Palin at the podium
A dark horse it was: McCain picks Sarah Palin
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised a surprise for his vice presidential pick, and he delivered.
He named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this morning as his running mate.
She’s not well known now, but her face will be everywhere for…
Tonight’s the night
Barack Obama accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for president tonight. There is no denying that it was a historic event.
Did you watch the speech? What did you think? Did his speech meet your expectations? Exceed them? Did he mention…
DNC Open thread: It’s Hillary’s night
Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Will you watch? What do you expect her to say? If you’re a fervent Hill fan, what could she say to direct your loyalty to Sen. Barack Obama?
Come back…
Open Thread: The Democratic National Convention
At stake: A country’s right to choose its alliances
Does anything short of military action against Russia amount to appeasement? Does Georgia deserve help since Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili triggered the conflict by moving troops into the province under dispute? In an oped in the International Herald Tribune, Salome…
On the list: St. Louis is a great place to buy a house
Forbes magazine looked at cities all over the country to find the best places to buy a home. Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta and St. Louis all made the top 10.
Yes. St. Louis.
I love St. Louis. I don’t mind…
Goldberg gets an assist from alleged Serbian war criminal
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te’s got a funny column this week about Jonah Goldberg, a syndicated columnist we run on Mondays. Read “Karadzic’s Gift to Jonah Goldberg” here.
Goldberg claims in his book that liberalism and New Ageism are descended from fascism. (Honestly. That’s what…






