McCain auditioning VP candidates. . .

The New York Times is reporting that three possible running mates are flying in to Sedona to meet with McCain this week — Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist and Mitt Romney.
Here’s my initial take:

Charlie Crist — Nooooooooo! Charlie was a good ally to Katherine Harris when I worked her first political campaign. But that was […]

Who’s advising McCain?

In the past month, I’ve gotten five Facebook messages from the McCain campaign. Two dealt with basketball, one with a town hall, and the two most recent were eco-nonsense. One was on climate change, the other an ad for his “eco friendly clothes.”
THIS is his message outreach? Who’s advising […]

apropos our boy on global wa–coo–whatever,

After all that intelligent criticism (and Jim Croce!), I felt the need to offer an even more succinct summary of McCain’s eco-frenzy:

Any questions?
(How I learned to stop worrying and lick the boot)

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McCain Campaign Update — 18 April 2008

With all the focus on the Democrats these days, McCain has been flying under the radar. Here are some recent highlights from the McCain campaign:
A Turn to Economic Issues
With the economy making people jittery, McCain is turning his attention to economic issues and populist concerns.
For starters, McCain has introduced legislation to suspend […]

Two Insights to John McCain’s Character

There are aspects of John McCain’s character which make me want to choke him — his self-righteousness springs to mind. 
On the other hand, two recent articles reminded me that while he can be infuriating, there is greatness in John McCain.
The first was a Times piece on the Iraq War service of his son, Jimmy.  Serving not as […]

Christian Voters and John McCain

Most of the people I know who are planning to sit out the next election are Evangelical Christians. Their decision to stay home is usually expressed through the formula: “There’s no difference between the candidates. I can’t in good conscience vote for John McCain.”
Right. But you can in “good conscience” elect by default a man […]

Competing With Ronald Reagan’s Ghost

There’s a lot about John McCain that drives me crazy. If he wins the election, and I buy a television, I’m sure I’ll spend a lot of time yelling at the screen. But a lot of the criticism of the guy is totally unrealistic. He’s competing with Reagan’s ghost – not Reagan himself, who was […]

What would make you a “suicide voter”?

This election has more people talking about crossing over to the other party or else sitting out the election entirely than any I’ve seen.  On the Democratic side, 20%+ of both Hillary and Obama supporters say they’ll switch if their liberal loses.
You have a lot of less-than-gruntled people on the Republican side as well.  For […]

Campaign McCain Round-Up

Though still behind in the money race, McCain is making progress in campaign organization and fundraising. And the polls are encouraging, even with the Wright flap quieting down.
RCP McCain-Obama polling averages:
Nationwide: Tie
Pennsylvania: McCain +2
Florida: McCain +6.8
Ohio: McCain +7
Fundraising
McCain is still lagging in fundraising — pulling in 12 million in Feb. compared to 55 million for […]

Wishful Thinking from MyDD and Open Left

With Obama sinking in the polls vis-a-vis John McCain, the Netroots, such as MyDD and Open Left, are trying to reassure themselves. The latest echo in the Leftist chamber is a notion that being a “war hero” doesn’t help you win an election. MyDD makes a statistical argument that military experience won’t help McCain this […]