So have you seen this latest Obama ad? The one that starts out with a clip of McCain at the 3rd debate saying “I’m not President Bush”? And then the voiceover goes “Truuueee, but..”?
I absolutely love this ad. I dunno how effective it is, no judgement there. But the voiceover guy is genius in taking [...]

So it’s been a crazy week for presidential politics. McCain continues his dysfunctional campaign and Congress continues to work on a bailout. I’ve been away from the internet for the past week, but have had access to cable. So I watched the cable news shows and discovered that their explicit editorializing was a nice change [...]

So this past weekend while watching Tina Fey do an absolutely amazing Sarah Palin on SNL, I learn that Wasilla is the meth capital of Alaska. Today, while perusing FiveThiryEight.com, I learn that while Palin was mayor of the town, rape victims were required to pay for their own forsenic tests. A practice only in [...]

Without being smarmy about it or unfurling gotcha questions, ABC News anchor Charles Gibson demonstrated that he knows volumes more about national security and foreign policy than does Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
To say I was unimpressed with Palin’s performance would be an understatement. I didn’t know what to expect since she’s been on a [...]

Today’s article, courtesy of Slate, on the topic of lipstick, pigs, and putting the two together.
McCain’s campaign perfects its outrage over sexism.
All campaigns must change in order to handle the arrival of a vice-presidential candidate. To accommodate Sarah Palin, John McCain’s Straight Talk Express has now installed a fainting couch. It’s not for the vice-presidential [...]