Leah O'Donovan

Cindy McCain is offended when people criticise her husband for not being able to remember how many homes they own. If you’re offended by that, you married into the wrong business honey because politics is harsh. And if you’re offended because people are criticising you for being too rich, you need to get your priorities [...]

My friend Dave made an excellent comment to my previous post about McCain’s potentially borrowed story about his time in a Vietnamese prison camp. He made two very valid points:

McCain’s prison experience should be left alone
None of this is relevant to a Presidential campaign

I should have pre-empted my previous post with the fact that I [...]

There is a rumour milling about that John McCain’s war prison story in which a guard draws a cross in the dirt to indicate he too is a Christian is borrowed from famed writer Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. He told the story to Saturday’s faith forum audience and has used it in campaign ads. The great thing [...]

Last night Rick Warren quoted from the Bible twice and I’d appreciate it if anyone could tell me where they come from.

To whom much is given, much is required; and
Intelligent people seek out new ideas

First, let me state clearly that, if you didn’t already know, I am completely behind Barack Obama for the presidency. I state this so that there is no doubt about my bias in this writing. I certainly try to remain open-minded when listening to McCain but, at the end of the day, I am a [...]

Yep, it’s 3.00am here in London and I’m awake because I’ve just finished watching Pastor Rick Warren interview Obama and McCain on ‘values voter’ issues. I’ve jotted down a few notes and need to do a bit of investigation on a few issues tomorrow when my eyes aren’t drooping. Watch this space for my comments [...]