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The general election hit the gutter in less than a week.
Economics 101 dictates the president really has no bearing on the economy. That is Ben Bernanke’s job, and his character, integrity or priorities aren’t up for grabs in November.
That doesn’t mean the economy isn’t in cyclical decline. Or that it’s structurally insufficient in housing, [...]

Read News analysis: dumpster diving »

Sen. Hillary Clinton “makes Rocky look like a pansy,” according to the North Carolina governor. She has “testicular fortitude,” in the words of one labor leader. In contrast, she’s behind shirts with pantsuits on them.
Say what?
Feminism isn’t the same now in the wake of the Clintons. And the Hillary Clinton campaign is partly responsible for [...]

Read Hillary’s manhood problem »

It’s late October.  It’s 3 a.m. There’s a phone ringing…
This sounds oddly familiar.
Right in the twilight of October, while we’re warming up to Winter’s fate, Obama and McCain will try to make the case: a vote for their ticket will be a vote to keep this country in perpetual Spring, the literary season of ebullience, [...]

Read Indiana Max and the crystal ball »

It’s hard to believe Sen. Hillary Clinton was ever honored to share a stage with her rival Sen. Barack Obama after seeing her latest last minute ad slamming Obama’s criticism of the much-ballyhooed gas-tax holiday.
But first—a word of praise. We’re actually talking about an issue. Gas taxes have never been so refreshing!
We’re talking about an [...]

Read We love the smell of napalm in the morning »

Sen. Barack Obama’s 10-point loss in Pennsylvania turned the universe upside down in a few hours. Suddenly, he was no longer his party’s front-runner. Suddenly, he was facing questions about his candidacy in the general election. Suddenly, and rather remarkably Internet pop-up windows, of all things, shifted from “should Hillary quit” surveys to, “can Hillary [...]

Read Pennsylvania and beyond »

When considering the strengths and weaknesses of Sen. John McCain’s presumed Republican presidential candidacy, there are two quotes that merit serious consideration.
The first comes from McCain himself: “We are succeeding in Iraq. I don’t care what anybody says.”
McCain’s straight talk came a day after four American soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb, rockets rained [...]

Read The McCain scorecard »

cheneyvpthmb.jpgHey, Obama, don’t you wanna be my vice presidential running mate? C’mon, punk, make my day.

Read Virtue and vice presidentialness »

hillarymonstre.pngBeware the artful proponent of Clintonism, an anti-ideology that will destroy us!

Read Hillary Clinton: the anti-ideology »

mccainneo.pngThe problem: there’s nothing about the neoRepublican field of candidates that’s refreshingly neo.

Read Same (neo)Republicans, different election »

drtmththumb.pngIt was so crazy-interesting, the debate you missed last night. War! Underage drinking! A rose dominatrix suit!

Read Dartmouth debate club »
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