telling the truth

In using her Iraq-bound son as campaign prop last night, Sarah Palin may have also violated Operational Security, according to VetVoice.com. Generally, disclosing the date of deployment is illegal.

The Tennessean reports on (some of) the latest developments in the growing scandal over the misuse of Tennessee Highway Patrol background checks by a trooper with longstanding political ties to the administration.

Well, we can handicap the VEEP stakes all we want, but yesterday Joe Biden said, "I'm not the guy. See you." On the other hand, Biden is usually long winded with the press, and his statement was really short for him, so maybe he's dodging the question.

Obama was labeled "pro-infanticide" in a book called Obama Nation by Jerome Corsi. This is the jerk author who co-wrote 'Unfit To Command,' about John Kerry. He's one of the original swiftboaters.

Now he and his fellow swine swiftboaters are trying to swiftboat Obama by saying he is for letting aborted babies who survive, die.

A Barack Obama spot ready to air at Florida gas stations that have pumps topped with TV screens was nixed at the last minute because the advertising company's chief said it reflected poorly on the oil industry, according to the presidential candidate's campaign, reports the Miami Herald.

I wasn't going to write this post. I am not going to let myself wallow or disintegrate into some mess of sobs.

I got an email the other morning. Titled "I'm a coward"

I like the concept expressed in an old science fiction story about professional arbitrators whose motto is, “May truth triumph over victory!” To truly win, the truth must be the most important factor for all parties. Once a party puts winning the argument above the truth, they lose.

Senator Evan Bayh on answering the Veep question:

Anglachel does an excellent job of summing up what just happened:

I'm getting more questions about jcmtin and yes , I'm aware he is dropping by here from time to time. I will try to answer all the questions in this one post.

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