Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday. Nielsen Media Research said a record 38.9 million TV viewers watched McCain accept the Republican nomination on Thursday, slightly more than the 38.3 million [...]

... no foreign policy experience, as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.Palin, 44, a social conservative ... the Washington Beltway in an election year in which the Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, is running ... patronizing, a suggestion that women would vote based on a candidate's gender rather than on positions. But others saw the choice of Palin as a welcome step." ...

by jhwygirl Well, geez. Here I was working on a healthcare piece about Republican Presidential Nominee Senator John McCain, and here he goes and says it - in his own words! Via Left in the West, my friends. Guess I'll save my piece for some other time…I mean, what's better than hearing it right from the candidate [...]

Flickr Photo: gin_ableI had a hard time watching all of the RNC Convention this week, and am just catching up now, watching all the speeches online.  I could say that I was so busy with work I couldn't keep up, but I'll confess that it's mostly due to the fact that 90210 and ANTM premiered this week. Anywhoodle, I did manage to keep up with a lot of the convention as it happened, and there's now ...

"This is a woman who runs marathons, hunts moose, governs a major state and is the mother of five and the wife of a fine man."Posted by frankgrits at 09/04/2008 @ 01:11am as a comment on The Nation?s article : Palin?s Big Strikeout "major state" is almost last on the list of the 50 ranked by population.In fact it?s 48th. Source: : (Someone "commented" Puerto Rico was in that ranking above ...

... as "Troopergate" gained national attention after Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose Palin as his ... not immediately returned. The Legislative Council, made up of four Democrats and eight Republican, voted unanimously to investigate the circumstances of Monegan's dismissal ... by the Republicans pick of Sarah Palin, seen here, as vice presidential nominee to back Democrat Barack Obama for ...