www.tighroslin.com

Scary.

Jodi, on that Web site you reference (Talkingpointsmemo.com), there's also a thread where they're bashing John McCain's military service, calling him a "murderer" and a "phony hero" and the like.

Yep. Trashing American troops. Mainstream America can really get behind that. Maybe they can burn a flag or two while they are at it.

Clearly, that despicable line of thinking doesn't represent Barack Obama, who really does seem like a man of character to me. But don't these radicals who claim to support Obama realize they are doing their man far more harm than good with this kind of garbage?

Maybe that's a rhetorical question. As a Republican, I cringe every time I read some of the venom that Ann Coulter and others like her spew. But honestly...I just don't get the thought process with some of these folks.

In fact, both Obama and McCain have been challenging each other
to town hall debates for months, and Obama has formally agreed to do
one. How have you missed that, Christopher?

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Al, the common strategy for debates -- employed equally by both Democrats and Republicans -- is that you offer your opponent a debate schedule with a completely one-sided set of terms.

Then, when the other side says, "No way we're agreeing to that," you can come back and say, "Aha! You're ducking a debate!" And then the other side comes back with their lopsided list of demands and you play vicey-versey.

Both sides do this, so any time I hear a candidate say, "My opponent is ducking me," I take it with a big ol' grain of salt.

Soo.... why come this? http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09 /here-we-go.html

I mean - the obvious answer?  At least, you know, to a Democrat, is, a person should have some privacy, and he doesn't want the whole world snooping in his personal business....

Buuuutttt... I seem to recall hearing, over and over for the last eight years, variations on the old mantra "If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't be afraid"

Which, of course, I disagree with.  I'm a fan of privacy.  But... this goes back to my point made last night - why is the media and bloggers hitting Pailin so hard?  Because they're so biased?  Or because it's fun to hoist someone on thier own petard?

Speaking of this sort of rank hypocracy... Pailin supporter and crooked Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska?  He's all about tapping phone lines!  What have you got to hide, America?  Uh... http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/fbi_taped_ over_100_stevens_con.php

Awkward....