Another Controversy for Sarah Palin  —  Former Police Chief Says He Was Fired for Challenging Palin's Campaign Contributors  —  Gov. Sarah Palin is already facing ethical questions over her firing of the Alaska public safety commissioner, and now she faces questions over the firing of a longtime local police chief.

MCCAIN CREATES A DISASTER STORY FOR THE NEWS-STARVED PRESS.  —  The news abhors a vacuum.  Politicians, public-relations disinformers, media consultants, and other spin artists may think it's wise to suppress the elemental force that is the news.  But when the news breaches the container it's been stuffed into, mayhem results.

What Palin Will Do Tonight  —  I've been talking to a member of the McCain/Palin team this morning about what to expect from Palin's speech to the convention tonight.  These speeches often feature a lot of biographical material, introducing an unknown candidate to the world.

Obama Met With Fox News Executives  —  At a secret meeting with Barack Obama three months ago, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes says, he tried to clear the air with the Democratic senator by saying that his organization was determined to be fair but would not be “in the tank” for Obama's campaign.

The Angry Left  —  I don't have the credentials necessary to go to the actual convention, but according to folks I've talked to it's been low energy in the Xcel Energy Center and a not-exactly-packed house.  Indeed, President George W. Bush didn't even bother to show up in person to deliver …

The real politics of the Bridge to Nowhere....  With all the debate surrounding the Bridge to Nowhere earmark, I offer you a campaign photo from 2006 when the Bridge to Nowhere was considered the Bridge to Somewhere by one candidate seeking votes from the people of Ketchikan.

Palin's Handling of Other People's Pregnant Teens  —  Obviously, from the perspective of a progressive, there is much to dislike about Sarah Palin's politics.  But this tidbit in today's WaPo strikes me as particularly offensive: … I'm sorry, but a politician who opposes abortion …

Michael Moore responds to Lieberman.  —  Yesterday in his address to the Republican National Convention, Sen. Joe Lieberman (R-CT) tried to demonstrate the “maverick” appeal of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by invoking filmmaker Michael Moore.  He said that “if John McCain is just another partisan Republican …

How Obama lost the election  —  DENVER - Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech last week seemed vastly different from the stands of this city's Invesco Stadium than it did to the 40 million who saw it on television.  Melancholy hung like thick smog over the reserved seats where I sat with Democratic Party staffers.

Why Do We Like Palin?  —  Much has been written why Palin both brings strength to the McCain ticket and is a gamble at the same time.  Why then the growing wave of popular sentiment in her favor?  —  Various reasons, but one I think is that millions of Americans are simply tired of being lectured at by smug elites.

Jewish voters may be wary of Palin  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Barack Obama has struggled for 18 months to lock down the support of a traditionally Democratic group, Jewish voters.  —  In the past week, John McCain may have helped Obama with his Jewish problem by choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

More turnabout is fair play  —  John McCain made unkind remarks about Chelsea Clinton.  My opinion of the kind of man who makes jokes about a young girl unfortunate enough to go through puberty on the public stage is unprintable.  That, and his appalling treatment of his first wife …