“Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity,”

– Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland at TheHill.com

Daily Kos has a stunningly comprehensive list of potential problems with McCain’s running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Some of the problems are purely partisan, while others raise substantial questions about the rule of law, governmental ethics, and of course, her fitness to lead the country. Although I agree with many of the attacks on her personality, the fundamental issue is that she seems to lack the temperament and experience to serve as the chief executive if something happened to the 72-year-old McCain.

It’s not that Sarah Palin is inexperienced. It’s that this is gross political misconduct.

Robert J. Elisberg: The Worst Vice-Presidential Nominee in U.S. History

MSNBC’s Hurricane Tracker is a pretty awesome use of Flash provides information I’ve been looking for. I really do hope Hurricane Gustav doesn’t kill any more people, but if it does, there can be no better time than during the Republican National Convention.

…seeing and hearing Hilary invoke the legacy and the words of Harriet Tubman to describe this political campaign elides the importance of race. It also seems like the classic white-person move to look backward in time and identify with the oppressed…

racismreview.com: Hilary and Harriet Tubman

It seems pretty lame that the organizers of the Democratic National Convention won’t allow bicycles within its security perimeter, although they claim it will be “the greenest convention in history”, according to the Colorado Independen

We already knew Republican presidential candidate John McCain was “aware of the internet,” but now according to Threat Level McCain says he’s learning how to use a computer.