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McCain has picked the governor of Alaska as his running mate. Sarah Palin is an interesting choice because it is designed to pick off women who think that Obama ran a sexist campaign. She's also got a reputation as a reformer and a whistleblower, which is exciting.

Then again...

From CNS News:

On the Spot (CNSNews.com) – A draft copy of the GOP platform, which was obtained by CNSNews.com on Wednesday, says “We oppose amnesty” for illegal immigrants. 

The Commissioners have been stopping opponents of May Town Place from addressing that development in their comments in support of the Bells Bend Design Plan.  The first MTP proponent in a green "May Town Place" shirt just got up and spoke in favor of the development design and was allowed by the chair to complete her comments.

Since money and the new music biz seem to be the hot topics this week on the Cream, I thought I'd chime in with something only slightly relevant, and ultimately pretty pointless.

Sean Braisted points out that John McCain is expressing admiration for France’s nuclear power program — a nationalised effort:

The Maverick™ from Arizona announced his bold, ambitious, super-duper fantastic empty wish-list plan to provide energy security to America, the most prominent position besides unnecessarily giving more federal land away to the oil and gas companies that they won't use, is to

I am so glad to be back on the compact work week. When I first came to the Facilities Department we had the four ten hour day work week and I really loved it.

All of you pro-developer journalists and political communications types at the Metro Courthouse take note. Carol McCullough has an outstanding list of dirty tricks used by developers (and the politicians who love them) to supress citizen participation in the planning process.