For those of us who are obsessive-compulsive commentators on what we read and hear, blogging platforms have been wonderful drugs indeed. Unfortunately, given that very few of us have parlayed our addiction into paying jobs, the jobs we do have (you know, the ones that actually pay the bills and send the kids to college) frequently separate us from our drug of choice.
Such has been the case for me the last couple of days. Now — to get my fix and stop the shakes — here’s a quick hit on some of the topics I might have commented on the last two days, if I could have.
Oh, the Horror
McCain sets free a trial balloon about the pro-choice Tom Ridge as a potential VP, sending his so-called base into a fit of teeth-gnashing.
Better to Overreact than Not React at All?
Apparently heeding the advice of he who knows about these things, the Obama camp takes on Jerome R. Corsi and his woven lies — with (perhaps) a smidge too much zeal.
Non-Separation of Church and State
Rick Warren lures the candidates to his stage — to the chagrin of some.
The Web of Lazy Minds
Nicholas Carr’s post speaks for itself. We have been duly warned.