Politics

Does your glass house come with large shutters?

Conservatives are begging McCain to hit Obama with Rezko and Ayers at the next (and final) debate. I don’t know why. Ad money does a lot of talking – talking that can’t be immediately rebutted. The question is, in a room with both candidates present, would they be as giddy talking about Liddy? From where I’m sitting, I think he’s better off running his attack ads and…
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Canadian elections around the corner

I don’t know much about voting my mail in Canadian elections (what we would refer to in the states as voting by absentee ballot). If it applies to you, I’m sure you’d know better than I would. if I’m not mistaken the big election is next week. If you’re one of my local Canadian friends*, you’re eligible to vote, and it’s not too late to send in your…
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The report is in

Commenting on the report that Palin violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act in the “trooper-gate” scandal… Digby’s blog: I think the best way for the McCain campaign to spin this is to assert that, by being found guilty of abusing power and obstructing justice, Palin has now shown herself to be perfectly qualified for the office of Vice President as it has been…
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Sharpening the knives

Yeah, I know what you’re gonna say. The Times is in the tank, Obama has done his share of attacking too, blah, blah blah. You know I’m in the tank so you can imagine who’s side I’m on. But ask yourself this: has the Obama campaign incited the kind of hatred or descended quite so far into demagoguery as the McCain/Palin camp? Editorial – Politics of Attack &#8211…
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