Has the Republican Party Died?

Elizabeth Blackney of “Media Lizzy” joins Teresa and I to weigh in on Obama’s victory. How did each candidate perform in his post-election speech? Will the McCain camp blame Palin tomorrow morning? What will the Republicans do now to rebuild their party?  To listen, click the blue Blog Talk Radio box to the right >>.

Good for Barracuda.

Ben Smith exposed today what I’ve suspected for some time: Palin is pissed at her handlers and is going to go rogue through election day. From the Politico story: “‘The campaign as a whole bought completely into what the Washington media said — that she’s completely inexperienced,’ said a close Palin ally outside the campaign [...]

Palin: No Harriet Miers

From the guy in line next to me at 7Eleven last Thursday who handed me a “No F@#$ing Way!” Palin sticker to a variety of observations shared by friends and colleagues, many people in my circle have predicted recently that Barracuda is a blip on the radar of governance and public discourse (and, let’s face [...]

Deconstructing My Weekend of Republican-Inspired Entertainment

Gotta give Sarah Palin some love for being a good sport on SNL. She did look a little bit uncomfortable, but considering the show’s been bagging her since the day McCain selected her as his veep choice, it was pretty cool that she had the guts to show up and stare down Tina Fey. I [...]

Schooling Palin: Why She Can’t Compete With Other Ballers

Great commentary on Palin today from Roland Martin on CNN.com (via Rachel Maddow’s Twitter):  “Do you know what was so great about Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan? They were three of the biggest trash talkers in the history of the NBA, but they had the game to back it up. Somebody should tell [...]

Katie Couric’s Taste of Gotcha Journalism

More Palin & Katie

This interview fuels the argument that the McCain camp needs to let Palin speak for herself. In several instances she discusses her “personal” opinion and states that it is not an official “McCain-Palin” position. She has a gay friend and doesn’t want to jail incest victims who have abortions … maybe we’re not getting the [...]

McCain Camp: Beware of “Trap Door Questions”

Katie Couric’s questions were beach balls compared to the fight Sarah Palin is going to have Thursday with Joe Biden. I hope and pray that he doesn’t ease up on her just because she’s a newbie and a woman. After the gauntlet she threw down at the RNC, it’s hilarious to see the McCain camp [...]