Mr. Ruffini states his facts, and then proceeds to "reason" from them to get the conclusion he wants.

Very well put, and pointing to the real problems with the Palin nomination.

A solid statement of why a female vice-president would not necessarily be a victory for women, and a good examination of why one should vote for a candidate on the basis of one issue.

Characterizing a stand further in the direction of the oil companies than the Bush administration re polar bears as bold and admirable is a a high hurdle, which I'm afraid this article misses on. And attempting to argue that administering the needs of a small town is perfect preparation for potentially running a country is again a magnificent effort to persuade, but it does not do so.

Agreed that it seems to focus on all the GWB-style "positives" - she might hunt moose, but what has that to do with governance? This seems more a really-she's-fine-don't-think-about-it article than an objective one.

Quite one-sided. The problems that many independent voters will have with her are not stated: anti-abortion, pro-Creationist. And again with the guns. Obviously no one in the Republican Party bothered to listen to Obama's speech; guns are a dead issue - unless you specifically want to be unreasonable about them.

Good overall; it's obvious that the writer favors Obama, but gives solid reasons for doing so while maintaining a clear-eyed attitude throughout.

Quite well done - especially in its careful examination of both candidates' ideas; it does make the differences very clear indeed - that despite his "maverick" position, McCain is moving toward "more of the same", with no new ideas to cope with the aftereffects of a Katrina-level storm, whereas Obama's position appears to be considerably more nuanced and on-the-ground oriented.

Despite what other reviewers may think, dishonesty, whether material or intellectual, is significant and important.

Very clear and non-judgemental.