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~It appears that somebody, most likely the federal government, is barring news media from flying over the hurricane-ravaged sections of Galveston Island.
~In the 26 years John McCain’s been a senator he’s seen two major loan crises.  Someone should tell the guy that with his ringside seat to the GOP fueled “free market” excesses maybe, just [...]

Today’s selection of important stories you might have missed:
~ Serious questions are being raised about the McCain campaign’s crowd size numbers. There’s something seriously fishy about a campaign attributing crowd size numbers to a fire marshal who denies ever releasing a count and releasing a number 3x larger then what on-the-scene campaign reporters estimate.  There’s [...]

Today’s selection of important stories you might have missed:
~ For the people of the Texas breakwater island of Galveston Hurricane Ike is turning into a real nightmare.  The storm surge is in danger of completely overrunning the island.  The coast guard has issued a very strongly worded warning and said that, “Persons not heeding evacuation [...]

In less than two months America will elect a new president. Now, for months, Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his campaign have highlighted “experience” and “readiness” as the qualifying factors for the position of President.  The question to ask then is simple:  Why, if readiness is of such importance, is McCain unwilling to have [...]

One of the great democratizing benefits of the web when it comes to politics is that no matter what a person’s work schedule is they can, if they look for it, watch nearly any campaign speech whenever they want.  The Jed Report has just released a stinging campaign video of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe [...]

I’m pretty sure this isn’t the effect the RNC was hoping for after Sarah Palin’s speech:
St. Paul delegates are giddy with Sarah Palin’s speech. The mood is buoyant, enlivened, energized. It’s a party. There are revelers. The faces shine with joy and pleasure at a convention finally fully underway. Their VP nominee did it – [...]

One of The Right’s most common attacks on Obama is that he’s “an empty suit”, that he’s nothing but a flashy showman reading teleprompter speeches to try to con the audience, to trick them into believing he actually has substance.  It’s a completely bogus charge but, given the focus on Palin this weekend as “more [...]

Today’s selection of important stories you might have missed:
~ Sean Hannity doesn’t ever remember Chelsey Clinton getting attacked.  I suppose we’ve always been at war with Eastasia as well, eh Sean?
~ What happens when people peaceable assemble in America?  Well, if it’s next to a GOP convention they get teargassed and flashbanged.   Apparently the 1st [...]

Over at Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall brings up a good point regarding John McCain’s VP pick: she seems to be in lockdown mode.
On the RNC website they have a clock that shows the time: “Since Joe Biden’s last gaffe”. Perhaps the Democrats should put up a clock of their own, the time: “Since Sarah [...]

Today’s selection of important stories you might have missed:

- When asked today what exactly it was about Sarah Palin that made her qualified to be Commander-In-Chief McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds couldn’t come up with a good answer.  Note to McCain: that’s not good.
- Speaking of Palin ardent Hillary Clinton supporter James Carville was attacked today [...]