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Palin Administration: Portrait of Patronage

By | 10.24.08 | 10:37 am

Describing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s tendency to appoint her friends to high-level state jobs, The New York Times wrote last month that “The Wasilla [Alaska] High School yearbook archive now doubles as a veritable directory of state government.”

TWI’s Laura McGann reported yesterday about Palin’s tendency to More…

Bush Re-Endorses McCain

By | 10.24.08 | 9:40 am

Sen. Barack Obama may have the elite liberal media in his corner, but Sen. John McCain has got one heavyweight on his side: President George W. Bush.

In one of “Saturday Night Live’s” most brilliant skits in recent memory, Will Ferrell reprised his role More…

The Remaking of a Candidate

By | 10.23.08 | 12:38 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Since Gov. Sarah Palin became the Republican vice presidential candidate, she’s been shaped to fit a new image.

From debate boot camp at Sen. John McCain’s Arizona ranch to a high-end makeover costing $150,000, the Palin on the national More…

McCain: Palin ‘Most Qualified’ VP Nominee in Recent Memory

By | 10.22.08 | 11:49 am

Sen. John McCain gave a remarkable interview with radio personality Don Imus this morning, and the principle topic of discussion was Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

McCain dismissed the notion, which Imus said he shared, that Palin performed poorly during interviews with ABC’s Charles Gibson and CBS’ Katie Couric:

On the Trail with Todd Palin

By | 10.17.08 | 11:30 am

At campaign stops in northern Minnesota yesterday, Todd Palin, husband of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, attracted enthusiastic crowds of supporters who cheered his wife’s vice-presidential candidacy, oppose legal abortion and favor the 2nd Amendment.

The First Dude delivered a couple of short speeches and mingled with supporters — some of More…

Palin’s Inner Thoughts, on the Back of a Budget

By | 10.06.08 | 6:00 pm

On a trip up to Wasilla, Alaska,

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Palin’s Color Commentary

By | 10.06.08 | 2:15 pm

Yesterday, watching the Bengals fumble their way to their fifth consecutive loss, I realized there was one thing missing (besides an inexplicable ability of running back Chris Perry to hold onto the ball): Sarah Palin.

Yes, the GOP vice presidential nominee. She would have made my afternoon of misery complete. More…

The Torch Is Passed

By | 10.03.08 | 6:26 pm

Gov. Sarah Palin (WDCpix)
Gov. Sarah Palin (WDCpix)

No question, Sarah Palin is a trip. We have all been watching her and arguing about her since she appeared on the national scene. For women she is an More…

Compared to Quayle, Palin Got Off Easy

By | 10.03.08 | 2:08 pm

Amid all the reactions to last night’s vice presidential debate, one thing seems clear: moderator Gwen Ifill went pretty easy on Sarah Palin.

Ifill may have had her legs pulled out from under her when the pundits of the right raised concerns over her impartiality following revelations that she More…

The Vice Presidency — By the Numbers

By | 10.02.08 | 8:14 am

Despite Vice President John Nance Garner’s notorious description that the vice-presidency as not worth a pitcher of warm spit,” the fact is that the office, and who holds it, matter enormously.

That was true in Garner’s time and even more so today. Nine vice-presidents before him had advanced to the More…