In the US, the Republican National Convention has begun and as we prepare to watch the presumptive Republican nominee for President, it bears noting a little background into his character and past.
One reputable source of background material has been the BBC. They have released part one of a two-part audio documentary series timed for the [...]

John McCain made a surprise choice in choosing Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, for his running mate. While this is a risky choice, it definitely balances the ticket.
Below is a snippet of the story at the Wall Street Journal. This will be an interesting election.

Sen. John McCain picked first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin [...]

Just hours after Barack Obama picked Joe Biden for his running in the U.S. presidential elections (more on that soon), I got a hilarious spam e-mail with a subject line that really tempted me to open it:
McCain picks Paris Hilton as running mate
Spammer ingenuity.

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This has to be staged. And where the heck is this pic from? I got it from the Daily Kos.

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Ben Smith has a good column on McCain’s bellicose response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia. Even George W. Bush has shown more statesmanship here.
‘Invasion of Georgia’—a ‘3 a.m. moment’
When the North Caucasus slid into war Thursday night, it presented Senators John McCain and Barack Obama with a true “3 a.m. moment,” and their responses [...]

I am sufficiently concerned about John McCain and his foreign policy creds to write a blurb about his anti-Russia rhetoric and its likely effect now that Russia is on a rampage in Georgia.

My colleague Lisa Lerer, traveling with McCain, sends over his tough comments on the escalation in Georgia:
In a statement at the Des [...]

Apparently the rumors are true, despite what McCain now says. He almost became a Democrat. Jake Tapper has uncovered the story which proves it, buried since 2006.
Remember how McCain blew up at Elisabeth Bumiller when she asked him about his wanting to be on Kerry’s ticket in 2004 (like Lieberman obviously wants now)? [...]

This is the title from a post on Time Magazine’s blog, Swampland. The blog links to Elisabeth Bumiller of the NYTimes’ evaluation of the similarities and differences between John McCain and George W. Bush on key issues.
Both the blog’s synopsis and Bumiller’s article are worth the read.

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I’m sure you’ve heard that John McCain had another wife before he met Cindy McCain. I came across an in-depth expose about her from the Daily Mail in the UK of all places. Personally, I see the Daily Mail as a bit of a rag, but the article is something to ponder.
Daily Mail [...]

This past week, I attended an Investment luncheon to hear Greg Valliere, the chief political strategist with the Stanford Washington Research Group. He had a number of important things to say regarding the economic implications of political decision-making in Washington and of this year’s U.S. presidential election. I agree with most of his [...]