http://missouriliberal.com A few thoughts and rantings by that most endangered of Missouri species: the Missouri Liberal. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:40:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have friends who religously watch conventions -- me I can't stand them.  I'll watch on the night of the candidate speech, but other than that there's very little about political conventions I care to see.  It's not as if I'll hear anything new, anything I can't read about the ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/26/michelle-obama-at-the-convention/ Well, it took her long enough but Senator Clinton finally spoke out against ads the McCain campaign has been using against Senator Obama.  Of course, too little too late comes to mind and, after all, she was the person who put them out there to begin with and gave Republicans ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/25/she-speaks-finally/ The Obama campaign needs to hire Frank Rich.  His op ed in the New York Times is full of good advice. http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/24/someone-hire-frank-rich/ Now that Senator Obama has announced his running mate, which for the most part has been greeted positively, the pressure is on for Senator McCain to do the same thing.  A lot of talk seems to be centering on Mitt Romney, who I think (if I were a Republican) would ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/24/powell-as-mccains-vp/ Choosing someone named Joe didn't do much for Al Gore in 2000, but then he made a very bad choice in Joe Lieberman.  Senator Obama's choice of Joe Biden I can't really say much about.  I mean, he's from Delaware so he's certainly not a choice to bring a big ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/23/another-joe-for-vp/ Yes, Senator McCain, we know you were a POW and we all honor your sacrifice and courage in the face of that horrible experience.  However, being a POW is not, and should not, be the answer to every question you don't like. http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/22/enough-already-3/ I guess I'm of two minds about how many houses John McCain owns.  On the one hand, it's just stupid.  Who cares how many homes John McCain, or more accurately Cindy McCain, owns?  It's not as if Barak Obama is middle class.  On the other, I have to agree with ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/22/are-houses-an-issue/ A few days ago I referred, rather toungue-in-cheek, to Russia's recent invasion of Georgia as a 21st century Cold War.  Well, maybe I was right. http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/21/was-i-right/ I've said this before but it bears saying again:  I really dislike, maybe even hate, the supporters of Hillary Clinton.  First, we have Big Mouth Bill falling all over himself to praise John McCain and now we Senator Clinton's supporters -- including her own brother! -- are meeting with the ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/20/damn-you-clinton-supporters/ I'm not sure what to think of the asinine infanticide charges that certain Catholic groups will attempt to lay on Senator Obama.  On the one hand it's pathetic and stupid; most Americans will realize that, not mention Catholics themselves.  On the other, this will find traction with Conservative religous groups.  ... http://missouriliberal.com/2008/08/20/infanticide-really/