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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:05 AM
Original article: Mean girl

She'll throw McCain Under the Bus Too

Based on her track history, and the fact that she's already calling it the "Palin-McCain Administration," we can all expect that she'll throw John McCain under the bus. Should they win, McCain will need a food taster present or Palin (as the sitting VP) will challenge the incumbent President McCain in 2012.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 08:48 AM
Original article: A debate for sobering times

To whom was McCain talking?

During last night's townhall-style debate, John McCain wandered the stage and could even be seen talking with someone while Barack Obama was speaking. I am not kidding! Look at Obama's response to the question about healthcare being a commodity. In the background, McCain wandered around the stage and was obviously talking with someone. Who was he talking with? Was he getting the answer fed to him?

Meanwhile, when McCain was speaking, OBama sat perched on his stool and listened to McCain's answers. What do we want, a president who is given the answers to the questions or one who listens and comes up with his own answers. Seems like a simple test to me. And, I wish that I could say that "Cheaters Never Win" but George W. Bush proved that saying wrong.

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