Recommended Reading
Joshua Green tells us what Karl Rove will stop at to get his candidate elected. The answer seems to be "Nothing." […]
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Quick Thought
Almost everyone said Kerry won last night's debate and he seems to be pulling ahead in most polls. Bill O'Reilly is being sued for sexual harassment by a lady who has tons of embarrassing alleged quotes from the man. Could Al Franken be any happier today? […]
Today's Political Rant
One thing I wish John Kerry had said last night, he could have said in response to Bush hectoring him about the supposed "93 times" he's voted to raises taxes. If I were Kerry — and by the way, you should all feel fortunate that I am not — I would have looked right into […]
Recommended Reading
Here's a pretty important column by Frank Rich on the efforts of the Bush administration to muzzle and/or intimidate the press. […]
Bargain Burial
I'm pricing a new LCD TV for my office and I was just over on the Costco site and noticed that they're now selling coffins. I was about to post here that there was something creepy about this and then I thought: Why not? Charging people huge sums to bury a loved one has always […]
Threepeat?
Most of the polls are calling tonight's debate a solid victory for Kerry. Even after watching the fifteen minutes I missed (during which absolutely nothing of value was said, it turns out), I still think Bush did a little better than those polls indicate. Not that I'm not happier with Kerry winning. […]
Just After the Debate
You know…Kerry just, in the post-debate mingling, gave Bush a little pat on the back. He didn't seem to touch the area where the infamous bulge has been spotted but he could have. And if there had been something there, he could have reacted in surprise, thereby telling the world that Bush had something hidden […]
Watching the Debate
The tube on my TV set is fluttering but it looks to me like these guys are wearing the exact same outfit. Same dark blue suits. Same red ties. Same American flag pins. I want Kerry to turn around so I can see if he has a bulge on this back. […]
Watching the Debate
Ouch. Kerry just spanked Bush on the assault weapon question. […]
Watching the Debate
So far, the big "pull quote" from this seems to be Bush's denial that he said he didn't care about bin Laden. He did say it and if there's video of him saying it, we're going to be seeing it tomorrow morning. Bob Schieffer asked a good question about the necessity of a military draft […]
Watching the Debate
Isn't it interesting that when your candidate takes a stand that differs from the majority of Americans, it's an example of standing on principle and not governing by polls…but if the opposing candidate takes a stand that differs from the majority of Americans, he's wrong because he's out of the mainstream? I think both men […]
Watching the Debate
I just left the set for about fifteen minutes to tend to something. Did Kerry mention anything about having a plan or about this being the first president in 72 years to lose jobs? […]
Watching the Debate
Oh, Jeez. They're both going to say all the same lines they said in the last two debates. Some of these phrases have now been rerun more times than the funeral of Chuckles the Clown. […]
Two Questions Before the Debate
Every shot I see today on the news channels has the anchor and his/her guests outside, with crowds massing behind them, holding placards and shouting slogans. During Crossfire, there was a guy in the background with his face painted red, waving some sort of illegible sign so you didn't even know who or what he […]
Battle of the Bulge
A lot of folks are sending me links to articles and questions about what I think of the "bulge" on Bush's back during the first debate…and there are even pictures from the second which seem to show the same bulge on occasion…and others that don't. This is a matter where it's real easy to descend […]