Here’s what’s happening with five weeks until election day. Obama‘s lead is moving beyond measurable to solid. He is achieving in some polls the talismanic mark of 50 percent. He is opening leads in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Missouri. Two days ago, a GOP House of Representatives, egged on by phone callers roused up by right …
The first Obama-McCain debate was held late on a Friday–a weird time. Both men did well, but I scored it a narrow win for McCain–he seemed to drive the discussion more. Obama was learned and reasoned in his responses, but never–has never yet–wheeled on McCain and gone from defense to offense in a response. He …
I wish I felt better about the state of things. I wish that Jim Cramer wasn’t saying we had just averted a Depression, and I wish the New York Post wasn’t reporting that we were 500 trades away from a meltdown, and I wish Chris Dodd and John Boehner weren’t on TV saying that the …
My phone- and internet- friend Paul Begala, who so generously blurbed The Coup, has written a couldn’t-be-more-timely book called Third Term: Why George W. Bush [Hearts] John McCain. Paul–political consultant, White House counselor, CNN commentator Georgetown professor–and is feisty, combative, and wonderfully witty–the very definition of a Happy Warrior. I’m thrileld that he found time …
DATELINE: Foxboro, Mass., September 9 – Acting boldly to fill the void left by the injury to perennial All-Pro Tom Brady, the New England Patriots announced that they had signed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the team’s starting quarterback. “We’re extremely excited,’’ said team owner Robert Kraft. “In Sarah Palin, we have a proven leader …
Sarah Palin looked great last night, but the best bet is to short the stock. As Lawrence O’Donnell Jr. pointed out on Morning Joe, she proved that she could give a speech in a big hall, a skill which is now useless to her. She may well face an audience as admiring and enthusiastic, but …
“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned,” read a statement issued on Monday by Governor Palin and her husband, Todd. “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby.” Isn’t it a good thing, Governor, to live …
Isn’t it interesting that Republicans, far more than Democrats, offer the second spot on the national ticket to pink-cheeked newcomers? In my lifetime, the Republicans have nominated as vice-president Richard Nixon, a national figure, but a mere six years out of the navy; the former senator Henry Cabot Lodge; the obscure New York congressman William …
It was thrilling to see Teddy Kennedy take the stage at the Democratic Convention last night, diminished by his disease and valiant even in his 11th hour. One could not listen to his speech without thinking of his great speech at the Democratic Convention in 1980, which, for my money, ranks with JFK‘s inaugural and …
Don’t look for Scott McClellan at any Bush administration reunions. His old mates seem none too happy with him these days. Of course, what they’re saying may not be exactly the same as what they’re thinking. WHAT PRESS SECRETARY DANA PERINO SAID: “[The President] is puzzled, and he doesn’t recognize this as the Scott McClellan …
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