Election 2008 Sarah Palin, the darling of the extreme right.

Many international newspapers and internet sites are running a parallel election poll to choose the next US President but in the virtual world of the Internet, the result is already in. While the results won’t put anyone in the White House, the votes and the commentary are fascinating. It is not a vote but it is a powerful poll as to world opinion. Why is there such global fascination with the US election? It is a question with two answers. One is simplistic. The US is a global powerhouse. It’s economy, military power and social (if not cultural) influence is unparalleled. The other factor ... Read Full Story

So what will Sarah Palin do after the election? Well, she will continue of course to be the Governor of Alaska, at least until the next election, that is. But there is every possibility she has become, “tainted goods,” politically. Her popularity in her home state has suffered from both internal scandal and a severe loss of image. This presidential campaign has laid her ignorance bare in a way that wouldn’t happen in a purely regional contest. Her rather mild interview with Katie Couric showed her to be an empty skirt, a shallow mind never refreshed by learning, -just another empty intellect in a ... Read Full Story

    Statement from the Geico Caveman: I'm sure that you have all seen me on those TV commercials, do I really hate Geico? No, of course not, no more than actor William Talman (who played the prosecutor Hamilton Burger) hated Raymond Burr in “Perry Mason.” It’s a job, a gig, and one that I very much would like to keep. But now my job is in jeopardy! I have John McCain to thank for that, he selected a narrow-minded, bigoted, evangelical fanatic who would love to replace science in the classroom with “creationism.” As we all know, or should know, creationism is religion in ... Read Full Story

Gov Sarah Palin is McCAin's Vice President pick. She is definitely a nod to the pro-life crowd, because the baby Sarah Palin gave birth to earlier this year at the age of 44 has Down's Syndrome, so the McCain campaign is hoping people will think, "Look at this wonderful powerful woman who decided to give birth to a child that she knew would have serious, life threatening health and developmental issues instead of having an abortion." Read Full Story

John McCain’s Vice-Presidential Selection Committee (McCain's bid to be president is indeed, "Last of the Summer Wine." Read Full Story