Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who should know better, was caught by an open mic yesterday  making demonstrably false statements — Sarah Palin is “no genius,” for example. Rendell also said that Arizona Governor and Homeland Security Secretary-nominee Janet Napolitano is perfect for the job because she has no family, “no life”...

Reputed double-minority Matt Drudge has the red headlines up at his site. To him, the news of the day is not that Colin Powell today endorsed Barack Obama, but that he (Powell) claims that the endorsement has nothing to do with race. Drudge helpfully reminds readers that Powell previously said that having a black president would be good for the country: Oh and...

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Ever wondered what it might’ve been like to attend a George Wallace rally? Dana Milbank gives us a glimpse with his account of a Palin event in Clearwater, Florida: Barack Obama, she told 8,000 fans at a rally here Monday afternoon, “launched his political career in the living room of a domestic terrorist!” This followed her earlier accusation...

As I’ve pointed out, for a “non-partisan news correspondent” (you know, like Major Garrett), the Cartoon Network’s Fox News’ Megyn Kelly has gotten weirdly bent out of shape over what she perceives to be anti-Palin reporting. I was starting to believe that a non-partisan news correspondent might be permitting her support for John...