Monthly Archives: August 2008

Yes. We. Can.

Posted on August 28, 2008 by mero

Home Run: Now, I don’t believe that Senator McCain doesn’t care what’s going on in the lives of Americans. I just think he doesn’t know. Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? … Continue reading →

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Land of the Free

Posted on August 20, 2008 by mero

Honestly, give Nike some credit for having what is possibly the best commercial of this Olympics. It made me shiver a bit seeing it. Technorati Tags: commercial, marvin gaye, nike, the olympics, usa basketball

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Image is Everything

Posted on August 15, 2008 by mero

I know I’m blogger #425653 to mention this, but someone might want to tell John McCain that he might be better off changing his tone a bit during the Olympics. Has anyone on his campaign staff actually, you know, watched … Continue reading →

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Wonkish

Posted on August 15, 2008 by mero

I have to admit that it’s weird to look back at my previous post about the writing on the wall and see that I called Tim Russert a Beltway wonk now that he passed away. Not that he wasn’t (entirely) … Continue reading →

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Nothing to See Here

Posted on August 13, 2008 by mero

Am I the only person unmoved by the John Edwards affair business? Yes, it was a slimy thing to do, but that’s a matter to be addressed between Edwards and his wife. Why are people so surprised? More than that, … Continue reading →

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