Monday, August 4, 2008
Ref's Best
(Obama's) VP pick may chafe Hillary supporters | Politico
Bill Clinton Has Regrets on Campaign for Wife, Insists, 'I Am Not a Racist' | ABC News
One Week, 9-Point Lead Lost for Obama in Tracking Poll | FNC
Lift drilling ban or risk shutdown | Wash. Times
McCain Leans Toward a Compromise on Offshore Drilling | NYT | Ref's Comment: McCain seems to be calling Obama's bluff, hoping to get a vote on the compromise. Obama will be faced with two tough choices, vote for it and alienate many of his supporters or opening himself to the argument that he is sticking with his anti-drilling stance.
Obama Central: Peace, Harmony and Deep Secrecy | Wash. Post
Bush tweaks China ahead of games | Wash. Times
Pelosi Backs Bush Congressman for Obama Veep | FNC
Vetting Obama's 'man' | Wash. Times
McCain is vetting Cantor | Politico | Ref's Comment: This might neutralize a Kaine selection by Obama. Cantor has power in the Republican Congressional conference, giving him a national role, while Kaine is not a particularly popular governor of the state. Cantor is also Jewish which would help McCain with a segment of the electorate that tends to vote Democratic.
Obama Backs Away From McCain Town Hall Challenge | FNC
Troop cuts seen as foiling Obama | Wash. Times
McCain Aims to Drive Home Obama ‘Celebrity’ Label | FNC
McCain Campaign Asks (Virginia's) Rep. Cantor for Personal Records | FNC
Obama accepts offshore drilling | Wash. Times
Obama Aide Concedes 'Dollar Bill' Remark Referred to His Race | ABC News
Ref's Comment: NYT acknowledges Obama's misstep on injecting race - With Genie Out of Bottle, Obama Is Careful on Race | NYT
Race Proves to Be Unwelcome but Persistent Issue | Wash. Post
McCain chides Obama over school vouchers | Wash. Post
McCain's mockery hits rival as 'the One' | Wash. Times
McCain Web Ad Mockingly Compares Obama to Moses | FNC
Obama camp responds: 'sad...juvenile antics' | Politico | Ref's Comment: The hostility with which the Obama camp responded indicates some discomfort with the ads. One does not respond to ineffective ads with ad hominem attacks, but ignores or dismisses them while appearing to stay above the fray.
McCain Defends Attacks on Obama as Having ‘Fun’ | NYT
Editorials/Op-Eds
The Right Way: Why there's nothing the matter with Kansas - and conservatives will prevail | James W. Ceaser, NY Post
Obama's Drill Bit | WSJ
Newspapers in difficult times | Wash. Times
The Race Issue Isn't Going Away | Juan Williams, WSJ
What Conservatives Believe | Phil Valentine, NY Post
What Bush Should Ask for in Beijing | Sasha Gong, Wash. Post
Religious liberty | Wash. Times
A key election for pro-lifers | Daniel Allott, Wash. Times
Campaign is no place for religious bigotry | Wash. Times
Obama’s Racism Card | Rich Lowry, NRO
Paging Charlie Crist: McCain, heavily outspent, loses his Florida edge | WSJ
Pelosi: Save the Planet, Let Someone Else Drill | Charles Krauthammer, Wash. Post
McCain's Lame "Arrogant" Attack | Kirsten Powers, NY Post | Ref's Comment: One would think lameness would indicate ineffectiveness, but this is not the case.
Non-Political Stories
Solar-Power Breakthrough | FNC
Spaceflight's not easy: Space X loses "Scotty" (and a rocket) | ars technica
Comcast told to stop blocking Web tool | UPI
Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Soviet gulag, dies | AP, Yahoo
Arkansas Man Buys Baseball Card for $1.62 Million | FNC
Ancestor of T-Rex dinosaur unearthed in Poland | Reuters, Yahoo
Five Ways to Get a Good Deal on a Home | ABC News
Police: Pennsylvania Couple Went on 18-Month Egging Spree | FNC
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