I saw his name in various trial balloons, I am here to quickly and politely shoot them down.

Chet Edwards's brother-in-law killed a gay prostitute in his backyard and through religious and political influence got probation.

This is not a swiftboat, this is a story of privilege in a Texas court.

From Privilege in America:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcJ8ib8U3zk

I just bring this up to help Senator Obama vet Representative Chet Edwards in the arena of "privilege", since that is the theme this year.

Thank you for your time.

Posted: 11:01 PM ET

Clinton has been informed she will not be Obama's VP.

(CNN) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has ruled out Senator Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, a senior Democratic official told CNN on Friday night.

Clinton -- Obama's main rival during the primary season -- has been informed by Obama's campaign that she is not his choice to be his vice presidential candidate, the source said.

Clinton -- Obama's main rival during the primary season -- has been informed by Obama's campaign that she is not his choice to be his vice presidential candidate, the source said.

Mississippi State Supreme Court vote bans one of its own from dissent

It may be the first time a majority of the justices voted to prohibit a colleague from publishing a dissent in a case.

In other words, Presiding Justice Oliver Diaz of Ocean Springs disagreed with a court decision and wanted to write about it. His fellow judges said, no, he couldn�t and they apparently stopped the court clerk from filing Diaz�s statement into the record.

Diaz's document also wasn�t made available to the public, as every other order and dissent are.

"My job as a Supreme Court justice is to write opinions and dissents, when necessary," Diaz said later Thursday. "I was prevented from doing so by a majority of the court."

I went to law school with Justice Diaz so his case interests me.

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The other reason Diaz may face an uphill battle for reelection is because several years ago, he was indicted by the Bush Justice Department on public corruption charges. Diaz, a former Republican now backed by Democrats, maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal, refused to plea or resign his seat on the court, and was eventually acquitted on all charges. The Bush Justice Department then indicted him again. And he was acquitted again. His case is now being investigated by Congress to see if it was one of a series of overtly political and questionably meritorious prosecutions of Democratic public officials led by Bush-appointed U.S. attorneys (other prosecutions under investigation include those against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and Pennsylvania medical examiner Cyril Wecht).

Unfortunately the joke is on the millions of people that gave Obama their cell number. They will be plagued with phone calls and text messages for the next three months. By December their numbers will be sold to Zogby for polling.

I don't want more God in government. I want less.

I don't want to see the public school system destroyed with school vouchers.

I don't want my civil liberties sold to the highest bidder.

I don't want to see the last remnants of the New Deal destroyed under the guise of personal responsibility.

I don't want to swap one war for another.

He tells the press "I'm not the guy"  which means the press wants to take off and get some rest and instead their editors make them stay there watching him make dump runs. All the while the reports and crews are steaming. These are the guys who are going to be reporting on your campaign and you are pissing them off. Maybe they like to get the story and get home for their kids Little League game.

And if it was Biden this should have been announced on Tuesday or Wednesday. Waiting until Saturday means that you have
  - blunted your coverage of a positive event
  - made it look like your campaign was wracked with indecision and waiting until the last possible minute bickering back and forth

At this point all McCain has to do is have an orderly announcement of Romney and he has one this round. All the reports will mention how composed he is verses how the Obama was disorganized and chaotic.

Are the Obama people really going to write to all the newspapers about this? Will we be reading about this again and again for weeks to come?

From the National Review:

Grass Roots for Barack   [Byron York]

Hey! Guess what? I just got my email from Barack!

But it wasn't about that. Instead, the Obama campaign wants to remind me that -- guess what -- John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns. From campaign manager David Plouffe:

If somebody asked you, you probably wouldn't have to think about it.

But when a reporter asked John McCain how many houses he owns, he stumbled and said, "I think -- I'll have my staff get to you."

If you're like the millions of people who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage, you might have a different perspective.

Not only does John McCain have trouble keeping track of all his houses, he looks at record gas prices and a crippling foreclosure crisis and thinks the economy is fundamentally "strong." And last weekend he said anyone making less than $5 million a year isn't rich.

This is the side of John McCain his campaign wants to hide.

So yesterday, we launched a TV ad to show everyone how out-of-touch John McCain is with the economic realities of regular Americans.

But if we're going to get the truth out, it's going to take all of us working together to make it happen.

Watch the ad and write a letter to your local newspaper exposing the real John McCain:

But what if I'm no good at writing letters to my local newspaper? Well, just click here:

Our online tool will help you reach out to your local community and share your views with your friends and neighbors. To begin, just enter your zip code in the box above -- then click Participate. We'll provide you with talking points on how out-of-touch McCain is to help you write your letter and guide you through the process.

And guess what? They're really helpful. Just look at these talking points:

John McCain defines rich as making $5 million or more. By McCain's logic, you're middle class if you're making $3 million per year. Do you think that's middle class?

John McCain thinks "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." For who? With the mortgage crisis taking people's houses and gas prices rising, just who is McCain talking about?

Jesus.  Those delegates better pack platform shoes.