Sanho Tree, AlterNet. September 6, 2008. Sarah Palin's acceptance speech was heavy on rhetoric but light on substance. But ginning up the culture war may not work this time around.
David Corn, MotherJones.com. September 5, 2008. Number of sentences in John McCain's RNC speech about being a POW in Vietnam: 43. Number about his 25 years in the House and Senate: 8.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. September 4, 2008. McCain has got some big time competition tonight on the TV dial. Talk about bad planning.
Tana Ganeva, Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. September 4, 2008. AlterNet readers weigh in on McCain's pick of Gov. Sarah Palin, the many skeletons in her closet, and what it all means for the country.
Sidney Blumenthal, Huffington Post. September 3, 2008. The cancellation of the first night of the Republican National Convention marks the renewal of the rivalry between George W. Bush and John McCain.
Karen Dolan, AlterNet. September 3, 2008. I wholly believe in educating my child about contraception. But given that he is 7, I could have waited a few years for that particular talk.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 1, 2008. In 1972, Tom Eagleton was the Democratic VP nominee for 18 days when another private drama became public.
Jason Rosenbaum, Huffington Post. September 1, 2008. That's right. McCain's health adviser wants to solve our health care crisis by changing the definition of "uninsured" so that magically, no one is.