Stephen Sherrill

America to Palin: thanks but no thanks

November 4, 2008 - A bit late: In summary, Gov. Palin is in excellent health and has no known health problems that would interfere with her ability to carry out the duties and obligations of vice-president of the United States of America. - Dr. Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, Palin's personal family...

23/6 Photo of the Day

October 31, 2008 - McCain's NH headquarters yesterday...

Rat Watch: Scott McClellan

October 24, 2008 - Latest rat to jump ship is Scott McClellan, former White House press secretary. It's thought to be the first time a press spokesman has endorsed the other party while the president he served is still in office. It's also thought to be the first time a sentence in...

We get it, Ashley Todd, he's black

October 23, 2008 - Drudge is linking to a story that will terrify whites everywhere! A McCain supporter named Ashley Todd claims she was attacked by an Obama supporter. After mugging Todd, the Obamian noticed the McCain-Palin bumpersticker on her car and carved a "B" on her face. Who is this savage Obama...

McCain losing Colorado, Iowa, his bearings

October 21, 2008 - John McCain's not just losing the election, according to former John McCain fan Joe Klein, he's also losing his mind. "John McCain had a fabulously loony weekend," Klein...

Barack Obama suffering from stage IV Sarah Palin Syndrome

October 21, 2008 - Lawrence K Altman may be an "M.D." as his very initially byline in the New York Times tells us, but he missed the big story in his endless thorough piece examining the relative health of the two nominees. Altman is right that one of the candidates is in a...

Based on two days of early voting, 23/6 projects that Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States

October 20, 2008 - Early voting has begun in seven states, including Florida, Texas, Colorado and Nevada. And via First Read, Nevada political guru Jon Ralston has the numbers: "Of the 25,000-plus who voted early, 15,644 were...

McCain has a "Joe the Tax Cheat" problem

October 17, 2008 - He may not really be a plumber, but the example of Joe The Plumber really can be an opportunity to learn something about the economic policies of Obama and McCain. Will he have a higher tax bill next year under an Obama administration, or a McCain administration? We have no...

The debate, as seen from the parking lot of Hofstra, where 23/6 held court

October 17, 2008 - The last debate is over, and now, as the New York Times says, it's a "sprint to the finish." McCain starts off the sprint with an appearance on Letterman, Obama with a fundraiser with Bruce Springsteen. And Joe the...

We're Going With The Rumor: Joe the Plumber got Cindy hooked on drugs

October 16, 2008 - According to blogger Martin Eisenstadt, Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," may be related to an old pal of John McCain's: Charles Keating. It seems that Joe, from Toledo, Ohio, is related to Robert Wurzelbacher, from Milford, Ohio. An...

23/6 Video: WATCH: We help the RNC's new Ayers ad go viral

October 14, 2008 - The GOP has released a new attack ad about Barack Obama's "connection" with William Ayers. But this time, they sent it to millions of subscribers encouraging them to forward it to friends and family. We decided to h...

McCain "retools" his campaign, fills it with more tools

October 15, 2008 - Just in time for the last debate, John McCain has, as his aides put it, "hit the reset button" on his campaign, which is old person-speak for "reboot." According to Politico, McCain was angered by an opponent who was...

Graphic of the Day: Upside of a down market

October 10, 2008 - From the blog State of the Union, a telling comparison of the last two weeks of the performance of John McCain's campaign vs. the S & P 500...

Experience a McCain rally without having to burn a cross

October 9, 2008 - According to Dean Reynolds of CBS News, McCain's rallies are "better choreographed" and "designed with a better eye." Really? Then why in the town hall debate was McCain wandering around like he'd walked into the kitchen but forget what he came for? But upon further inspection, it turns...

The Undecideds: torn between a rock and a black place

October 8, 2008 - The only people who looked more like zombies last night than Tom Brokaw (or the T-Brokaw 9000 animatronic version that was sent in his place) were the noble "undecideds" in the "town hall" audience. The debate was held in Nashville, but the mythical "town" of that "town hall" would...