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washingtonmonthly.com - 10/31/2008
Making the case
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MAKING THE CASE.... Lawrence Eagleburger, deputy secretary of State under Bush I, has been a McCain campaign advisor and occasional surrogate for nearly a year. As it happens, once in a while, Eagleburger strays from the script -- and that's...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/31/2008
Eagleburger Blisters Palin: "Of Course" She's Not Ready
— huffingtonpost.com — A former Republican Secretary of State and one of John McCain's most prominent supporters offered a stunningly... frank and remarkably bleak assessment of Sarah Palin's capacity to handle the presidency should such a scenario arise. Lawrence ... (more) Eagleburger Blisters Palin: "Of Course" She's Not Ready

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The Big Empty
fivethirtyeight.com - 10/31/2008
The Big Empty
— fivethirtyeight.com — As the only reporter during this election who has actually visited upwards of 50 of John McCain's... field offices around the country (13 battleground states and counting), this piece by Matthew Mosk at the Washington Post comes as no surprise: The ... (more) The Big Empty

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article.nationalreview.com - 11/1/2008
Lopez: Blame Palin at Your Own Risk
— article.nationalreview.com — Do not blame Palin for missteps. (more) Lopez: Blame Palin at Your Own Risk

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MORNING READ
News — ... predictable bias by describing Obama's 30-minute infomercial as "perfect," "fabulous" and "just wright," according to Townhall's Amanda Carpenter . FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Plumber Joe's Humiliating No-Show - Jed L., Daily Kos [image] All That Campaign Hate - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState [image] Plumber Calls McCain 'Real' American - J. Aravosis, AMERICAblog [image] Of Course She's Not Ready - Nico Pitney/Sam Stein, Huffington Post [image] Making The Case - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] The Palin Poison - Andrew ...

An Imperfect Mate
Opinionator — ... of State under George H.W. Bush and whose endorsement is often trumpeted by McCain, said on Thursday that the Alaska governor is not only unprepared to take over the job on a moment’s notice but, even after some time in office, would only amount to an “adequate” commander in chief.“And I devoutly hope that [she] would never be tested,” he added for good measure — referring both to Palin’s policy dexterity and the idea of McCain not making it through his time in office.“Keep in mind, Eagleburger is not just some random McCain supporter ,” adds a gleeful Steve Benen at ...

It came from out of the woodwork
The Sideshow — Lawrence Eagleburger doesn't ♥ Palin - He may be a McCain man, but he was GHW Bush's Secretary of State and he is outraged by the suggestion that Sarah's got the right stuff. Steve Benen reminds us: "Keep in mind, Eagleburger is not just some random McCain supporter. McCain touts Eagleburger's endorsement all the time, and the campaign sent Eagleburger to NPR to emphasize why voters should support the Republican ticket." ...

If Wishes Were Horses, McCain Would Have Picked Abe Lincoln for VP
Comments from Left Field — ... meltdown, and if McCain had been able to understand and articulate Americans’ profound dissatisfaction with Bush’s policies and the status quo, maybe he would have picked a VP for long-term qualifications and not short-term gain. Then again, if McCain had done all that, he would not have been McCain. And then George Washington and Abe Lincoln and for sure Ronald Reagan, would have been a moot point. More bloggy goodness: Steve Benen, Buck Naked Politics (and again), and Matthew ...

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