Apparently Ralph Nader has formed an exploratory presidential committee. If the committee is going to do anything other than explore the depths of Nader's narcissism, it might have a tough time.While I agree with Nader that calling him a "spoiler" may be a sign of...
Month: January 2008
Not to belabor the point, but there's some nonsense going on in this comment thread regarding the Florida primary. The content of the nonsense appears to be the argument that,.
Dana and Tom have good posts. To expand on one of Tom's points, I think Edwards is a lesson in the perils in trying to become president from the Senate,.
Richard Bruce ("Dick") Cheney turns 67 today.Words fail. . . . Mr. Trend discovers that Cheney shares his birthday with Phil Collins. And I'll simply note the *cough* coincidence that Gandhi was assassinated on Cheney's 7th birthday, while the VP's 65th birthday cache included the...
There was no Florida Democratic primary. Although the high turnout in a non-primary was heartening for Democratic prospects in November, the results are wholly meaningless as there was no campaign.
On the wonderfully ignominious collapse of Rudy!, I think Noam Scheiber gets it right: "Was Rudy's strategy flawed, or was it the candidate? I say the latter. Rudy spent a.
Hitching your wagon to Rudy! really wasn't a great idea...
As djw reminded us recently, the long overdue self-destruction of the Giuliani campaign continues to be immensely pleasing, whatever else happens from here. And Fred Thompson's quiet departure for the.
It's anybody's guess how long Rudy will stay in the race after his disastrous performance in Florida tonight. All signs point to him endorsing McCain as soon as tomorrow.My question.
Santana to Mets, assuming that the Wilpon who passed on Vladimir Guerrero doesn't come back. It sure was a great idea for Minnesota taxpayers to give their multi-billionaire owner a $400 mil. subsidy. Gomez does seem like a legitimate propsect, although he's a risky tools...
This last Sunday, Parag Khanna published a long excerpt of a new book in the New York Times Magazine. Dan Nexon at Duck of Minerva loved it. Dan Drezner didn't..
I thought this passage from the Times story about Kennedy's endorsement of Obama was interesting:In a 20-minute address, Mr. Kennedy hailed Mr. Obama’s ability to transcend racial divisions. Mr. Kennedy,.