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VP game-changing brilliance

by Cameron Contois | Moderate | Comments (3)

Many Democrats are overjoyed that McCain picked an inexperienced woman to run with. I would caution these Democrats against dismissing Palin so easily. John McCain’s pick of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is brilliant. Completely brilliant.

palin panic

by Ari Holtz | Moderate | Comments (17)

John McCain has announced that Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is his choice for vice president. As a short-term move, it’s pure genius. As a long-term piece of strategy, however, it could very possibly sink McCain’s hope of winning the White House.

“read my lips…” the sequel

by Sandra Neish | Moderate | Comments (2)

Every horror movie franchise has sequels. Saw, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, even Scream. I must say that I am hoping this particular sequel stays on the cutting room floor. Heaven forbid, it turns into a trilogy.

but i don’t want to choose!

by Ari Holtz | Moderate | Comments (1)

I want it all. I don’t want to choose. I don’t understand why I have to make one choice at the cost of losing the other. I don’t want sacrifice, to weigh positive and negatives. I want all the positives and none of the negatives.

textual frustration

by Paige Cram | Democrat | Comments (1)

I’ll admit, when we hadn’t heard from him by Monday, I was intrigued. He was playing hard-to-get. By Wednesday, he was sending flirtatious emails to the press, with the subject line “VP Nominee” and the body message “just kidding.”

PUMAs, put away your claws

by Cameron Contois | Democrat | Comments (2)

“If people get down there on the floor and want to start blowing kazoos and making a scene, we want to make sure we’ve got people who stand in front of them with Obama signs.” Come on, fellow Hillary supporters - is this what we’ve come to? Kazoos?

biden and published opinion

by Mark Hunter Mulvey | Democrat | Comments (1)

Democrats’ reactions to Barack Obama’s running-mate selection have been so varied that one wonders what the common thread is that ties these citizens to the same political party in the first place.

king obama

by Emma Onom | Republican | Comments (15)

For a guy who is trying to break his rock-star status, Obama sure picked the right way to announce his running mate. He decided he would announce his decision in a text message to his supporters - at 3 a.m. That’s right. Three o’clock in the very, very early morning…

O vs. O

by Ian Schuldt | Moderate | Comments (6)

There seems to be an unspoken rule on the left that even speaking to a Fox News reporter lends credibility to a horrendously biased news organization - that they shouldn’t even be given the time of day. This is a very dangerous idea. It allows people like O’Reilly to paint them as cowards.

the tbilisi matador

by Mark Hunter Mulvey | Moderate | Comments (1)

Nestled squarely between the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia should be the very symbol of racial harmony and acceptance. But the world we live in is not governed by linguistic anomalies.