I was stunned this week to see that the McCain camp has adopted the slogan "Country First" as the organizing principle for its campaign. In what way has McCain put "country first" by nominating a staggeringly unqualified V.P. candidate? Palin's only credential for being on the Republican ticket appears to…
Republicans like tax cuts, probably because the vast majority of tax cuts go to rich people, most of whom are Republicans. Of course, they can't admit that this is the reason why they like tax cuts so, instead, they declare that tax cuts will "stimulate the economy." Simultaneously, they condemn…
Although I agree that the families of political candidates should be off-limits to questions, the announcement that Sarah Palin's unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant raises a question that bears directly on Palin's qualifications for the V.P. job: given that abstinence-only sex education obviously failed to prevent Palin's daughter from getting…
Did you notice how eagerly the McCain camp scaled back the Republican National Convention on account of Hurricane Gustav? And did you notice how quickly Bush and Cheney backed out of their scheduled attendance? Even after the hurricane was downgraded from Class 4 to Class 2, and then to a…
Although John McCain hails his running mate as a model of ethical behavior in office, the State of Alaska would apparently disagree: it is investigating Palin for abuse of power in office. Palin, without explanation, recently fired a state employee, who now claims that Palin pressured him to fire a…