [...]

Adios, David R. Ray

The ship once known as the U.S.S. David R. Ray (DD-971) was sunk this week off the coast of Hawaii by a test torpedo fired from an Australian ship. The test was part of the Pacific Rim exercises (RIMPAC) held annually between the U.S. and allied navies.
The Ray, a Spruance-class destroyer built in 1977 [...]

NBA-caliber players head overseas; Paradigm shift?

Is the NBA losing it’s grip on the world’s best players? Two surprising hoops stories in as many weeks may be aberrations, or they may signal a major shift in the global market for basketball talent. Brandon Jennings, one of America’s best high school point guards, is bypassing college to play for an Italian [...]

Guantanamo: the Nexus of Youth and Terror

The appearance of children on the battlefield is nothing new. Nor is the reality that a significant percentage of the people who take part in uprisings in any given part of the world are teenagers. In the west, most of us have been shocked at some point by pictures of children in the [...]

Gaffe watch: Obama’s 57 (well, 58 contiguous) states

The aforementioned McCain-supporting friend rightfully pointed out that, too be fair, I should cover Obama’s gaffes. Obama did declare his intention to visit “all 57 states.”
At first this would appear as if Obama needs a map of the U.S. like McCain needs a map of the world. However, I [...]

VP: Who McCain might pick 5.0 — endgame near?

** UPDATE: Jindal says he won’t be the VP nominee **
Is it crunch time, or just a decoy? Conservative columnist Robert Novak (no relation to Kim) declared that McCain will announce his VP choice this week, possibly as a move to dampen all the (thus far positive) pub Barack Obama is receiving for [...]

Gaffe watch: McCain and the “Iraq/Pakistan border”

Senator McCain added fuel to the “gaffe” fire on Good Morning America today when he said that the situation on the “Iraq/Pakistan border” is serious and did not correct himself. This after he twice last week referred to the Czech Republic as “Czechoslovakia” (once and again) and a couple [...]