MC hits the Sarasota Herald-Trib!
Yowza, the local Sarasota Herald Tribune picked up an opinion piece I wrote and they’re running it in today’s paper — on newstands now! You can read it in print (page A11) or view it online. And, if you want to let the editors know you loved … or hated the piece, you can either […]
Could a Sarasota mayor catapult to VEEP nominee?
Hey everyone, I’ve got a reporting piece (not opinion!) in this week’s Creative Loafing newspaper. This is the first time a local Sarasota newspaper has run my writing since I left the Pelican Press, so I’m psyched! If you’re local to Sarasota, you can pick up a copy of CL on newstands today. Or, you […]
McCain Blinks
John McCain wants to suspend his campaign and delay his first debate with Barack Obama. Why? He says it’s because he wants to run along to Washington and solve the problem he apparently thinks the rest of the government can’t do without his extraordinarily astute, 24/7, economic insight. Um, this is the same guy who […]
Absolutely … nuts
When asked tonight on 60 Minutes if Sarah Palin was really ready to be President — not Vice President — but President — McCain said, “Absolutely.” Then he added for emphasis, “Absolutely, absolutely.” So, what is she, triply ready, there, Mac? Palin’s not even half ready. McCain knows that. The American people know that. Palin […]
Decency at the doorstop
It’s getting awfully hard to slog through the daily slop of so-called news surrounding Palin, McCain, and Obama and Biden. Today’s the first day I’ve felt campaign fatigue. Maybe that’s the cause of this dour column where today I ask the essential question of our country’s existence: At long last, America, have we no sense […]
Fighting on the home front
In my yard stands an Obama for President sign. Plastered on my back car bumper is an Obama ‘08 sticker. Yes, I feel he would be the better President for our country in the challenging years to come. But if he doesn’t win, I won’t blame Republicans. Well, sure, I’ll blame Republicans and Democrats alike […]
McCain was right about one thing …
I’m getting complaints about how much emphasis I’m putting in this column on the presidential election and the candidates and their running mates. I don’t actually enjoy writing about politics and all this deadly serious stuff every single day. I’m a woman who loves to write about cats and birds, the beautiful nature of Sarasota, […]
A dog in the fight
Sarah, I’m a ballsy chick, but I’m no pit bull (maybe more of a Boston Terrier). I don’t care for hockey (just a tad violent for my tastes), and I don’t wear lipstick (I’m a gloss gal myself). But just ‘cause I wouldn’t self-identify with a pit bull, doesn’t mean I’m not willing to jump […]
The straight dope …
I’ve heard from a lot of you via email and postings that you think I’m “on Palin’s side because she’s a woman” — or I’ve “finally come to my senses” — citing last night’s Palin Pulled No Punches column as evidence for both POVs. Um, did you guys (only men have said either of these […]
Palin pulls no punches
Wow. Sarah Palin nailed her presentation to the Republican party and the American public. I may not like her politics but I can’t argue with her stage presence. The woman definitely got my attention.