Siding With Sarah

Pigs must be aloft and they must be playing hockey in Hell today because I find myself in agreement with Sarah Palin regarding Newsweek’s cover photo choice.  It’s a cheap shot and one the magazine should have resisted taking.
It’d be one thing if she posed for Newsweek in this get-up, but the backstory is that [...]

Kingmaker’s Club Republicans

Governor Pawlenty loves to lecture Repbulicans that they mustn’t only be Country Club Republicans, but must also strive to be Sam’s Club Republicans. It’s a savvy attempt to win the votes of the all-important Buys Charmin By the Cubic Yard Moms.
Well recently Minnesota’s Governor in absentia has also been acting like a Kingmakers Club [...]

The Bully Pulpit…

It’s good to be king.
One of the great advantages of being president is the ability to nudge the national discussion in whatever direction you choose.  As President Obama spoke to Wall Street today, that ability was on full display on every cable news feed except the Weather Channel.
John Boehner is probably speaking somewhere right now.  [...]

We Won’t Have Sarah to Kick Around Anymore. Oh?

No-longer-governor Sarah Palin had a wonderful suggestion for the news media as she stepped down — quit, boogied, ditched, lit out, her job unfinished — from the august power of the Alaska governor’s chair yesterday.
To the media, her you-apparently-gotta-run-away-before-you-run-again-ness said, “How about, in honor of the American solider, you quit makin’ things up?”
Another do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do moment.
In [...]

The Star That Burns Brightest Burns Fastest

On this 4th of July holiday, amidst all of the celebrations, let’s take a moment to note the passing of Sarah Palin’s political career; it was just 17 years old and in the last year briefly captured our attention and a few hearts along the way. The cause of death is still unknown, but it’s [...]

Palin Props

During this Thanksgiving season, I’m thankful for so many things. Family. Friends. Clients. The planet. Scotch-a-roo bars. And I’m thankful that in the biological lottery, I somehow was lucky enough to win a spot on one of the most wealthy and free countries on Earth, a place where almost all of us [...]

Helmet Hair Homecoming?

With it, he was a popular Governor.
Without it, he was passed over in order to select the worst vice presidential candidate in memory.
Could the good luck Mississippi mudflap be coming back?
- Loveland

Last Look at the Electoral Cage Match

What a long, strange trip it’s been.  I’m very excited to see how it all plays out tomorrow.  As Willy Wonka put it, “The suspense is terrible; I hope it will last.”
Here’s where we are…The pollsters and pundits differ slightly on the details, but not on the direction of the election on this last day [...]

John McCain Throws His Running Mate Under the SNL Bus

John McCain did a nice job on Saturday Night Live this evening with an elaborate intro sketch.  He did a workmanlike job delivering his lines and reminded us that he has a pretty good sense of humor.  The writing was a bit forced as – far more than any other political celebrity walk-ons I’ve seen [...]

McCain’s “Hail Sarah” Finally Comes Down…and Falls Incomplete

Back on August 29th, when Alaska Governor Sarah Palin burst onto the national political scene, I called it McCain’s “Hail Sarah” pass and thought it spoke of desperation among the McCainites.  It took two months for the ball to reach the top of its arc and fall toward the endzone but based on the story [...]