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- Comedian (and I use that term loosely) Sinbad today mocked Hillary Clinton for arguing that a trip she went on with him and Sheryl Crow represented a test of her foreign policy chops. This is what happens when you exaggerate your resume -- you get mocked by relics of the 90s.
- Meanwhile, there's an election today, but since Obama will certainly win, it doesn't count.
- Contrary to earlier reports, there may actually be some Edwards delegates at the DNC.
- Nancy Pelosi essentially laughs at the idea that John McCain is more qualified to be commander in chief than Obama.
- McCain's ties to lobbyists are emerging.
- I'm pretty sick of all this "someone said something stupid and I'm outraged. Outraged!" business, but I do want to say a few words about Geraldine Ferraro's comments that Obama wouldn't be in the position he's in if he were white. Saying this kind of thing is both pointless (Obama also wouldn't be where he is if he was three feet tall and born in Siberia) and offensive in that it insults the actual talents and appeal of politicians from traditionally disadvantaged groups. It's the same logic conservatives use to belittle any successful person who isn't a white man as an "affirmative action hire." I said the same thing last summer when Elizabeth Edwards made an analogous argument about Clinton and I'll say it again as many times as I need to. Ferraro should apologize and if she doesn't Clinton should do more than say she "disagrees." It's also pretty rich of her to say we should "keep this on the issues."
- I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the Iraq war is a greater cause of American unpopularity around the world than farm subsidies. After all, Europe has far far higher subsidies and isn't nearly as hated as us. But when has the Weekly Standard let the facts stand in the way of a good zinger?
- Want to know what the blowup between Obama and McCain was about two years ago? Michael Crowley explains. To make a long story short, McCain flipped out pretty much for no good reason.
- Finally, the most awesome news of the day, at least for those of us who have to make jokes about politics regularly, is that Alan Keyes may run as the Constitution Party candidate.
--Sam Boyd
