President ’08

McCain VP? A guess…Palin

By Marc Comtois | August 29, 2008 |

Mildly Self-Serving Bump: Looks like my gut-feeling was right: Palin is the pick. I’ll leave it at this: finally, a conservative is on someone’s ticket. ======================= A la Sgt. Schulz, “I know nothink”, but I’ve had a feeling for a few days (really, honest) that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be the pick. Makes sense…

AP Says It’s Palin

By Carroll Andrew Morse | August 29, 2008 |

Link here.

Two Strong Views from the Right

By Justin Katz | August 26, 2008 |

Yesterday brought a couple of opposing must-read columns from the right. First, John Derbyshire: So I won’t be watching either of the party conventions. Both parties’ choices of nominee are appalling to me. I contemplate the next four years with dread. I don’t want either of these men in charge of the federal government, neither…

The DNC Caves on Florida and Michigan

By Monique Chartier | August 25, 2008 |

Just in time for the convention, but only after all the Democrat state primaries are over and with some adjustments in Obama’s favor Following upon the revelation that Senator Hillary Clinton never made Senator Barack Obama’s vice-presidential short list, isn’t this a little offensive to Senator Clinton and her supporters, not to mention generally undemocratic?…

The Media’s Side, and a Surplus of Senators

By Justin Katz | August 24, 2008 |

There’s something strikingly inappropriate about the Providence Journal’s top-of-the-front-page headline for this story: Biden adds foreign policy expertise to Obama ticket It’s arguably a factual statement, but it carries the strong subtext of: “Readers can stop worrying about those questions of Obama’s inexperience on such matters.” Reading on, a separate area of concern arises (emphasis…

Obviously Senator Reed is the Darling of the Neoconservative Cabal

By Carroll Andrew Morse | August 21, 2008 |

William Kristol thinks Jack Reed is Barack Obama’s Vice-Presidential pick (h/t Kathryn Lopez). Ramesh Ponnuru is not enthused. I’m not writing any more posts on Vice-Presidential speculation.

Donald Roach: “I like Obama, but I’ll be voting for McCain”

By Engaged Citizen | August 20, 2008 |

So says Tom Christian, who attends Rick Warren‘s Saddleback Church in California, after hearing both Presidential candidates make their cases to evangelical voters this weekend. Both McCain and Obama were asked identical questions ranging from their views on leadership, the definition of marriage, and other subjects that affect the evangelical demographic. With respect to abortion,…

…there are two Americas. Edwards had a wife in one and a girlfriend in the other…

By Marc Comtois | August 8, 2008 |

John Edwards has admitted that he had an affair with Rielle Hunter around the same time his wife was fighting cancer. Disgusting. The National Enquirer broke it weeks ago–with plenty of corroborating evidence–but it was ignored by the MSM (unlike McCain’s supposed “affair” that was “reported” by the NY Times earlier this year) and it…

Friday Poll

By Marc Comtois | August 8, 2008 |

Hey, it’s Friday going into an RI-only long weekend. How ’bout a poll? So, intrepid AR reader, vote away. If the Election for President were today, you’d vote for…. Barack Obama John McCain Against McCain Against Obama Hillary Clinton Nader or Paul Not Voting    pollcode.com free polls

If it Happened, Would She Really Say, “Shucks, I Decline”?

By Monique Chartier | August 7, 2008 |

Our corporate overlords have asked us to distract from this. So quick, let’s talk about Hillary. Senator Clinton has not ruled out allowing her name to be placed into nomination in Denver, noting, Senator Obama and I share the goal of ensuring that the voices of everyone who participated in this historic process are respected…