Shorter syndicated columnist William F. George: The only possible explanation for why a majority of the American electorate would vote for a candidate whose policies they substantially prefer is because of white guilt. A underprivileged guy like Mitt Romney just can't catch a break. Shorter...
Author: Scott Lemieux
Jerry Brown and Christine Quinn. Andrew Cuomo gets most of the attention in the "bad New York Democrats" sweepstakes, but my understanding from people who deal with New York City.
After a few technical hiccups, we couldn't be happier with our minor slight re-design (thanks again to vs.) Unfortunately, during the transition the post I wrote on March 31st predicting.
I'm so old I remember when the Red Sox were considered to be one of the best organizations in baseball. Alas, I lack the hermeneutical chops that would be necessary to reconstruct such a strange, distant universe.
Wow, Paul Ryan has even lost the newspaper that inexplicably signs Robert Samuelson's paychecks. The declining reputation of the zombie-eyed granny starver is shocking to me; normally, once somebody gets.
So, you're the New York Jets, self-proclaimed most impressive team in football, despite missing the playoffs. Your defense -- good. But your offense features a below-average QB (flashes of promise.
It's always reassuring to know that you can go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. I eagerly wait Glenn Reynolds's post bout how this bellyflop is meaningless because everybody just skips the movies for the DVD nowadays, a rule that oddly applies only...
In addition to the reasons Krugman mentions, there's the even more powerful issue that grand bargains aren't actually enforceable. Even if you could reach a deal to cut the deficit.
Evan Bayh. I mean, give Lanny Davis this: he never really pretends to be anything but a greasy hack. Bayh wants to be Lanny Davis while pompously patting himself on.
Never let it be said that I don't know how to spend an exciting Saturday night, I'm re-watching the first Bush/Gore debate. (SPOILER: Bush lies his ass off, particularly about his massive upper-class tax cuts! Gore patiently explains why the lies are lies! Centrist pundits...
Recent discussion here may have given the impression that I am comprehensively anti-spoiler. Absolutely not true! Some spoilers I like perfectly well. Now, if the Red Sox can save any.
Shorter Politico: Mitt Romney is likely to lose badly because he's just too good for America to appreciate his qualities. Wonderful guy, but bad candidate. A Nice Guy who deserves.