The Widening Gyre By PAUL KRUGMAN The widening gyre, in this case, would be the feedback loops (so much for poetry) causing the financial crisis to spin ever further out of control. The hapless falconer would, I guess, be Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary. And the gyre continues to widen in new and scary ways. […]
Obama for president Palin’s rise captivates us but nation needs a steady hand … Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency – but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our […]
Prior to this protracted campaign, I would have thought that this election would hinge on George Bush’s support base. If the Republican Candidate could hold onto it, he/she would win. If not, the Democratic Candidate would win. That’s not how it has played out at all [confirming my non-pundit status]. It seems to me thatBarack […]
Sorry, Senator. Let’s Salvage What We Can By David Frum There are many ways to lose a presidential election. John McCain is losing in a way that threatens to take the entire Republican Party down with him… So in August, McCain tried a bold new gambit: He would reach out to independents and women with […]
Desperately Seeking Seriousness … As the economic scene has darkened, I’d argue, Americans have rediscovered the virtue of seriousness. And this has worked to Mr. Obama’s advantage, because his opponent has run a deeply unserious campaign. Think about the themes of the McCain campaign so far. Mr. McCain reminds us, again and again, that he’s […]
The ACORN StormFrom John McCain, hyperbole about potential voter fraud THE VERY "fabric of democracy," or so Sen. John McCain warned at the final presidential debate, is at stake. "We need to know the full extent of Senator Obama’s relationship with ACORN, [which] is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest […]
I will admit to avoiding most news and Internet for the last week, preferring instead the streets of the towns along the west coast of Mexico and the sun deck on our ship. But CNN was on the ship TV and I caught some of the campaign speeches. Michelle Obama was wonderful. She always gives […]
Endorsement + Indictment of Republican Tactics: Priceless!
Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.. McCain Campaign Launches Pre-emptive Strike on NYT Sen. John McCain’s campaign reacted with fury early this morning to a New York Times profile of the senator’s wife Cindy. A campaign spokesman called the article a "vicious attack" and released a copy of a letter the […]
Supreme Court rules against Ohio Republicans in ‘voter fraud’ case. Earlier this week, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Ohio Republicans in ruling that the Secretary of State must “establish a system of verification that would match driver’s license numbers or Social Security numbers with new voter applications.” Today, the Supreme Court reversed […]