Showing posts with label Republicans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Republicans. Show all posts

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Holy Shit, Meghan McCain

If you have not had a chance, you must must must read the Meghan McCain interview with OUT Magazine. I don't like Republicans, but she is on our side. Somehow. I'm a bit surprised, too. Her final statement:
“Homophobia is the last socially accepted prejudice,” McCain says, repeating it for emphasis. So it’s only natural that she also views the fight for gay equality as “my generation’s civil rights movement.” At a time when California can constitutionally ban gay marriage and the current presidential administration -- having vowed so much -- has yet to fulfill its promises, it’s hard not to be won over by this bubbly optimist. “In general, I don’t get a good response from the conservative movement,” she admits, unfazed. “But there are a lot of people who have said, ‘I’m Republican and I’m pro–gay marriage. Thank you for showing that you don’t have to be anti–gay marriage to be a Republican.'"
And she goes after Obama for his lack of support for LGBTQ so far in his presidency, and more importantly, this is the single most amazing single thing anyone has ever said:
“Joe the Plumber -- you can quote me -- is a dumbass. He should stick to plumbing.”
Snap when you say that, Meghan. For the love of god, someone needed to. I think in a single interview Miss McCain may have done more for the Republican LGBTQ'ers than years of gay-baiting via Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, George W. Bush, and the whole bit.

I have often said that gays would be far more Republican if only they would be more libertarian when it came to queers.

Meanwhile, she's still a Republican, which means she's against about everything else I believe in.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Guerrilla Queer Bar Success!!!

Last night was Guerrilla Queer Bar at Cadillac Ranch -- FABULOUS! :-) I had not expected to have as much fun as I did because, as @5chw4r7z points out, "that place is already so gay."

Yes, kids, we descended into the world of popped collars, untucked shirts, and a mechanical bull, and I'll say that I've had the best time I've ever had since day one of CGQB, mostly thanks to the charming and fabulous company of Julie Niesen of Wine Me, Dine Me, Cincinnati. Seriously. She said she was going to pop down, and I figured that I'd see her, we'd have a drink, a laugh, and we'd be on our way. Oh, no, she and I gossiped and checked out hotties the whole night through. And @Kate_The_Great even came out to hang out for a bit! OMG, I seriously thought I was going to go into fabulous overdrive.

Unfortunately, though, I think I overdrew my bank accoutn by $20. That happens, occasionally, and I need to reenter that part of my life we call "fiscal responsibility," which is hard for Democrats like me :-).

Emptying my pockets this morning -- always fun to dive through the detritus of a good night out, burying through crumpled dollar bills and random kitsch you grab throughout the night -- CGQB now has business cards which, on the back, says that you can "pass on this card to a cutie to request a free consensual kiss." Sadly, I never used it :-(, but life goes on as normal, doesn't it? :-) The card, as Chris G. pointed out, has unicorns! Who doesn't love unicorns? I also found, amidst crumpled bits of paper, a great and exciting email address which I had all but forgotten picking up... that of Alex Triantafilou.

Who? you may ask. Alex is the Chairman of the HamCo Republican Party, and blogger and a tweeter, who was actually very excited that Julie and I had popped over to say hello. Expect a conversation to begin there. (For the record: Alex was not joining Queer Bar but was just out at Cadillac Ranch with friends, but he was really excited to learn that we were there and fully supported the movement.) It's for moments like those, I think, that CGQB exists.

I am mitigating my hangover this morning with pasta and water bottles, but I'm totally pumped by the amazing party last night. As always, thanks guys and gals for putting it together!!!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Is the Log Cabin burning down?


It appears the Log Cabin Republicans, in a mirror of what's happening to the GOP on a national level, is having a bit of inner struggle. GayPatriot announced his involvement with, and Politico announced that, a faction of homo's, frustrated with the LCR, has split off and formed a new gay conservative group -- GOProud.

Creative name, actually. (Get it: GOP + Proud = GOProud.)

From GayPatriot:
Their [the Log Cabin Republican's] left-of-center positions on important issues have bothered me as LCR has continually sucked the teet of the Gay Leftist agenda. LCR’s silence and unwillingness to stand up and be vocal on true gay conservative issues (outing of Republican staffers, increasing threat of gays being selectively aborted, peril gays face by Islamic extremists) has been mind-boggling. And LCR’s continued obsession in trashing Republicans, yet letting Democrats get a pass on their gay-related hypocrisies, has been infruriating.
Oh girl, yes. Snap when you say that, bitch.

Although I have this to say: in a scientific world where we still don't have a concrete answer about why people are gay, is the "increasing threat of gays being selectively aborted" really a publicity priority? Hrm? Really?

Seriously. I suppose, even a gay conservative is still a nutjob conservative.

Monday, April 6, 2009

North Dakota denies protections to LGBT people


While the Republican Senate in North Dakota vote to protect LGBT (yes, T... well, mostly) in state law, the Republicans in the House decided against it.

Great. From the On Top Magazine article:
“[Being gay or lesbian] is not something that you're born with, that you have no choice in,” said Rep. Robin Weisz, a Republican from Hurdsfield, told the AP. “It is a behavior, and it is a lifestyle choice.”
Great. *Deep breath in so as not to drive to North Dakota and start screaming.* Meanwhile, there's a really sweet sub-story State Sen. Fiebiger who took up LGBT rights after his son come out. What does this tell us, chillun?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

NYT Op-Ed

There's a lot of great stuff coming out from the NYTimes these days. Maybe they are the liberal paper.

Including this most excellent op-ed piece (which I stole from JMG):
When Barack Obama ended the Bush stem-cell policy last week, there were no such overheated theatrics. No oversold prime-time address. No hysteria from politicians, the news media or the public. The family-values dinosaurs that once stalked the earth — Falwell, Robertson, Dobson and Reed — are now either dead, retired or disgraced. Their less-famous successors pumped out their pro forma e-mail blasts, but to little avail. The Republican National Committee said nothing whatsoever about Obama’s reversal of Bush stem-cell policy. That’s quite a contrast to 2006, when the party’s wild and crazy (and perhaps transitory) new chairman, Michael Steele, likened embryonic stem-cell research to Nazi medical experiments during his failed Senate campaign.

What has happened between 2001 and 2009 to so radically change the cultural climate? Here, at last, is one piece of good news in our global economic meltdown: Americans have less and less patience for the intrusive and divisive moral scolds who thrived in the bubbles of the Clinton and Bush years. Culture wars are a luxury the country — the G.O.P. included — can no longer afford.

Not only was Obama’s stem-cell decree an anticlimactic blip in the news, but so was his earlier reversal of Bush restrictions on the use of federal money by organizations offering abortions overseas. When the administration tardily ends “don’t ask, don’t tell,” you can bet that this action, too, will be greeted by more yawns than howls.
I made this argument to a fellow progressive the other day, and he didn't seem to care or agree. Meanwhile, the amount of progressive (and especially gay) activism that is going on in the world is literally amazing to watch happen.

Keep it going guys... Cincinnati will catch up shortly! I promise!

That is, if people I'm actually restraining myself right now. Amazing, I know. Actually, that was a lot of restraint and a lot of deleting I just did. Be blown away folks.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

More on Bunning


I just love covering this man, and Electoral-vote.com keeps feeding me so I'm perfectly happy to report.

Electoral-vote.com's take on the latest news:
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), had a poll taken in February and has refused to release the results. Normally, politicians release their internal polls when they are favorable and hide them when they are not. When reporters asked about the poll, Bunning said "If you paid the 20 grand for the poll, you can get some information out of it." Actually, we do get some information from his statement: polls of this kind apparently cost $20,000. (Emphasis mine. -- QC) This incident puts another nail in Bunning's coffin. The Republicans will now probably do anything to get rid of him as they perceive him as very vulnerable.
HA! I wonder what the poll said. Can we get a pollster to run one and see what it says? PLEASE.

Of course, the site left out the best part of the quote, when Bunning told reporters that it was none of their "goddamn business." Signs the man may be in trouble? When he starts cussing at reporters. My uncle always said he won an argument when the other side started swearing.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Irrelevant Republicans

I don't like Mr. Cafferty over at CNN, but, in what seems to be a media turn on Obama sometimes, I have to say that I'm impressed with his newest column.

Especially the final line:
The Republican Party is marching double-time down the road to irrelevance and they don't even know it.
I know, I know, I've been slow in blogging lately. Shit has been crazy at the Casa de Queer known as my life. I promise to make it up to you, but I have six meetings, two work shifts, clinical, and two classes in 36 hours and probably six hours to sleep in two days... so, yea... I promise I'll be around soon.

Monday, March 9, 2009

On the Republican-Limbaugh Controversy

The article that this comment comes from on WashingtonPost.com is so-so, but I loved this comment:
Coming from the party that invented the wedge issue, John Boehner calling the Limbaugh situation a "diversionary tactic" by Democrats is laughable hypocricy.
Amen, sister.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Oy! Republican Shenanigans!

First off, we have Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) who is threatening to resign from the Senate if the Republican Party doesn't lay off and stop asking him to not run in 2010. The situation in Kentucky is turning into one of the juiciest things heating up, no? Well, that and the whole Minnesota Senator thing which, at this point, I think we're all just over.

From the Courier-Journal (out of Louisville):

Already in conflict with his party’s leaders, Sen. Jim Bunning has reportedly said privately that if he is hindered in raising money for his re-election campaign he is ready with a response that would be politically devastating for Senate Republicans: his resignation.

The Kentucky Republican suggested that possible scenario at a campaign fundraiser for him on Capitol Hill earlier this week, according to three sources who asked not to be identified because of the politically sensitive nature of Bunning’s remarks.

The implication, they said, was that Bunning would allow Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, to appoint his replacement — a move that could give Democrats the 60 votes they need to block Republican filibusters in the Senate.

“I would get the last laugh. Don’t forget Kentucky has a Democrat governor,” one of the sources quoted Bunning as saying.

“The only logical extension of that comment is, ‘(Make me mad) … enough and I’ll resign, and then you’ve got 60 Democrats,’ ” said another source who was present at the event.

This is funny because I was just reading about the 17th Amendment in re Roland Burris and was amused by the whole process of gubernatorial appointments to the US Senate for open seats. Anyways, Bunning is insane, but brilliant... which makes him dangerous.

For the moment, he's the Republican Blagojevich.

Yea, and, apparently, Sarah Palin remains at the head of the Republican Party Presidential wanna-be's for 2012. Palin has 29% support, with Huckabee just 3 points behind, and Romney 5 points behind MH. I just have this to say about polling this far out: even a year and a half out, we were all pretty sure Hillary Clinton was going to be the Democratic nominee, and Giuliani the Republican, right? Right. Worthless, but it tells us about the usefulness of polls at this point.

And I really should watch Jindal's speech, shouldn't I? The exorcist either was brilliant or a waste of everyone's time.

Which is not that dissimilar to most people's feelings on Sarah Palin.

Funny -- I think this is the first time I've ever written about Bobby Jindal. Weird. (Thanks to Electoral-Vote.com for the updates.)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

State Sovereignty

You might have caught this bit on Joe.My.God., and I have a feeling, considering the bloggers are starting to chat about it, that you'll hear about it soon on FOX (first) and CNN (second). 

It's called state sovereignty -- the "right," under the 9th and 10th Amendements of states to do what they want in areas not specifically delineated to the federal government in the Constitution. I think the best summary can be found on the Republic of Dave:
The emergence of this movement is a hopeful sign of the people asserting their rights and the rights of the states and finally crying “enough” to runaway government. With the threat of increasingly out of control federal spending, some of these sovereignty bills may stand a fair chance of passage in the coming year.

There’s a lot of excitement about these bills, but there are also a lot of misconceptions, with people claiming that some states have already declared sovereignty and that the movement is much farther along than it really is. Contrary to popular rumor, none of the states has actually enacted a sovereignty law yet. Some have come close. Oklahoma’s bill passed their lower house overwhelmingly but stalled in the Senate last fall and is being held over for consideration in the new year.

Contrary to the fantasies of some extremists, these sovereignty bills are not the first step towards secession or splitting up the union, nor are they an effort to block collection of the income tax, appealing though that might be. For the most part, they are not so much political statements of independence as they are expressions of fiscal authority directed specifically at the growing cost of unfunded mandates being placed upon the states by the federal government. Despite the movement picking up steam as he came to office, the target of these bills is not President Obama, but rather the Democrat-dominated Congress whose plans for massive bailouts and expanded social programs are likely to come at an enormous cost to the states.

It has become increasingly common for Congress to pass legislation which dictates policy to the states, but which comes without adequate federal funding and the expectation that the cost of these programs, which the states had no real say in approving, will come out of state budgets. This has been a long-term problem with Medicaid and Medicare, but the unfunded mandate which stirred up the most ire recently was the No Child Left Behind program. More concern has been raised with the recent reauthorization and expansion of the SCHIP program which has a history of requiring more expenditure than is provided for in the federal budget. 
I'm not going to bore you with a lot of details, but I'll let you make a lot of your own decisions about this sort of thing. And you can check the follow ups here and here.

I mean, I'm sorta confused seeing as how No Child Left Behind was six years ago in 2003, but whatever.

IMHO, these are just political moves in an attempt to rally the base of right wingers and Republicans in this country around something more substantial (and more popular) than gay marriage. Seeing as how the gay marriage battle is starting to tip in our direction (slowly, but it's still getting there), they've decided to back up and fight the Civil War again. They say it's not like the Nullification Crisis of 1832 (be careful citing anything from SC politics in the mid 1800s), but it's kinda feels that way, doesn't it?

Federal government bad, therefore we are going to assert our rights as states. Next thing you know, we'll be seceding if you don't listen to us.

How do I know it's political? Because chief proponent of the Oklahoma bill -- State Senator Randy Brogdon -- is not shy about telling us that they have a Democratic governor -- the commie, homo-loving son of a gun -- that will be forced to sign it or face the wrath of his constituents. Oh, and btw, did I mention that he may want to run for Governor in 2010? Twenty bucks the backers of these bills -- in all twenty-some-odd states that have them or will propose them -- are mentioned as "up and comers" in the Republican Party? (And some southern Democrats.)

Oh, and of course, it took the Democrats in the White House and in Congress to make people care about the encroaching power of the federal government. We can take away people's civil liberties and wage silly wars for 8 years, oh and discuss absurdities like the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, but the minute we try to fix the economy (maybe foolhardily) by stimulating growth and infrastructure... well, that's just too much.

And the drum beat of the Confederacy beats on. 

Seriously, folks, we figured this problem out in the 1860s, and then again in the 1930s and 1940s. Federal government=good. States=deny rights and cause slavery and destroy the economy. I thought we'd been over this once before?

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Republican Mindset

From my uncle in NM:
Government should be small enough to fit in your bedroom.
'Nuff said.

Friday, February 13, 2009

2010: I was talking about it first

Two other big local blogs have started talking about the 2010 election.

[snarky] Duh. We here at QueerCincinnati.com were so talking about it first. [/snarky] :-)

But here's the two updates we hear about:
  • From (blogrolled, but not often used) a Republican Butler County blogger: a rundown of some major races, much like I've already done. A few interesting points... 1) the author suggests that Mr. Strickland will start nosediving in the polls, much like Taft did at this point. Um. Coingate? Apparently, scandal isn't their thing. 2) He expects that Chabot will run again, despite him now running a storefront law firm (where did I see that picture? a link would help). The expectation is that Krekorian will be back in the race; let's hope what's-her-face (Vic Wulsin) stays out this time (love her, but she hasn't won yet, let's pass the torch). 3) The blogger is also trumpeting a third party candidate in the Senate race -- William Pierce. In nursing school world, "trumpet" is sometimes preceded by the word "anal." Sorry, minor joke.
  • Cincinnati Blog points us to a candidate for Cincinnati City Council -- Tony Fischer, an Iraq vet. This is the first time I've commented on the Council, so how about we start following that race, too? (Mr. Fischer's Election Website -- ain't he so adorable?)

More to come, as always...

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

In response to Michael Steele...

..who doesn't feel like some jobs are "real jobs:" (thanks, JereKeys)
STEELE: You've got to look at what's going to create sustainable jobs. What this administration is talking about is making work. It is creating work.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But that's a job.

STEELE: No, it's not a job. A job is something that -- that a business owner creates. It's going to be long term. What he's creating...

STEPHANOPOULOS: So a job doesn't count if it's a government job?

(CROSSTALK)

STEELE: Hold on. No, let me -- let me -- let me finish. That is a contract. It ends at a certain point, George. You know that. These road projects that we're talking about have an end point.

As a small-business owner, I'm looking to grow my business, expand my business. I want to reach further. I want to be international. I want to be national. It's a whole different perspective on how you create a job versus how you create work. And I'm -- either way, the bottom line is...

STEPHANOPOULOS: I guess I don't really understand that distinction.

STEELE: Well, the difference -- the distinction is this. If a government -- if you've got a government contract that is a fixed period of time, it goes away. The work may go away. That's -- there's no guarantee that that -- that there's going to be more work when you're done in that job.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Yes, but we've seen millions and millions of jobs going away in the private sector just in the last year.

STEELE: But they come -- yes, they -- and they come back, though, George. That's the point. When they go -- they've gone away before, and they come back.
In a way, you're right, Mr. Steele. Government jobs do end. They have a contract date. Meanwhile, you're still a jackass. See, my dad is an architect. He lost his job because no one is building anything. Because of this, Mama had to pick up a second job as a grocery cashier, which she is actually enjoying (I love my mom :-)) but so that they can pay the bills.

This may seem silly to you, but let's look at this from your situation: building jobs are temporary, therefore are bad. But building jobs could employ my father to design them, thus giving him his real job. And, so, instead, my mother, who is a professor of history (a real job, I think, but give me the clarification -- she's also on a contract, does that not count), picks up a real job at a grocery store which doesn't pay a lot and doesn't let her use her extensive intelligence and educational background.

But... that's... ok. Because the Republicans tell me so.

I think I got it.

I think I'll quit my government funded job and go work at Jimmy John's. I love Jimmy John's. It's close by and they pay less... but, you know, at least it's a real job.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Michael Steele Elected RNC Chairperson


Not to make this about race or anything, but they kinda had to, didn't they?

Ewww. That sounded awful coming out.

Regardless, congratulations Chairperson Steele (former Lt. Gov. of Maryland)!!!! Actually, this is a great choice. He's a rising star in the GOP and may actually have the know-how to remake the party. And from Maryland ... a more blue state ... I haven't done much research, but I don't think he's rampantly anti-gay. (Oh damn, damn, damn)

Sigh, it is to dream.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Gubernatorial Candidate, 2010

And so we have a GOP gubernatorial candidate for 2010

Meet John Kasich, who says "There is a very good chance I am running for Governor":


Former Ohio State Senator, former US Congressperson, former Chair of the House Budget Committee, and current Honorary Chairperson of RECHARGE OHIO, this one comes with a whole list of fun things to deal with. Well, not a long list but let's cover two:
1) He voted for a DC ban on gays and other unmarried persons from adopting -- which very closely failed in the House, with 213 voting for it in 1999.

2) Meanwhile, he may be gay himself. See, he's a bachelor, and he lived with his male chief-of-staff. Some people call it baiting, we call it hypocrisy. (Even if he is heterosexual, btw, it's still hypocrisy for the freaking GOP a conservative to call gay-baiting a bad thing... they are the architects of the Federal Marriage Amendment.)

3) He voted for the 1996 Federal DOMA.
Nope. Don't like him. Move on. Even if he does turn out to be gay, he's a hypocrite.

Go away, Rep. Kasich.

On the brightside, I totally just learned how to do strikethrough on HTML. That's exciting. Almost as exciting as learning to do a screen shot. And we all know how much I loved those. 

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ken Blackwell is Anti-Gay


The Republicans are in a big nasty fight over the "heart and soul" of their party. See, even with the moderate John McCain as their presidential candidate, and all the licking of the boots of the Christian right as evidenced by the nomination of Sarah Palin... the Republicans can't seem to figure out what to do with themselves.

Along comes former Ohio Secretary of State and once-gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell to "save the day."

Is this a joke? Really?

The Raw Story reminds, at least this blogger, of reasons why Blackwell is no good for the job of the RNC Party Chairman:
But his past may yet come back to haunt him. As Ohio's Secretary of State, he was instrumental in passing Ohio's gay marriage ban amendment, and he let some of his personal feelings slip in 2006 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch. Blackwell told the interviewer that being gay was like having a compulsion -- for instance, he said, a penchant for arson or kleptomania.

"I think [homosexuality] is a transgression against God's law, God's will," he said. "The reality is, again...that I think we make choices all the time. And I think you make good choices and bad choices in terms of lifestyle. Our expectation is that one's genetic makeup might make one more inclined to be an arsonist or might make one more inclined to be a kleptomaniac. Do I think that they can be changed? Yes."
Honestly, at this point, Sarah Palin sounds like a better choice to run the Republicans, no? It's sad, really, seeing as how Mr. Blackwell is something like one of three higher ranking black Republican officials, and with the Log Cabin Republicans out of cash, it seems like good time to make a big change for progressive policies in the party.

I'm sure there are millions of other reasons why Mr. Blackwell shouldn't be on top of that party... what are yours? 

Thanks to Michelangelo Signorile for posting the entire transcript of the Blackwell interview.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

HIV/AIDS: Respective Party Platforms

Not saying anything, but here are some key points from the Democratic and Republican platforms on HIV/AIDS:

Republicans -- 1 paragraph in a 25 page document:
We recognize that the preventable diseases of AIDS and HIV infection represent a
threat to human health. We view with compassion all people infected with HIV. We
call for appropriate levels of research to find a cure for the disease and ask
that the government give full disclosure of the causes. However, because AIDS
represents such a severe threat to both the health and economic well-being of
our citizens, we insist that the epidemic be de-politicized and that as a
society, we take all appropriate steps to protect our children from this
epidemic. All people, no matter what disease they may contract, are worthy of
deep respect as humans; however, behavior has personal and social consequences.
We call upon the United States Health Service and all states to declare HIV a
"dangerous, yet preventable, infectious, communicable disease." It should be
legally reported in the same manner as any communicable disease. We oppose the
needle exchange and bleach kit programs. We urge the return to the requirement
of blood testing in order to obtain a marriage license with the previous
reporting responsibilities to prevent the spread of dangerous, infectious, and
communicable diseases.

Pro: Talks well about compassion and taking care of people. Pushes for de-politicization and further, more expansive names-based reporting (god help us, a Bush policy worked).

Con: No needle exchange? No bleach kit? Blood testing for marriage licenses? I think we moved away from personal responsibility on that last one. Also doesn't deal at all with international AIDS.

Overall: This is the entire statement on HIV/AIDS in the Republican platform. Period. End of story. You see where I'm going with this... especially when compared to...

Democratic Party Platform -- 5 paragraphs in 94 pages -- sample sentence from each:
(page 12) We must fight HIV/AIDS in our country and around the world. We
support increased funding into research, care and prevention of HIV/AIDS. (goes
on to talk about Ryan White, ADAP, people of color, and Medicaid coverage of
HIV+ persons)

(page 37) We believe that sustainable economic growth and development will
mitigate and even help to reverse such chronic and debilitating challenges as
poverty, hunger, conflict, and HIV/AIDS. (in a section about Africa)

(page 40) We need to invest in building capable, democrat states that can
establish health and educated communities, develop markets, and generate wealth.
(Talking about the benefits of UN Millenium Development Goals, including
treating HIV/AIDS)

(page 41) The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a massive human tragedy. It is also a
security risk of the highest order that threatens to plunge nations into chaos.
(Also talks about malaria, TB, etc.)

(page 42) We also support the adoption of humanitarian licensing
policies that ensure medications developed with the US taxpayer dollars are
available off patent in developing countries. (YES!)

Pro: Covers the world -- and does step out of Africa to mention Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Carribean. Lists specific things to do to, including $50b/5y for HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria prevention. Specifically deals with programs in the US that are in desperate need of work. Oh and big pro: providing meds off-patent to third world countries -- WELL DONE.

Con: Talks nothing about prevention, only care. There may be sections on sex education, but the HIV/AIDS stuff is kept in health and development sections of the platform -- says something.

Overall: Expresses a great interest, but perhaps does not provide the zing nor the silver bullet you may or may not expect.

Just a thought for this AM...

Friday, August 29, 2008

ELECTION 2008: WHOA! John McCain's VP...

...Is Sarah Palin?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

This is the shocker of the season, and a brilliant move on McCain's part. She has been off the VEEPStakes radar for a while. She's a motorcycle-riding Republican... and, she has great background in some important stuff -- ethics, education, guns, public health, transportation.

Well done... let's just hope her nepotism won't bite the ticket in the ass, which it very well might.

So it's Obama-Biden vs. McCain-Palin.

WOW! This *is* historic.


Pam's House Blend on Sarah Palin -- everyone's scrambling to figure her out.

Monday, August 18, 2008