Keeping with her pledge for Open Government, and full Disclosure, Sarah Palin has apparently balked at her pledge to release he medical records. This type of extremely obvois stonewalling only serves to make us wonder ever the more just what it is she is hiding. Even John McCain, whose health is rather seriously always on the edge of the edge came forth with is records ion SOME sort of manner, while Sarah apparently has something that she cannot afford to let be known. Whether that being the rumor that her latest child is actually her daughter’s or that rumor that she had an abortion at 17, it is, I’m sure, ultimately something that would evaporate her appeal to the conservative base of the party.

Speaking with some Obama campaign field operators yesterday I realized that there was a absolutely simple election day polling-place strategy that had been completely overlooked. T-Shirts. That’s right, plain white, black, blue, red, green, grey, ANY t-shirt that simply doesn’t have anything whatsoever political on it. We all know that as much as it’s been on te news, as much as it’s been in the mail, as much as it’s been taled about, there are still going to be voters who are going to show up at their polling places with politically-themed shirts on. If the courtesy crews who will be stationed at a lot of the polling places simply had a few extra t-shirts on hand, they could give these people something they could put on over their garb while they vote, return it when they’re done, and not be forced to leave the line. Some attempt is being made here to implement this, but wherever you are, if you have any extra t-shirts in larger sizes, please drop them off at a polling place near you to keep anyone from being unfortunately disenfranchised.

from glossyinc.com
http://www.glossyinc.com/massmarket/wassup2008.html

From Tha Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s largest newspaper:

Alaska enters its 50th-anniversary year in the glow of an improbable and highly memorable event: the nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate. For the first time ever, an Alaskan is making a serious bid for national office, and in doing so she brings broad attention and recognition not only to herself, but also to the state she leads.

Alaska’s founders were optimistic people, but even the most farsighted might have been stretched to imagine this scenario. No matter the outcome in November, this election will mark a signal moment in the history of the 49th state. Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage.

Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency — but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation.

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn’t do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown’s root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered.

On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn’t show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.

It is Sen. Obama who truly promises fundamental change in Washington. You need look no further than the guilt-by-association lies and sound-bite distortions of the degenerating McCain campaign to see how readily he embraces the divisive, fear-mongering tactics of Karl Rove. And while Sen. McCain points to the fragile success of the troop surge in stabilizing conditions in Iraq, it is also plain that he was fundamentally wrong about the more crucial early decisions. Contrary to his assurances, we were not greeted as liberators; it was not a short, easy war; and Americans — not Iraqi oil — have had to pay for it. It was Sen. Obama who more clearly saw the danger ahead.

The unqualified endorsement of Sen. Obama by a seasoned, respected soldier and diplomat like Gen. Colin Powell, a Republican icon, should reassure all Americans that the Democratic candidate will pass muster as commander in chief.

On a matter of parochial interest, Sen. Obama opposes the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but so does Sen. McCain. We think both are wrong, and hope a President Obama can be convinced to support environmentally responsible development of that resource.

Gov. Palin has shown the country why she has been so successful in her young political career. Passionate, charismatic and indefatigable, she draws huge crowds and sows excitement in her wake. She has made it clear she’s a force to be reckoned with, and you can be sure politicians and political professionals across the country have taken note. Her future, in Alaska and on the national stage, seems certain to be played out in the limelight.

Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.

The Republican machine has released it’s latest attack and this one is sneaky in a particularly dastardly way. The McCain camp is actively letting be thought in certain circles that they think this will be a Obama landslide. The reasonong is pretty simple, energize your own base to try and stop the flow, and lull the opposition voters into thinking it’s in the bag and they don’t have to show up. Don’t fall for the trickery. Vote! Early.

Please return your stimulus checks to the Bush Government that gave YOU taxpayer money for nothing.

Sen. Barack Obama’s foreign policy positions could encourage
America’s enemies to test it during the early days of an Obama
administration, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday.

Sen. John McCain says he will consider a second economic stimulus package if he is elected president.

“And the thing that probably may encourage them a little is that Sen.
Obama has been wrong,” McCain said in an interview to be aired on CNN’s
“The Situation Room” at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday.

BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they
would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to
usher in a McCain presidency.

The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web
site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily
and economically, “impetuous” Republican presidential candidate Sen.
John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as
McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American
soldier,” the message said. “Then, al-Qaida will have to support McCain
in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march of his
predecessor, Bush.”

SITE Intelligence Group, based in Bethesda, Md., monitors the Web site and translated the message.

“If al-Qaida carries out a big operation against American
interests,” the message said, “this act will be support of McCain
because it will push the Americans deliberately to vote for McCain so
that he takes revenge for them against al-Qaida. Al-Qaida then will
succeed in exhausting America till its last year in it.”

Apparently Alaska is run by the Palin Children. Or at least this is the argument that Sarah Palin is putting forth to explain why her children accompanied her on a total of at least 88 flights since becoming Governor in December of ‘06. Normally politicians have to pay for their children to accompany them, but in Sarah Palin’s case, she simply stated on the various expense reports that the children were traveling on official business. In many cases apparently, the organizers of the various events were not even aware that the children would be coming until Palin showed up with the kids in tow. So, that means that the ‘Reformer’  who has spent $21,012 of Alaska’s money to ferry her children around with her is working to convince America that this is the type of ‘Reform’ she plans to bring to Washington, namely that it’s not wrong if it’s of a benefit to her.

^{John McCain}

September 29, 2008

Vitaly Churkin 136 E 67th St

New York, NY 10065

Dear Friend,

The choice America will face on November 4^,h is very clear.

It will be a choice between one of most liberal governments in modern history, or a government dedicated to upholding long-held conservative principles of limited government, strong national defense and individual freedom.

Full Text is available here

Interestingly enough, The russians were kind enough to reply.

STATEMENT

20
October 2008

ON FUNDRAISING LETTER FROM

JOHN MCCAIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

We have received a letter from Senator John McCain
requesting financial contribution to his Presidential campaign.

In
this connection we would like to reiterate that Russian officials,
the Permanent Mission
of the Russian Federation to the United Nations or the Russian
Government do not finance political activity in foreign countries.

Full Doc here

Source: Wikileaks.org 
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/John_McCain_fundraising_appeal_letter_to_Russian_Ambassador_Vitaly_Churkin%2C_Sep_29_2008
and
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Russian_mission_On_Fundraising_Letter_from_John_McCain_Election_Campaign%2C_20_Oct_2008