"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness." - George W. Bush

Govenor Palin as a choice for Veep has proven to do exactly what I believe a lot of Republican strategists may have hoped for..."Obama who?" Hardly any conversation of him except to point out the inexperience question, which is probably Obama's biggest weakness. The issues with her family and daughter will eventually fade away, i feel. just as most scandals do and i think that this is just the beginning of these two months... You will probably see more stuff come out in regards to Obama and more stuff come out in regards to McCain. this is ALL going to get real nasty, and I might just go back to listening to Sports talk again until November. But then again, with the Braves in freefall and Clemson nation getting punched in the face and crying to mommy, I might just have to stick to the 80's channel on XM. But.. I was thinking...if...and its a big IF.... Palin makes it thru and this all becomes a positive, it might be Sara Palin who becomes the face of the Republican party, not John McCain. And it might be Palin who is able to win the center like Bill Clinton did. I think ultimately the Republican party is slowly reinventing itself and if Palin emerges out of all this stuff intact it might be this CHANGE that is what actually makes a difference, not the supposed change Obama keeps spewing.... by the way, Obama did sorta denounce the media frenzy regarding the daughters pregnancy, but of course, NBC, MSNBC and others keep pounding the issue over and over. How many times have i have this exact phrase on the today show over the past 2 days???... "Governor Sara Palin's unmarried 17 year old daughter is 5 months pregnant."...over and over and over... As my friend in Florida mentioned in his comments below, I wonder why Obama doesn't forcefully stand up and say..."everyone...Stop It!!!" but he isnt that type of leader, or at least hasnt shown that to me yet. If he is going to go ballistic over comments about his children, then why is it OK to tacitly let the Kool Aid drinkers continue to do this...yeah, i know..he made a statement. But it was...well... surprise, surprise... "weak"... by the way, I wonder if Obama has forgottn how close the margins were in the last 2 elections...close enough that 80, ooo in Ohio that might vote for him (including me) could be swayed if he showed some leadership... that same 80,000 that gave Bush the election...

by the way, ESPN can stop running that commercial where they knock Howards Rock off the pedestal...I am beginning to think that that might be the bad karma moment for this season. And EA Sports can quit running the NCAA '09 game commercial that shows Clemson n the game...alright..enough now... please?

... looks like Hanna will not be as forceful as once thought, which is good. However, it looks like the twins are going to have to hit the Fair with Grandma on Thursday night instead of Saturday as rain is going to be prevalent this weekend...

I still think (right now) Obama wins in a squeaker....