It’s not worth a bucket of warm you-know-what, but everyone seems to regard it as worth talking about, even long before commentary is worthwhile. Let’s step back and look at the extra-Constitutional role of the VP. The Vice President affects an administration in three areas: the campaign,...

In a move that will undoubtedly “shake things up”, John McCain is expected to announce that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be his running mate. Most people have never heard of Gov. Palin, and so their first impression will be that of a gorgeous beauty queen (she placed second in the 1984...

The little film they played before Obama’s speech wasn’t nearly as good as this. h/t: JT

My friend Joscelynn is hilarious, “I was nervous for a minute that Barack Obama would turn down the nomination. That would have been so embarrassing.” Republicans spent most of the week wanting me to be exasperated that the stage resembled a Greek temple. Unlike, say, every iconic building...

Barack Obama’s speech tonight in Denver hit all of the right notes. And, despite numerous concerns to the contrary, the venue worked out incredibly well. Indeed, although much of the DNC convention went flat, Obama’s acceptance speech pretty much made it all worthwhile. This portion of Obama’s...

Many have noticed that Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight will occur on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech. Someone just pointed out to me that during the Democratic convention we’ve also seen the 88th anniversary of women getting...

Alaska Republican Senator Ted “Bridge to Nowhere” Stevens, under federal indictment, won the Alaskan Republican primary on Tuesday with 63 percent of the vote. He’ll face popular Anchorage mayor Mark Begich in the general election. Begich won the Democratic primary with 91 percent...

Funny stuff: Richard Winger’s Ballot Access News reports that Democrats and Republicans have missed the August 26th deadline to place a presidential candidate on the ballot in Texas. According to the Texas Secretary of State website, Bob Barr and Wayne Allyn Root are the only candidates for president...

Google.org, the philanthropic wing of the company, announced last week that it will invest $10 million into Enhanced Geothermal Systems, a promising and overlooked alternative energy. As far as what’s needed to make EGS a part of our energy infrastructure, $10M is peanuts, but that a for-profit...

Matthew Kahn, mulling over a decision by Columbia University to lower tuition to middle class parents, asks, “So, what makes a great university? A great faculty or happy middle class students?” Here’s my answer. Consider also that higher education is oversold and merely a signal of...