round ups in St. Paul. I saw an article Saturday on CNN & they made it sound like the cops were arresting dirty hippies & Weather Underground folks who had already done illegal stuff. Hmm....anyone know where Bill Ayers is?

According to this well linked post at Balloon Juice:

"Andrew Halcro, one of the Republicans who ran against Palin in 2006, is reporting that the McCain campaign has begun vetting their candidate: The campaign of John McCain has sent a staff of eight people into Alaska to conduct background checks and vetting on Governor Sarah Palin. Word is they have have eight rooms reserved at a Wasilla hotel.

Vetting someone after you put them on the ticket, part of the change we can all believe in.

Remember, when you say “supremely irresponsible,” the media says “bold.”

When you say “intemperate gambler,” the media says “maverick.”

When you say “not ready for primetime,” the media says “someone you want to have a beer with.”

The update article is funny too. Sarah was elected to the City Council in 1992, and became Mayor of Wasilla in 1996. Yet the first article on her in the local paper isn't till 1998. Makes you wonder what they write about in the local papers in Alaska...today's seal report? the caribou migrations? the oil pipeline dispatch?

Obsidian Wings has more details.

"Buckets of urine, slingshots, anti-bus weapons seized in raid on anti-RNC protesters "

Sounds like justice was served!

This is kind of funny:

You know, I was raised studying the Bible and had a special interest in the Sermon on the Mount. In all my reading of the beatitudes, I never once imagined Christ astride an Armored Personnel Carrier complete with a turret-mounted .50-caliber belt-fed machine gun, surrounded by apostles in SWAT gear, as he said to the crowd "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."

This is embarrassing to watch.

Barack Obama says he's "tired of listening to folks who talk tough and act dumb," then proceeds to talk tough and act dumb

Barack Obama shot off at the mouth at a Sunday evening speech in Michigan, saying the following :

We are going to change our foreign policy, because I am tired of listening to folks who talk tough and act dumb.

If John McCain wants to have a debate about foreign policy, I am happy to have that debate.

If Barack Obama making recklessly aggressive statements and bragging
about how eager he is to debate the Republican nominee sounds familiar
to you, well, you've been paying attention to the former community
organizer's braggadocios speeches over the last few months.

On May 16, Barack Obama bravely declared that he would debate John McCain "anywhere, anytime."

"If John McCain wants to meet me anywhere, anytime, to have a debate
about our respective policies in Iraq, in Iran, in the Middle East or
around the world, that is a conversation I am happy to have," said
Obama to an adoring audience of "objective reporters" in Waterstown,
South Dakota. "I believe that there is no separation between John
McCain and George Bush...and I think their policy has failed."

Of course, the McCain campaign responded to this with an immediate
call for ten town hall-style "debates" -- a style and quantity unheard
of in recent presidential campaigns, when most candidates want to be
able to limit the damage that can occur as a result of going off-script
at any time.

The Obama campaign responded with a North Korea-style offensive,
refusing to participate (clearly, they too have heard Obama speak
without a TelePrompTer -- it is not pretty) but claiming that it was the McCain campaign that actually declined the opportunity.

"It’s disappointing that Senator McCain and his campaign decided to
decline this proposal," said Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, who
was either the most confused man on the planet at the moment he
released that statement, or simply a bold-faced liar (those aren't
"new" in politics, Barry, just FYI).

In Springfield, MO at the end of July, Obama did the same thing,
comparing himself to Wild Bill Hickok and blurting out, "I'm ready to
duel John McCain on taxes right here, quick draw."

Again, the McCain campaign responded with an offer of real debates -
and again Obama holstered his pistol and spurred his horse out of town
before being made to back up his lip.

For a good ol' boy who claims to want to change so much, and to be
so eager to put his words, ideas, and "experience" to the test against
the GOP's nominee, Barack Obama sure does a whole lot of what he claims
to be tired of: "talk[ing] tough and act[ing] dumb."