Sarah Palin discusses media bias

This is an interesting video interview from Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood.

YES WE CAN! OBAMA WINS!

Sen. Barack Obama wins the presidency... in case you missed it, please view his acceptance speech.

This Brotha has escaped the plantation!

Thank God! Someone else gets it!

Lipstick Coming Off the GOP Pitbull

It appears that the gloss that was enveloping Sarah Palin is starting to wear off, as more and more people inside the GOP are realizing that she is a bad idea... check out some of the quotes that are included in this article from my friends at Politico.com:

Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, a former Palin supporter, says the vice presidential nominee should step aside.

Kathryn Jean Lopez, writing for the conservative National Review, says “that’s not a crazy suggestion” and that “something’s gotta change.”

Tony Fabrizio, a GOP strategist, says Palin’s recent CBS appearance isn’t disqualifying but is certainly alarming. “You can’t continue to have interviews like that and not take on water.”

“I have not been blown away by the interviews from her, but at the same time, I haven’t come away from them thinking she doesn’t know s—t,” said Chris Lacivita, a GOP strategist. “But she ain’t Dick Cheney, nor Joe Biden and definitely not Hillary Clinton.”

Troopergate, clueless about the issues, an anarchist husband who is not proud of the USA.... and its going to get worse as they continue to prop her up KNOWING she is a serious liability.

The VP debates are going to be a huge test for the Republican ticket. Stay tuned.....

Biden on Obama: This ad wrote itself!

It is going to be fun watching as Democrats try to spin these very public statements that Barak is not ready to lead by very popular figures like Biden & Clinton.

Ding! Dong! The Witch is.... Oops... Not so fast!

The Associated Press is already calling the Presidential nominations for Barak Obama:

Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination
Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention
delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall
campaign for the White House.

Campaigning on an insistent call for change, Obama outlasted former
first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in a historic race that sparked record turnout
in primary after primary, yet exposed deep racial divisions within the party.

The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as
more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of
delegates Obama was guaranteed even if he lost the final two primaries in South
Dakota and Montana later in the day.

So, one would think that the natural thing for Hillary Clinton to do would be to offer her concession speech tonight as well. But this may not be the case.

According to another AP story she may be willing to admitt she is down, but not out:

Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the
delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said,
effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.

The former first lady was not ready to formally suspend or end her race
in a speech Tuesday night in New York City. But if Obama get to the magic number
of delegates, 2,118, she was prepared to acknowledge that milestone, according
to aides who declined to be identified.

Now this doesn't mean that she will still be running for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination. But you can bet she will be positioning herself to be the next presidential candidate from her party. And she will do this by either negotiating for the VP spot or undermining Obama's candidacy by injecting umnpopular issues into the campaign.

Powell For V.P.: It Could Happen!

While most of the country is now focused on selecting the next American Idol or "Dancing with the Stars", some die-hard political junkies are engaged in the futile practice of handicapping the most important yet insignificant decision to be made this year: selection of the major party choices for vice president.

Before the ink has dried on the pundits' prediction that race and gender no longer matter with the success of Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton, both parties are scheming to find ways to both take advantage of the energy brought by the race for the Democratic nomination, and to blunt the potential impact of the race and gender demographic bump that will no doubt propell the Democratic Ticket.

Without going through all of the boring prospects (and there are many – trust me!), I have found some intriguing candidates:

The Washington Post offers a nice primer on the usual suspects, however there have been some very interesting names that have come up lately – particularly on the Democratic side. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has been whispered as a possible choice for Obama, as he helps to firm up the Senator’s economic gravitas; Colorado Senator Ken Salazar has also been mentioned as a surprise choice.

On the Republican side, it was revealed today that Dr. Condoleezza Rice, our esteemed Secretary of State, is now actively campaigning for the spot on the Republican ticket. Previously, Dr. Rice has shied away from expressing any interest in the VP slot, which makes this latest revelation a big surprise. Despite this reluctance, she makes an intriguing choice, providing some ethnic balance to Obama and lending some serious credentials to the Republican ticket that no other choice can provide (Note to my peeps: Do NOT sleep on Dr. Rice).

The name creating the most buzz???? Colin Powell. Yes, that’s right – Colin Powell. He is intriguing because, under the right conditions, he could actually be a good choice for either party.

No, I am not high! Read on.

Matt Cooper on Portfolio.com argues that McCain would do well to select Powell for a variety of reasons, the least of which is that Powell counters the potential impact of Obama's presence on the ticket. While conservatives are not in love with Powell, he does bring something to the table other than racial balance that can have a significant impact in the fall.

The real intrigue, however, comes with Powell as the Democratic choice. Now, before you dog me here, it would pay to remember back to 2000, when Powell actually had his pick of either party’s nomination. Desipte his Republican connections, Powell has served in both Republican and Democratic Administrations. A war hero, Powell was The Man. While family obligations kept him out of presidential politics, he could have easily earned the top spot and been the first Black President (sorry, Bill). And despite the best efforts of President Bush 43, Powell remains popular with large segments of the African American community.

If Obama wins, this scenario is Dead on Arrival for obvious reasons. However, if Hillary pulls this thing out, Powell could be the choice that appeases African Americans for defeating Obama, while helping Hillary to win over moderate Republicans and giving her candidacy real military experience that can rival McCain.

The Republicans would have no answer for Powell, other than... Dr. Rice.

Former President John Adams once said that “My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." You would not know it from all of the energy that goes into the selection process.

Stay tuned… this is bound to get even more interesting this summer.