What to Expect in the VP Debate
Thursday night, Sen. Biden finally gets his chance to embarrass Sarah Palin in the Vice Presidential debate. The two most interesting questions are: (1) What can we expect from each of them? and (2)...
View ArticleDoes Palin Understand How Government Works?
We know she doesn't know the name of any Supreme Court decisions other than Roe v. Wade. What else doesn't she know? If I were Gwen Ifill, I'd want to ask her the following questions... If you were...
View ArticleThe Once and Future Queen: Sarah Palin in 2012?
Rich Lowry is seeing starbursts, and Ross Douthat is dreaming about what 2012, 2016, or 2020 might bring.What does Sarah Palin's future hold, and how closely tied is it to the future of the GOP?John...
View ArticleA Necessary End
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. - Oscar WildeIt was inevitable, I suppose, that the McCain campaign would adopt character assault as its primary message down the stretch, including...
View ArticleFool Proof: The Mistakes of John McCain (Part 1)
My friends, John McCain's going to lose this election. He faces a structural disadvantage in the electoral college, an electorate on the precipice of generational realignment, and an opponent who, I...
View ArticleFool Proof: The Mistakes of John McCain (Part 2)
This is the second part in a series analyzing the mistakes McCain has made in his campaign.Read the first part here.Mistake 2: Wasting the Post-Primary WindowJohn McCain wrapped up the Republican...
View ArticleThe Next New Electoral Map
The debate over the "new" electoral map began during the primaries: what it might look like and what red states the Democrats might be able to flip.Well, we now know what it looked like on November...
View ArticleGay Marriage in Iowa
Proposition 8 has been getting all the coverage, but the Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Tuesday in Varnum v. Brien. At stake is the right to marriage equality for all Iowans.This diary is a...
View ArticleConservative Judicial Activism: Top Examples
Conservatives are always whining about "judicial activism" and "legislating from the bench." Mind you, it's not clear what precisely is meant by "judicial activism," but it apparently includes such...
View ArticleCurious About George
My three year old watches Curious George every morning on public television. It seems like a fine enough show. I haven't seen anything objectionable about it.However, I recently went out and got a copy...
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