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There is reason to believe Palin is turning on her benefactors. She is eager to consolidate the right and deflect blame for her predicament.
There is reason to believe Palin is turning on her benefactors. She is eager to consolidate the right and deflect blame for her predicament.
Tim Dickinson | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics
Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
This was one of those "spontaneous" things. Joe the Plumber had had his conversation with Obama about taxes, and the cameras had been rolling, and McCain had found out about it.
Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Comedy
In this week's GYWO, no means no, unless you have 500 bucks to sink into your own rape investigation. When the guys start looking into this whole rape...
Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Comedy
In this latest installment, Accounts Receivable is having a bit of a rough day, and can't find a shoulder to cry on. Will he be able to contain his ou...
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
For four years, Palin didn't seem to have a problem with charging rape victims to solve their own crime. I guess that's one way to be a "Maverick."
Elizabeth Austin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics
A community organizer is like a mayor, except ...
AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain ...
NBC 5 | Posted 10.04.2008 | Chicago
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson defended the McCain campaign's vetting of vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in an interview with Carol Marin at ...
Bill Marovitz | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
The idea that a woman of such limited experience should suddenly emerge on the national stage and be a heartbeat away from the presidency without a thorough vetting process is very scary.
Jane Smiley | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
A perfect demonstration of the McCain-Palin ticket and future governing pattern -- act on impulse, cover it up by lying, demonstrate over and over that your own ambitions are more important than security and good governance.
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
As part of her executive experience that the McCain campaign so highly promotes, Sarah Palin requested $2 million in earmarks that were classified as "objectionable pork" by.... John McCain.
Nathaniel Bach | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
With all the talk about the vetting (or apparent lack thereof) by the McCain campaign, it's no surprise staffers didn't vet the campaign's response to CNN's Palin questions. And playing the victim in the wake of the disastrous appearance has done the campaign no favors.
Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain's vice presidential vetting te...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
At some point, one has to expect that we will finally come to know all there is to know about Sarah Palin. But until that day comes, here's another t...
HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
***UPDATE*** As of 10:07pm Tuesday, traders on the Intrade prediction market are selling the chance that Palin will drop off John McCain's ticket at 1...
Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
The New York Times leads with a story today about McCain's judgment in picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. The article points out numerous holes ...
AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sarah Palin's path to the Republican ticket started with her name on a list _ and a team of some 25 people poring through publ...
The Atlantic | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
A few days before John Kerry introduced John Edwards as his running mate, a select few members of Kerry's research staff were given five names, told ...
Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics