If last week’s financial mess was crisis enough for McCain to suspend his campagin, what will he do this week? It sounds like this is a bigger crisis — with the bailout failing and no real Plan B on the backburner. Will he suspend his campaign again? Maybe just in time for Palin to skip […]
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Carefully Crafted on September 29
Carefully Crafted on September 26
Another Conservative Losing Faith in McCain/Palin
First, George Will: Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he would select judges by calm reflection and clear principles, […]
Carefully Crafted on September 26
The (Overlooked) Race For Arms
With all the attention paid to the impending financial bailout and the presidential campaigns, many other stories aren’t getting the appropriate attention in the news. As such, you may not have heard about Russia’s offer of a $1 billion loan to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to purchase arms. According to the New York Times: The […]
Carefully Crafted on September 25
No title needed.
I’ve tried to come up with an appropriate — and not terribly disrespectful — title for this post. But, I can’t. So, I’ll skip the title and just get to the point. If I could speak to John McCain, here’s what I would say: Sen. McCain, please stop being a wuss. Show up. Debate Obama. You […]
Carefully Crafted on September 24
McCain: I need a timeout.
Talk about political posturing. I thought McCain picking Palin was a political stunt … but his latest move is even more outlandish. As everyone has heard by now, McCain announced that he’s going to suspend his campagin to focus on the economy. My head is swirling with reactions. A stream of random reactions: McCain’s economic […]
Carefully Crafted on September 19
See, Dad? Money does grow on trees.
When I was little, my Dad told me that money doesn’t grow on trees. For the first time ever (or maybe the second time … but who’s counting?), I think he might have been wrong. At least that’s the message we can take from this week’s massive federal banking/insurance bail out. I don’t pretend to be […]
Carefully Crafted on September 16
Carly's "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" Moment
Former HP CEO and outspoken McCain campaign surrogate Carly Fiorina said that Sarah Palin is not qualified to run a Fortune 500 company. (I would venture to guess that that’s probably true, but that’s a different topic.) Presumably after the McCain campaign told Fiorina that she needed to undo the damage caused by this “foot […]
Carefully Crafted on September 15
McCain: Out of touch or victim of bad writing?
Campaigning today in Florida, John McCain once again said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. While that is a position to be debated by economists who know way more about this topic than I do, I’d just like to point out that from a campaigning and messaging perspective, that’s probably not a soundbyte McCain wants […]
Carefully Crafted on September 12
Women Against Sarah Palin
Today, my family has had quite the email debate about Sarah Palin. Clearly, she’s a woman who evokes strong feelings cross the political spectrum. I was surprised to learn that some people think those opposed to Sarah Palin are threatened by her. I think it our opposition to her has more to do with a […]
Carefully Crafted on September 08
88% Can't Read
What does it say about our country when 88% of eighth graders in Washington D.C. can’t read? Maybe instead of spending so much time talking about abortion, the Bridge to Nowhere or Palin’s hair and glasses, our politicians and media should focus more time on issues that impact people on a day-to-day basis — starting […]