Surprise: Palin to Be a Grandmother

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 Normally we try not to pay too much attention to what's happening to the wombs of America's teenagers, but Bristol Palin, 17, happens to be the daughter of John McCain's VP pick. Sarah Palin thinks the government should meddle in the reproductive health of women, but in the case of her daughter, she asks for privacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Dems Aren’t Buying Palin’s Bridge Story

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 Last Friday, as John McCain introduced his running mate to the world, Gov. Sarah Palin characterized herself as a scrappy outsider who wasn't afraid to buck the system when she stridently challenged construction of a $223 million bridge project in Alaska, which she sardonically called "that Bridge to Nowhere." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The RNC and the Storm

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 Many Republicans who originally planned to spend Monday in St. Paul with other Republican National Convention-goers were compelled to change their plans, thanks to Hurricane Gustav -- including the GOP's own presumptive presidential nominee, John McCain, who was busy over the weekend playing the anti-Bush when it came to disaster preparedness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Reckless Choice Says a Lot About Conservatives

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 By all rights, there should be a revolt at this week's Republican convention against John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate -- for the very same reasons so many Republicans opposed President Bush's selection of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Running a Nobody

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 The problem with Sarah Palin, argues speechwriter Dan Conley on the Political Wire, isn't that she's inexperienced -- it's that she's a total unknown. Where does she really stand on anything? Either John McCain doesn't know, or he doesn't want the American people to know before they have to make a decision about her. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama on Biden, Palin

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2008 Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama sat down for a "60 Minutes" interview with his vice presidential pick, Joe Biden, to talk about why he chose Biden and what he thinks about rival John McCain's choice, Gov. Sarah Palin, for whom Obama has a couple of nice words before noting that she "subscribes to John McCain's agenda." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politico: McCain ‘Desperate’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2008 As a news source, Politico is seen as leaning slightly right, which makes this report, "6 things Palin pick says about McCain," surely more troubling for Team McCain than if it had run on a less sympathetic outlet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’ Looks at Dems in Denver, McCain’s Surprise

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2008 In this week's edition of "Left, Right and Center," co-hosts Tony Blankley, Robert Scheer and Matt Miller weigh in about the Democratic convention in Denver, Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech, and whether John McCain made a sound decision in choosing wild-card Sarah Palin as his VP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fox Pundit: Alaska ‘Right Next Door to Russia’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2008 "Fox & Friends" co-host and international relations genius Steve Doocy filled some time before John McCain's official VP unveiling extravaganza on Friday by suggesting that McCain's chosen She-publican, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is actually a formidable player on the world stage because of Alaska's proximity to Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin on ‘Troopergate’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2008 In post-Nixonian American politics, you're nobody unless you're associated with a scandal replete with shadowy intrigue and danger and commonly referred to in the press with the suffix -gate. Good thing John McCain's VP pick, Sarah Palin, comes equipped with her own: Troopergate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who’s That Lady?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2008 Mother of five, one-time Miss Congeniality, caribou hunter, pro-lifer, proponent of creationism: Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin is all of these things, rolled into one strategically advantageous package -- at least in the eyes of the GOP higher-ups who backed her rise from relative obscurity to sudden political stardom as John McCain's running mate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2008 Q: What move can steal both a news cycle and droves of Hillary-supporting Democratic voters? A: The McCain campaign announcing Friday, just 12 hours after Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver, that his running mate will be Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )