Bitter taste
Saturday, April 12th, 2008For full disclosure, I am an Obama supporter, I feel he is the best candidate both in terms of electability and in terms of actual ability to do the job. I’ve watched his campaign with interest and rising enthusiasm. All of that said, I think people have to recognize that his statements in [...]
Finally, an unvarnished truth from Senator Clinton
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008In the Jan 21 debate, on the subject of national security, Senator Clinton said,
And if it is indeed the classic Republican campaign, I’ve been there. I’ve done that.
See? She’s confessing that she and Bill really do steal plays from the Karl Rove playbook… she’s “done” a Republican campaign.
Wait, wait. You say that that’s [...]
Reagan Worship?
Monday, January 21st, 2008So Senator Obama has generated some heat by making the following remarks:
I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it.
(I’m quoting them [...]
Clinton’s New Hampshire victory: What does it mean?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Shirt answer: A whole lot less than the punditocracy would like you to believe.
Long answer: Oh, my goodness, people. Could we all just stop with the wild oscillations from day to day? No one in their right mind believed the polls showing Obama up by double digits in a single week. [...]
The Impact of Tears
Monday, January 7th, 2008OK, so today during a campaign stop Hilary Clinton apparently teared up and allowed emotion into her voice. (See here for more if you need to.) And then John Edwards replied , “I think what we need in a commander-in-chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are tough business, but being president [...]