Blame Canada

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 [...]

VP 7.0: Darkhorses ride in; Hillary a possibility

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 [...]

www.paris4prez.com

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 [...]

VP timing: Last Chance to Beat the Olympics!

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

McCain denounces Eastern Bloc, Pan-Am, Tab

Twice in as many days, John McCain referred to the Czech Republic as “Czechoslovakia.” We’ve all made that mistake before, and most of us are probably not as tired as the candidates must be. It is certainly more forgivable than his repeated confusion of Sunnis and Shias.
But for a man who wants to be [...]

VP: Who McCain might pick 4.0

A lot of governors appear to be jockying for the poll-position in the McCain veepstakes. Former PA Governor Tom Ridge, who is pro-choice, said that the vice president has to support the position of the president, even if the vice president takes over. McCain is pro-life. Florida governor Charlie Crist (the soon [...]