Month: October 2008
I only allude to the point in this column, but what makes people like Ayers and Kissinger similar is that, if your socio-economic status is high enough, it's very difficult.
Obama did his job (very well if you go by the instapolls.) Even if the numbers soften, in the big picture it's a major victory. If you'll forgive the analogy.
Discuss away if you're so inclined...[from davenoon]: I, for one, am glad to know that John McCain won't be appointing Tom Brokaw as Treasury Secretary. And that he might be.
A commenter protests in re: my assumption that the media will, as it always does, forgive John McCain his appalling campaign:The media loved McCain for certain traits, traits that he's.
Erik Loomis makes a stalwart defense of Seattle's Alaska Way Viaduct, recently named the Worst Freeway in America:The road sucks in a lot of ways. A big earthquake would remind.
Shorter Verbatim Assrocket:The fundamentals of the economy are indeed strong, and John McCain shouldn't hesitate to say so.I agree! Never mind that GDP is a more or less meaningless indicator.
Ezra presents an optimistic perspective about whether McCain's "dishonor before death" campaign will damage his reputation, at least if he loses. I'm not as sure.In the long-term, I'm inclined to.
Adam Liptak has a useful roundup, noting that the Court does not have any "blockbusters" comparable to last year's Second Amendment, death penalty, and war powers decisions. There are, however,.