Submitted to a Candid World

Hillary just made a fantastic speech. I would’ve been proud to have her as a President. She spoke to the best in America, and, of course, McCain responded with periodic vitriol and hate:
Senator Clinton ran her presidential campaign making clear that Barack Obama is not prepared to lead as commander in chief. Nowhere tonight did [...]

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MissLaura of “Daily Kos” brings a tragic tale: Republican operatives are offering free drinks to PUMAs considering McCain, in an attempt to win the votes of… three women. Fail. Why are these people getting media coverage again? On a related note, some PUMA sites (albeit not popular ones) are run by Republicans.

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Thanks to John of “Geek Universalis” for writing a thoughtful piece on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest (successful) attempt to ensure an equitable electronic copyright law. John covers why this decision is great for us, and why it quite simply makes sense. I’ll give a little legal background, too, so we can all appreciate why [...]

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No. John McCain’s latest ad, seeking to paint himself as (oddly) the heir apparent to Hillary’s legacy, is just another pack of lies. Debra has always been a Republican and a McCain supporter. Just ask Hillary Clinton: “Now, I understand that the McCain campaign is running ads trying to divide us, and let me state [...]

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Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to watch, but good news - Michelle Obama’s speech, and “phone call” with her husband, apparently changed a few minds by letting the nation see Obama as a real person. And, McCain’s VP & unity problems make the Democrats’ pale in comparison, although you wouldn’t know from the media narrative.

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A while back, I hypothesized that the vice presidential nominating decisions would likely be interlinked, in that the candidate who picked first had a chance to potentially steer his opponent’s choice. Specifically, if Obama had picked Hillary, I imagined that McCain would have had to pick Palin, and vice versa: neither candidate could allow the [...]

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