March 12, 2008

Perhaps Obama has already turned down Clinton for Veep ...

..because she's not a white male?

I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary hasn't already dispatched some trustworthy elder statesman such as George Mitchell to sound out Obama about an Obama-Clinton ticket, only to have Obama say he can't give Hillary the Veep slot because he needs a white male as a running mate.

No evidence for this, of course, just pure speculation ..

Dutch Judge: Welcome, Muggers!

Wow -- talk about high standards for evidence! In the Netherlands, a Somali mugger with the swag on his person was recently released by the judge for insufficient proof.

A district court in Rotterdam has acquitted a 20 year old Somali of a mugging. Although the police found his loot in his pocket, the judge wanted to see more evidence.

Another Michelle!

The NY Post reports on the wife of New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, who appears likely to move up to the governor's mansion in the wake of Gov. Spitzer's troubles:

Immigration and the Vice Presidential Race

For those of us concerned about immigration, the presidential race is starting to get boring--or sickening. McCain, Clinton and Obama all have rather poor records when it comes to immigration. However, once they get their parties' nomination, the politics change just a bit.

What this means is that the leading contenders for the VP spot in both parties(other than the current presidential nominees themselves) have rather interesting track records on immigration.

Exclusive! John McCain's "3 AM Red Phone" TV Spot

Below is John McCain's upcoming response to Hillary Clinton's TV ad about the Red Phone in the President's bedroom ringing at 3 AM. It reassuringly details exactly what would happen if the U.S.