Its not just technology junkies who should be worried about John McCain’s lack of familiarity with technology. (more…) Read more

Discussing the McCain campaign's latest attacks       (more…) Read more

From a politically-minded, substance-as-meaningless perspective, John McCain won last night’s forum at Rick Warren’s Saddleback church.  He tugged on the heart strings with stories about being a POW in Vietnam while Obama detached and intellectualized and pontificated.  And, predictably, the crowd in conservative Orange County, CA, cheered a lot more for McCain’s black-and-white, decisive-sounding answers than for Obama’s gray, reality-matters answers.  Obama got points for being willing to engage, and he certainly seemed more conversant on the so-called “compassion issues” (that is,... Read more

Live Blogging of What Is Being Said at the Saddleback Civil Forum (more…) Read more

Live blog – commentary on the Saddleback Civil Forum. (more…) Read more

This week it was announced that Hillary's name will be placed in nomination at the Democratic Convention in Denver in a couple of weeks as a symbolic gesture. (more…) Read more

If something seems too good to be true, it usually is . . . or so the saying goes.  And, as a general rule, I believe this is a good adage to remember.  It speaks to the need for caution, and a healthy dose of skepticism.  This doesn’t mean that everything that seems too good always is, just that optimism should be checked by realism. Over the last few weeks, the McCain camp seems to have seized on to this... Read more

As the Olympics were approaching, I began thinking about what it takes to be truly great. (more…) Read more

McCain Campaign Resorts to Scare Tactics in new “The ONE” Ad Choosing Lowest Possible Path to Mislead with Religion, Creating Fear and Division Instead of Unity and Hope   The McCain campaign has responded to initial criticisms about their “THE ONE” ad by saying it was meant merely as a joke poking fun at Obama’s strong support and Messiah-like imagery. But this was not some YouTube video put together in someone’s basement.  It was a professionally and carefully produced ad... Read more

Exploring How The McCain Campaign's Recent Lies Attempt To Undermine Obama Where He Is Strongest — His Poised Leadership — While Distracting The Public From The GOP's Greatest Weakness, Its Hubris. (more…) Read more