Daily Archives: May 10, 2008

So McCain didn’t vote for Bush?

May 10, 20086:04 a.m.

mccain bushJohn McCain has seemed a good soldier for President Bush and the GOP since he lost the nomination to Bush in 2000. But evidence is mounting that McCain neither voted for Bush that year nor thought he was qualified to be president. “He was going on and on about how horribly unqualified and untested Bush was, how the campaign had attacked his family,” former “West Wing” actor Bradley Whitford told the Washington Post, recalling a 2001 dinner with McCain.

Whitford added that when someone asked whether McCain had voted for Bush, “He put his finger up to his lips, shook his head and mouthed, ‘No way.’”

McCain denied the stories this week. Given Bush’s poll numbers, though, such news might benefit McCain.

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Presidential race | Comments (53)

Open thread 5/10

May 10, 20086:03 a.m.

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By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Open thread | Comments (171)

Graduates: Show gratitude

May 10, 20086:01 a.m.

graduationIt’s not as pithy as “wear sunscreen” or “if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door,” but Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ worthy suggestion for graduating seniors, offered in a recent commentary, bears repeating: “Take a moment to be proud of your accomplishments and don’t forget to thank your parents, your teachers or that special person in your life who has helped you reach this milestone and who will be with you as you strive for more to come.”

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under American life, Education | Comments (8)

Clinton as Darth Vader?

May 10, 20086:00 a.m.

If you’re not as tired of “Star Wars” parodies as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are of campaigning, check out “The Empire Strikes Barack,” which boils the past few weeks of this historic duel down to five minutes.

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Presidential race | Comments (17)