Wednesday-Night

Links for coverage of the convention, including the NYT Caucus , CNN Election Center,  Politico, TIME’s Swampland, even Fox  (we aim to offer balanced reporting)
 
‘Country First’: 2008 Republican National Convention Announces Full Program
September 1 - 4 2008
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
From September 1-4, 2008, an anticipated 45,000 delegates, alternate delegates, party officials, volunteers, […]

 
The Story
McCain names female Alaska governor as surprise VP pick
What a shocker and, in our opinion, a less than clever choice. Aside from the fact that Sarah Palin represents an ideology totally removed from ours, - gun-toting (check out the dead bear in photo below), pro-life snowmobiler, who would drill Alaska from one end […]

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
It’s hardly controversial to say that some Republicans sometimes view the UN with deep suspicion. And often, during election season, the UN serves as a useful whipping boy for (typically Republican) candidates trying to curry favor with a small but enthusiastic element of the Republican base.
So, it […]

John, Don’t Go
Paul Krugman, NYT
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, another storm is heading for the Gulf Coast — and this has given Republicans a reason to cancel President Bush’s scheduled appearance at their national convention. The party can thus avoid reminding voters that the last man they […]

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Feeling No Pain
PAUL KRUGMAN
(NYT) My first reaction to Bill Clinton’s convention speech was sheer professional jealousy: nobody, but nobody, has his ability to translate economic wonkery into plain, forceful English. In effect, Mr. Clinton provided an executive summary of the […]

 
August 25-28, Denver, Colorado
The convention will bring as many as 50,000 guests to the region including delegates, politicians and an influx of media and political enthusiasts from around the nation. A partial breakdown includes 15,000 members of the media; 6,000 delegates; and 14,000 party members, elected officials and others.
  Denver is committed to making […]

See also the (vice presidential) debates
Biden Interview with Charlie Rose  9 August 2007
The Joe Biden Show
I saw a strong, authoritative, confident and sensitive candidate emerge. On the whole, he came across as intelligent and relatable; a real person. That’s a quality that often eludes Barack Obama.
Biden’s job in many ways was to reintroduce himself […]

David Brooks gets his wish.
We had hopes for Bill Richardson, whose practical international negotiating experience would have served Obama well, however Senator Biden should make a good presiding officer of the Senate and the country needs thoughtful leadership in the legislative body that should guide an support foreign affairs policy (after government by Executive Orders, […]

FINALLY, an issue we can relate to … woops! That sounds politically incorrect.
In Dog We Trust
In these dog days of summer, let’s consider the most important decision facing Barack Obama. Long ago, as he set out on this race, he made the one campaign promise he can under no […]

More on the 2008 campaign and issues
Although the early days of the campaign were regrettably short on serious exploration of issues and the candidates’ positions, their websites supplied considerable information. Now that the Democrats have united (sort of) behind Barack Obama, we are moving away from following the issues in one post. There are now […]