Posted by: aardvarkcola on: August 29, 2008
1942 Joe Biden born.
1964 Sarah (Heath) Palin born.
1965 Biden graduates from University of Delaware in history and political science.
1966 Neilia Hunter marries Joe Biden.
1968 Biden graduates law school.
1969 Admitted to Delaware bar, Biden begins practicing law.
1970 Biden elected Castle County councillor.
1972 Biden wins election to United States Senate, the fifth youngest senator in U.S. history.
1972 [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: August 29, 2008
Wasilla, Alaska, population 8,471, is the adopted home of its governor, Sarah Palin for 36 years, and is no backwater. As recent as 1994, fourty-five per cent of Alaskans voted to move the state capital from Juneau to the picturesque community of fishing boats, float planes, two lakes and a mountain view.
An hour’s drive to [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: August 29, 2008
If there was any lingering doubt, after Bill Clinton’s speech in support of the young, black, one-term junior senator from Illinois, that he could be a competent commander-in-chief, the show of support by a parade of retired generals may have erased those doubts for Barak Obama.
Speaking for the generals, who were introduced by Susan Eisenhower, [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: August 28, 2008
The longest minority government in Canada’s history is about to end, with Prime Minister Steven Harper’s expected election call keeping Ottawa on the edge of its over-stuffed seat.
Parliament is in summer recess, due to reconvene September 15.
Four byelections are coming up soon, all in Ontario and Quebec, with three slated to take place on September [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: August 28, 2008
The Clinton’s double-teamed the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
The speech by Hillary Clinton Tuesday asked for Democrats to unite behind Obama, even declaring “Barak Obama is my candidate” but it was not a personal endorsement. It was a professional endorsement.
Just enough of her speech was self-promotion, what she worked for, what she would do as [...]
