Commentary Magazine's Jennifer Rubin lists some of the blunders that have put Obama's campaign in the situation it finds itself in today: Reneging on his public financing promise: Had he not done that, he might have saved his New Politics reputation and avoided his current money woes. Going on the Magical Mystery Tour: Had he […]
A few days ago I made the following observation regarding Gov. Sarah Palin's "troopergate" scandal. The real vetting question should be: Why couldn’t this reform-minded governor get a guy who shouldn’t be a lawman fired? Today, Mike Gravel agrees with me. "Troopergate" is going to come out in [Palin's] favor when they really get down […]
The Washington Post has an "expose" on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of the per diem. The breathless headline: "Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home; Taxpayers Also Funded Family's Travel." A few things to note: First, as governor, her "home" is the governor's residence in Juneau. Her Wasilla home is not considered her […]
The Instapundit has up a collection of links on Gov. Sarah Palin and the "bridge to nowhere." I encourage you to check them all out. What is interesting to note is two things: First, the media -- inculding USA Today and The New Yrok Times -- and the Alaska Democratic Party all credited Palin with […]
Sen. Barack Obama this weekend decided to go after Gov. Sarah Palin. Set aside for a moment the stupidity of spending time as the No. 1 guy on the Democratic ticket attacking the No. 2 on the GOP ticket and just focus on the subject. Barack Obama took his first direct swipe at Republican vice […]
The New York Times is getting some grief -- perhaps deserved -- for its seeming failure to consistently label GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a governor. A secondary complaint is that the married Palin is also described as Ms. and not Mrs. The article in question is this one, a […]
The Wall Street Journal is keeping score on judges, and the numbers put to the lie the Democrats' promise to treat Bush's nominees like Clinton's were treated -- only better. The promise: In a letter to us in June, Mr. Reid said Senate Democrats would "treat President Bush's judicial nominees with more respect than President […]
Charles Martin has helpfully collected what is sure to be the definitive list of Sarah Palin truths and falsehoods.
Clark Hoyt has been a tremendous disappointment as the New York Times' public editor. The skepticism that an experienced reporter like Hoyt should have to authority vanishes far too often when it comes to his own boss. Today, Hoyt covers for the Times' embarrassing reporting on Sarah Palin. Let's start with this: And, yes, it […]