Biden Loses Obama the Catholic Vote

I’ve often wondered how Catholics could elect Democrats in the last 40 years or so. That would seem to have been rendered a moot point this cycle, as Gerald Warner observes:

Remember, you read it here first: on September 11

OK, before you start, it turns out there’s a lot of texture on those old historical markers, that make them a bear to touch up, and my graphic tools aren’t up to that drill.  At least one of you should

The Obama Meltdown continues:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, will endorse John McCain for president on Wednesday, her spokesman tells CNN.

The announcement will

So, now it starts. Soren Dayton:

I just got an email from Barack Obama’s campaign urging me to drive to Pennsylvania. The thing is… I live in Virginia. Virginia is supposed to be a swing state. They would rather

RALEIGH (WTVD) — In an election for President of the United States in North Carolina Tuesday, Republican John McCain suddenly and breathtakingly surges to a 20-point win over Democrat Barack Obama, 58% to 38%, according to this latest exclusive SurveyUSA

• Martin makes the point I’ve been making about Fannie and Freddie… that this does not constitute a government takeover or government growth at all, for that matter, since they were governmental creations in the first place.  And Billy responds. 

Uh-oh…

He almost wrecked Barack Obama‘s presidential dreams, and now firebrand pastor Jeremiah Wright has helped destroy a Dallas church worker’s marriage – and her job, The Post has learned.

Elizabeth Payne, 37, said she had a steamy sexual

I’ve commented elsewhere on this slip of Obama… “My Muslim faith”… etc.

But you know, we’re seeing an awful lot of pressure from various quarters for Sarah Palin to subject herself to interviews. Why do I get the feeling that

The bus is leaving and is starting on it’s 60 day journey, so let’s get to it.
After watching all the candidates, and after thinking intently about this for some time, now, I am to the conclusion that John McCain/Sarah

Can anyone explain to me the difference between the role Obama claims he played in his ‘community organizer’ days, and the role of “community organizer” Al Sharpton, and “community organizer” Jesse Jackson?

Bruce McQuain at Q&O:

Oliver Willis asks on Twitter:

“How many qualified and tested Republican women did McCain pass over for Sarah Palin? “

About as many as the Democrats passed over to pick Barack Obama, Oliver.  Why?

LOL… sometimes

James Joyner at OTB, this morning notes a new Ad from the McCain camp.

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James notes there’s a pattern of wrting going on and cites a couple examples:

The campaign also quickly emailed around a CNN Political Ticker

Steve Benen, frankly has never been one of my favorites. He’s always seemed to me too much an apologist for the out -of -touch -left. HIs history in terms of who he’s been carrying water for (TPM, and

• YetAnotherJOhn gets second place, and the boss gets an honorable mention in today’s OTB Caption Contest.
•  McQ  points up today the idea that the thing Stan kurtz was chasing about Obama nad Ayers is still in play
  

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So now, we see Barack Obama trying to make something out of the number of houses McCain does or does not own, and because he didn’t know the exact answer…(Seven, by the way, including investment property) this is supposed to