Ohio Primary

I look forward to tomorrow’s Democratic primary in Ohio with renewed hope and anticipation of a new future.
With much enthusiasm I will gladly cast my vote for the junior Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.

So Much Additional Power To Grab, So Little Time To Grab It

Wow. It looks like Pres. Bush is trying to spray-paint the walls, stuff wads of paper towels down the toilets, and generally take down as much of the country’s remaining democratic infrastructure as he can in the 10 months that remain to him:
The other day I reported on a troubling new Executive Order from George [...]

It Was A Joke!

The editor of the Washington Post’s Outlook section has an explanation for why he published Charlotte Allen’s paean to self-loathing, “We Scream, We Swoon, How Dumb Can We Get?” in yesterday’s Sunday edition: It was a joke.
“If it insulted people, that was not the intent,” Outlook editor John Pomfret told me this morning, calling [...]

Obama and Clinton on “60 Minutes”

I am so glad that Andrew Sullivan noticed this, because I did, too: “Clinton is pressed to say that Obama is not a Muslim. She does - but then she pulls it back.” I don’t even think it was all that subtle. It appeared calculating and deliberate to me. Here is the video; judge for [...]

Thought of the Day

How do you recognize a Republican with a flat tire?
He’s changing each one to see which one is flat.
How do you recognize a Republican who is out of gas?
He’s changing each tire to see which one is flat.