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Is there any way for this NOT to happen? The Tribune reported yesterday that she was “thinking about it” and CapitalFax thinks it’s a done deal.

I must confess I don’t even know that much about her, but I just don’t think I can stomach another nepotistic election. I know that’s the Chicago way and that [...]

A friend reports anonymously that McCain-Palin yard signs are disappearing in Wilmette. God love American politics.

So this is interesting. The video I posted yesterday, from YouTube, of children singing “Yes We Can” for Obama was removed from the site overnight. Luckily, I was able to find the video on Blip.TV and have reposted it.I was wondering whether or not the Obama campaign itself had requested the video be removed. After [...]

What’s the phrase … what’s good for the Obama is good for the Palin. Something like that. Anyway, news broke this weekend that Sarah Palin’s church is sponsoring a conference to “heal” homosexuality by the power of prayer. And unfortunately for Mrs. Palin, the what-happens-at-church-stays-at-church defense isn’t going to work. We’ve already established in this [...]

One thing I thought particularly interesting in John McCain’s speech last night was the fine line he walked on the issue of partisanship. Here he is, nominee of the Republican Party. But he’s been running against the party since the 2000 primary election. So here he is, the maverick, representing the incumbent party and still [...]

Yes, I’m in love with Sarah Palin. It’s hard to explain. I’m not one to fall in love. Lord knows I’ve dogged the Obama-heads who stumble over themselves looking for reasons to explain what Hope and Change and Cook County have in common. But now I’m the one smitten … and the cynic in me [...]

Illinois Reason, clearly adept at reciting Democrat talking points, is this morning echoing the most absurd of all the left’s talking points this campaign season.
Y’all are clearly running away from the Epic. Failure. of conservative policies over the last 8 years.
Not a single person reciting this myth has bothered to point out which “conservative” policies [...]

From RedState: It’s Palin
FoxNews: McCain Picks Palin
CNN: McCain picks Alaska Gov. Palin as running mate

Anyone who reads this blog knows that I’m not an Obama fan. But as I look into the Chicago Annenberg Challenge stuff, I’m a little concerned that there just isn’t a there there. At most, it looks like we’ll find out (a) that Barack Obama is a supporter of government-run public education and (b) that [...]