President Daschle?
To some degree it is really Tom Daschle's political machine that has been more important to Barack Obama than franchises controlled by the Daley clan, the Kennedy family, and the Clintons.
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Greg Saunders: The Great White Nope
Once the glory of her gloriously sarcastic convention speech has faded, the Republicans will start finding reasons to dislike her just as they have every other conservative standard-bearer.
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Pistol-Packin' Sarah Shoots Up the Screen
John Ford couldn't have staged it better. Cowboy George disappearing into the sunset and Old Man McCain waving him off with relief. And suddenly there she was -- out of the Alaskan blue -- Cowgirl Sarah.
Cat Got Your Tongue, James Dobson?
Maybe I missed Dobson's press release condemning McCain's effort to court the Log Cabin Republicans. Either that or Dobson is every bit the Pharisee that we believe he is.
What Is Obama's Story?
Almost every single thing Palin said in her speech the other night turns out to be just a lie -- and it doesn't matter. She now has 58% favorability among the public. And she has a story.
McCain Could Have Gone Experienced, Female, Light Green; Instead, He Chose a Dark Future
John McCain had a choice. He could have gone 'green' (or at least light green) when choosing a female Republican governor. He actually had multiple 'light green' options in front of him.
Sarah Palin Dissed John and Sam Adams, Ben Franklin, the Original George W. and the Rest of the Founding Fathers!
It sure looks to me like the American Revolution began with a whole lot of grassroots community organizing done by dedicated private individuals focused on trying to build a better political system to benefit their fellow members of the Thirteen Colonies.
Palin's Revealing Attack On Grassroots Democracy
Community organizing -- or any sort of genuine grassroots effort -- is a real threat to Bush, McCain, and Palin. On that level, people start looking at actions instead of words.
Republican Pornography
Palin has already demonstrated her lack of judgment by accepting the role assigned to her, slapping on lipstick and regurgitating a speech that was no doubt written for a man two months ago.
McCain's Christian-Right Sop
Palin is sending a strange message on abstinence-only sex education; it clearly didn't work for her daughter. Indeed a lot of women are angry about that message and panicked over the enthusiasm Palin seems to be inspiring. Let me offer four reasons to calm down.
Responding to the GOP Convention
Last week we heard the Dems talk a lot about hope, about change, and about possibility. This week we got a very clear, and familiar refrain from the Republicans. Be afraid, be very very afraid.
It's About Knowledge, Not Experience
Obama understands that we live in a complicated, nuanced world, one in which cowboy-style "straight talk" does little but earn us dismissive laughs from friends and enemies overseas.
The "P" in "POW" Does Not Stand for "President"
For all the talk of candidates needing "experience" in this election, the only real experience the GOP is concerned with is McCain's POW past.
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