I’m uncomfortable with the insinuation that Palin’s calling him a socialist, even one who “pals around with terrorists,” put the Obamas into harm’s way. It was, however, a shameful approach to campaigning.

Since when did bluntly stating the truth become "shameful" when campaigning?

Linking a person to terrorism without any basis in fact, thus causing a real risk of bodily harm to that person is, in fact, shameful. Bluntly stating the truth was not quite as interesting or *scary*.

These leakers are auditioning for a job with the CIA.

Now you done it. Tomorrow the media will be baying for an investigation into where the temple went.

If any these "sources" had any balls they'd come out to be identified! Otherwise- just petty backstabbing and turf wars by the Beltway types.

John, check the Amazon.com best seller list in, oh, say three months.

"Insiders, "aides" "confidential sources" is just a lot of hooey. Just repeating this garbage reinforces the story and it has no attribution.

If any these "sources" had any balls they'd come out to be identified! Otherwise- just petty backstabbing and turf wars by the Beltway types.

This fiction does not belong in an Outside the Beltway blog unless you are trying to ingratiate yourself with the "insiders".

Um, anyone else seeing responses precede the post they're responding to? Things must be bucketing around in the OTB server, Bermuda Triangle.

It turns out that a black Democrat named Barack Hussein Obama winning the US Presidency actually is causing the universe to implode on itself.

The standard dignified Republican response (with tweed jacket on, and smoking pipe)...

What decade do you live in?

The standard dignified Republican response

And that occurred how many microseconds into the tape before it was never heard again? You know, before the socialist thing took over?

NEW YORK (AP) - Michelle Obama's striking red-and-black dress worn Tuesday night as her husband became president-elect of the United States was designed by Narciso Rodriguez.

This article should have been published in Playboy instead of OTB.....That way nobody would have been subjected to actually reading it![lol]

If these things are depressing you, Floyd, you can always pick a venue that tailors more to your liking.

"It was, however, a shameful approach to campaigning?"

Stop the self flaggellation. Democrats are the maters.....routinely charging that:

"The Republicans refusal to support this spending bill shows they want to:

- starve our children.....
- poison our environment...."

"Republican policies
- put profits ahead of people
- want to throw Grandma out in the snow...."

These populist appeals work. Just look at man in the street interviews. Just look at the polls.
Are they ridiculous? Yes. Do they work? Yes.

The standard dignified Republican response (with tweed jacket on, and smoking pipe) "Well you know, economic studies have shown that the marginal increase in tax rates has had an adverse affect on capital formation and employment growth......." just fall flat compared with "Hey! Dude! You vote for me and I'll give you stuff for free!!

If your objective is to win you need to devise a strategy to win. It may involve.....uh, er, "hyperbole." Otherwise the playground bully is going to rule.