Since I became a blogger I don’t enter into political arguments too often in the real (as opposed to the virtual) world. One reason is that I’ve found such talks only rarely to be fruitful and civil, even though I … Continue reading →
Joe Conason thinks McCain doesn’t know much about history, in particular the Vietnam War and the lessons he should have learned from it. Conason, as the possessor of a 1975 degree in history from Brandeis where they no doubt taught … Continue reading →
The Unity NH love fest (unity, get it?) involving Hillary and Obama featured a sartorial demonstration of the bond between them. As though they were a couple at a prom, his tie matched her suit, which was in a color … Continue reading →
One of the points Obama supporters often make about McCain is that he must be dumb since he graduated 594th out of 599th in his class at the Naval Academy. McCain’s low ranking is true. It’s also is true that … Continue reading →
At first I thought this campaign season was going to be boring. Ho-hum. Hillary would be the Democratic nominee of course, and the Republicans would experience some jockeying for position but maybe Romney would win. Of course we know it … Continue reading →
The two nominees-to-be are in some ways diametric opposites. There’s policy: a conservative (despite the fact that many conservatives don’t think so) vs. a liberal. Stay the course vs. pull out. A Republican vs. a Democrat. The electorate is probably … Continue reading →
Maybe it’s come down to this: choosing a President is now mostly about style rather than substance. Obama is cool. That’s the real link with Kennedy, who was exceptionally cool but in a very sophisticated way. Bill Clinton was sort … Continue reading →
Obama won enough delegates yesterday to almost certainly become the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominee. A number of articles about that fact make use of the word “historic.” Indeed, it is. Of course, if Hillary Clinton had won the nomination instead, … Continue reading →
Even a decisive win for Hillary today in both South Dakota and Montana—which is unlikely, but which could cause the superdelegates to think twice about Obama—might not save her Presidential aspirations. Hillary’s goose appears to be cooked. The fat lady … Continue reading →
Has Hillary been the victim of sexism in her quest to become President? How’s this for an equivocal answer: Yes and no.
Continue reading →There used to be no love lost between Bush and McCain. But paradoxically, the war in Iraq, which divided Bush from much of the nation, caused McCain to come closer and to even defend him. Now McCain is in an … Continue reading →
Even though I was a Democrat at the time, had voted for Gore and disliked Bush, in the spine-tingling days of the back-and-forth after the 2000 Presidential election I recognized that whoever played the best game in overtime would win. … Continue reading →