Pajamas Media debuts its own news and opinion network — Pajamas TV — at the Republican Convention in St. Paul on September 1. CLICK to see exciting new participants, including Jeb Bush and Fred and Jeri Thompson.
Ever wanted to see left-wing talk show hosts and Ralph Nader's running mate in puppet form? This is your big chance. Latest: I Went to Invesco and All I Got Was This Lousy Report
Joe Biden arrives, celebrities swarm, and Zombie's right in the middle of the chaos! Plus: at a banquet with Danny Glover and at an event with Dan Rather! Latest: Scenes from a Convention...
Did she snub Obama or call for unity? Vodkapundit Stephen Green drunkblogged Clinton's speech. (More from Phyllis Chesler here, and from Roger Kimball here)
THEY'RE SAYING THAT MCCAIN HAS PICKED SARAH PALIN. The Insta-Wife is ecstatic, which may bode well for that demographic. I'd like it if she had more executive experience, but to be fair, she's got more than anyone else on either ticket. Is she too liberal on gay rights? Not for me, but maybe for some people.
JEFF TAYLOR ON problems with the banking system. "The present situation is portrayed overwhelmingly as an economic story when, in fact, it is primarily about regulation and public policyâthe past 30 years of bipartisan, nearly universally-praised policy to be specific. And it is probably that universality of opinion that keeps misconstruing what is really happening."
JIM LINDGREN: "Mandatory community service sucks in much that is private and diverse and spits out an excessively homogenized version of the good, a version that would come with a government seal of approval. Itâs probably not an accident that many American groups who tend to favor greater government largesse are relatively stingy in their own donations to charity."