Conservatives Jump Ship: Kathleen Parker, Take 2

by David Safier What, I’m quoting conservative columnist Kathleen Parker again? Favorably? We live in strange times, my friends. Today, Parker, who earned a truckload of virulent email for saying Sarah Palin is not fit to be VP, is now defending her fellow thoughtful conservative, Christopher Buckley, for saying he’s voting for Obama. Listen to … Read more

Fretting Over the Propositions?

by David Safier No normal human being can possibly figure out the ballot propositions without help. I include myself as one of the befuddled homo sapiens. So it’s helpful that the Pima County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee has put together a list of recommendations on the propositions, with reasons for its choices. The Committee didn’t … Read more

John McCain: “I am not President Bush”… No, you’re worse.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: All the McMedia spinmeisters last night were reading from the McCain campaign spin room talking points trying to salvage the evening by claiming that McCain scored points with his line distancing himself from President Bush (oh, snap!): "Sen. Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, … Read more

Dem Ticket sweeps Series 4-0!

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: October means two things to me: the Worlds Series and presidential debates.  So to borrow a sports metaphor, the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden swept the presidential debate series 4-0.  Break out the brooms!  None of the games were even close, with snap polls and focus groups of undecided voters declaring the Democratic … Read more