[Dick Holmes]

"I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions". —Joe Vogler, founder, Alaskan Independence Party" That's why. I'm glad she was never a member of this party. Her husband was, though. That might still be a problem.

Put it this way. If Michelle Obama were a longtime member of a damn-America party I think we would be objecting, a little bit.

[TINS]

agreed. So it looks like Sarah Palin attended two conventions of the AIP, and Todd was an AIP member for at least 8 years.

What the $@#$#$* was McCain thinking when he did his vetting?

The single best attack we have against the Obombas is that they clearly don’t love America, and don’t have the same experiences most Americans do.

And now we have secessionists on our ticket? There’s no good way to defend that. Nice work, McCain. If we had nominated Thompson or Hunter, we’d be in good shape by now.

As it is, we’re down 6-8 points in the national trackers.