Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain is making a cynical attempt to appeal to women voters who supported Hillary Clinton by appealing to their disappointment that Hillary will not be the Democratic Party nominee. Cynical appeals to fear and suspicion have been part of the GOP playbook forever, and McCain will be no different, despite … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was a kid growing up we had a guy who lived at the end of our street we all called "old man Wilson" (the names have been changed to protect the innocent, namely me). You know this guy. We all knew a version of old man Wilson growing up. Old … Read more
Link: Obama’s potential running mates – CNN.com. Now that the nomination is bagged and Hillary is climbing on Obama’s bandwagon on Saturday, the next big topic of speculation is running mates for the two nominees. I don’t read Republican tea leaves with nearly as much interest, so I will only do a little speculation on … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain struggled down the primary stretch to appeal to the conservative base of the Republican Party who instinctively distrust him. Even as the presumptive nominee of his party and the only candidate on the ballot in the later primaries, McCain averaged only about 75% of the vote, with a quarter … Read more