Re: Scholarship

Wow, Joe. Just. Wow. A little more about the book and its author.

In the Arena

Scholarship

I heard about Jerome Corsi’s book a few weeks ago from my mother, who said that her great fear–that Barack Obama has covert Islamic associations–had been confirmed by a new book. I told her not to worry, that many reputable people had looked into the matter and Obama was more likely to be spotted in [...]

Obama’s Shortened Veep List

As we learn more and more about the speakers at the Democratic convention — a brilliant PR move on behalf of the Obama campaign that has kept the press lapping up the details like my dog begs for Puperoni – it occurs to me that, unless someone speaks twice, the announcements are whittling down Obama’s [...]

Maybe Joe is Bucking For VP

In our discussion of potential veeps for McCain Monday commentators Ivb, Kathy, rainbow68 said they’d like to see McCain pick Lieberman for his vice president. I was dubious because when I interviewed Lieberman in June he was adamant that, if offered, he’d turn down any offer of veep. Then I read his comments campaigning for [...]

Has John McCain Been Watching His Ads?

It’s a rainy day here at the beach, so I’m catching up on the (non-Olympic) news. This exchange in McCain’s interview with NPR is–uhm–remarkable, and makes me wonder who that guy is who keeps saying he’s John McCain and he approved this ad: So, to move on to domestic questions, Steve Schmidt, who is running [...]