We have borne witness to the phenominal rock-star power of the Obamas. From the school-girl mobbing of Michelle to the President’s supposed turning-by-charm of a previously sour-faced Agela Merkel, the First Couple’s charisma & popularity is irresistable.
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I’m currently vacillating on the Palin choice. She still seems like a cynical, slightly ridiculous choice of Bush in a skirt. On the other hand, while progressive pundits tut manfully and talk about the more honorable choice of Biden, there’s little comfort in claiming the moral high-ground from second place (again). In the interim, I [...]
I am in Crete at a conference. It’s been… dramatic. In the interim, here is a fun video from John Stewart. The joys of the ability of people to erase their memories of everything they said.
John McCain is increasingly becoming an embarrassment to the Republican Party. He’s been making gaffes on foreign and national policy around the clock for the last few weeks, and his campaign is looking more and more desperate as it goes for cheap stunts like mentioning that Obama is Castro’s choice. It’s weak sauce, but it [...]