pH Reading — Sunday, September 7, 2008

By Patrick Henry 

 

Thanks, Guys: The media’s attacks on Sarah Palin backfire
The Weekly Standard · William Kristol
The editors of The Weekly Standard believe in giving credit where credit is due. The presidential race looks a whole lot better today than it did two weeks ago. For this, thanks are owed to two men–Barack Obama and John McCain–and to that herd of independent minds, the liberal media…

The Importance Of Age And Experience
IBD Editorial Board
Are age and experience important in judging presidential candidates? If history is any guide, the answer is “absolutely.”…

Shunned by Democrats, at ease with his beliefs
Miami Herald · Bill Andresen
The senator who just eight years ago had played a critical role in helping Al Gore close a double-digit gap in the polls, in a campaign that won the popular vote, spoke at the Republican convention on behalf of John McCain. This same senator who couldn’t walk though an airport without being mobbed by Democratic supporters is now less popular in my party than a former Democratic senator who had a high-profile affair. When a reporter asked Democratic convention-goers who would be less welcome in Denver, Joe Lieberman or John Edwards, the unanimous conclusion was my former boss. The notion that his transgressions were more egregious than Edwards’ speaks volumes about today’s political culture…