Bob McCarty Writes

Once a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Barack is beginning to weaken, according to election forecasters.  Below is a time line of the storm’s track:

July 27, 2004 — The storm first appeared on the political radar, having surfaced from the weather underground as a no-name tropical depression during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

July 28 [...]

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Though inspired by the words of John McCain and Sarah Palin at the just-concluded Republican National Convention, I am perplexed by some activities that took place at the gathering.

Specifically, I’m bothered by the fact that, on several occasions during the convention, Code Pink activists made it all the way to the convention floor before being [...]

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Below are the Top 12 Lines from John McCain’s nomination acceptance speech delivered tonight at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn:

To Americans who have yet to decide who to vote for, thank you for your consideration and the opportunity to win your trust. I intend to earn it.
And after we’ve won, we’re going [...]

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Sen. John McCain accepted his party’s nomination for president of the United States this evening at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.  Click here to read the transcript of his speech.

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin asked delegates at the 2008 Republican National Convention, “(What’s) the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom?” and, moments later, brought down the house with her answer: “Lipstick!”
That line combined with several others delivered during a spectacular 40-minute address to prove the maverick governor from Alaska knows [...]

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