How they’re Preparing us for NObama (is it time for a third-party threat?)
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 Posted in Clinton, Obama | No Comments »The tenor of current political discussion suggests that the masters our preparing us for the possibility of undoing Obama's win: The superdelegate freeze (why not decide this now and spare us the pain?); claims by Gov Rendell and others that party ...
Obama Campaign Strategy Suggestions (it’s time to take off the gloves)
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Clinton, Obama | 3 Comments »The Obama campaign has avoided negativity and gratuitous attacks. That's a matter of integrity, and it's nice that someone has finally proved that it works. On the other hand, it's time to put Hillary out of her misery. It's important that ...
Once a Young Republican, Always … (Hillary Clinton Endorses McCain)
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Clinton, Obama | No Comments »The latest from the Clinton campaign: McCain and she are read to be commander in chief, Obama isn't "I won't accept a caucus" in Florida (Hillary)--meaning, she would be comfortable seating delegates in a state where there was no campaigning (not to ...
Rescuing Maiden Hillary
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in Clinton, Obama | 2 Comments »This will sound like sour grapes, but here goes. It's a measure of the delusion of the press that they treat Clinton's comeback as a resurgence. That's largely a function of a taste for drama, no matter what the realities--the desire ...
Political Wankery (the latest debate and the “Oh SNAP!” nihilism of our public discourse)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Clinton, Obama, Of Interest | 2 Comments »While Anderson Cooper does his vacuous deer-in-headlights-who-cares-about-people routine, Keith Olbermann (who's show Countdown is actually very good), approaches yesterday's debate with the same dreary cynicism as his mischievous mentor, the meat-headed Tom Sawyer of politics, Chris Mathews. The debate was ...
