I am off on vacation for a couple of weeks in Canada, so forgive me if I miss Obama’s or McCain’s announcement of a running mate. I know all three of you will be disappointed not to have my snarky take. And Ted will be apoplectic if nothing comes up on his “Sarah [...]
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Thursday, a military judge sentenced Salim Hamdan to five and a half years in prison for his conviction for material support of terrorism (as opposed to the life sentence prosecutors asked for). He will receive credit for at least 61 months of the six years that he has already been held at Guantanamo [...]
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Now your two favorite posts rolled into one!
It’s the 11th hour (ok, maybe 10th) for the VP searches, and a couple of names are floating in from left field … i.e., from the House of Representatives. For weeks, Nancy Pelosi has been pushing Congressman Chet Edwards, who represents the Crawford, TX area. He [...]
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Click the above picture for Paris Hilton’s response to John McCain’s ad that took her image in vain. I am loathe to post something about Ms. Hilton, but this deserves to be seen for two reasons: 1) it highlights how incredibly bad John McCain’s media team is, and 2) it’s pretty funny.
If you [...]
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Today, an American military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, convicted Salim Hamdan of material support for terrorism. He was acquitted of conspiracy, but still faces a possible life sentence.
This was the first conviction by the controversial military tribunals and an ambiguous “victory” for the Bush Administration. The failure to secure a conviction on the [...]
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Will either McCain or Obama announce his running mate this week?
** UPDATE: Obama is taking vacation the week I suggested that he’ll announce his VP. So, uh … maybe look for McCain to announce Aug. 11-15 **
It looks like the candidates are playing a game of VP chicken: neither one wants to announce too [...]
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