latimesblogs.latimes.com - 8/29/2008
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The Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain , has pulled a fast one on his Democratic opponents, who spent much of the last 19 months arguing over whether they'd be the party to have a female on their 2008 presidential ticket.
The rumor is true. As The Ticket ...
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... he at least pretended to be vetting her for the veep spot and helped her debt, he would have accomplished two things: putting Hillary in his debt, and re-assuring her supporters that they could count on his respect for their interests. Instead, Obama was not magnanimous in victory, he was sort of flinty and closed, like a spiritual Scrooge; he did not share. And that opened the door for McCain to say, “hmmm…Gov. Palin is smart, she knows energy, she’s a reformer , and a a bit of a ball buster ; she’ll energize the base , and hey, maybe she’ll please some ( ...
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