You can’t blame Saint Ralph for envying the stench of desperation coming from his Republican allies; at least it would be a sign of life. But I think this is overdoing it a bit: These days, a primary Nader campaign fundraising tactic involves an aide or supporter soliciting donations from the audience at a speech, even […]
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Mike Leigh is, without serious question, a major filmmaker. His method of improvising from complex characters to develop a then-fixed shooting script makes his movies feel like nobody else’s, he
Henry at Crooked Timber notices some GOP 527 ads in strange places: One of my colleagues complained to me this morning that her AOL Instant Messenger software had been hijacked by political spam. As
Update: I didn’t mean to post this as a blank post. Here’s what I meant to include: Part 1: From MyDD, we learn of an interesting new segment of the Bush stump speech. Here’s a sample: Listen, before I want to say something, I’m traveling with a guest and a friend who represents thousands of people […]
I’m statistically literate enough to know that Matt Yglesias is certainly right about this. So why do I stop what I’m doing to check Rasmussen every morning at 9:00 AM?
Allright, I figure now is a good time to make an election prediction. And I have it: Kerry 284* Bush 254* I have Kerry winning WA, OR, CA, HI, MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, OH, PA, NY, VT, NH, ME, RI, MA, CT, N
Congratulations. Good luck with the daunting task of constructing a new fan-identity that doesn’t revolve around your status as an eternally cursed loser. It won’t be easy, but I know you can do it. Love, David
When you let Amy Grant and the guy from Creed sing “God Bless America” in the seventh inning stretch, the terrorists have already won. Love, Scott
Our esteemed commenter Leo raises many fine points, but I would like to note that your decision last night, during the eight inning of a World Series game–while the game was being played!–
One of the big stories of this election will be the blogs. From the mobilization of the grassroots and tapping of fundraising sources to keeping key stories alive when the rest of the media ignores them, blogs have changed the texture of American politics. It turns out blogs are more powerful than we thought. In […]
I agree with Dahlia Lithwick that the Supreme Court is unlikely to appoint the President again in 2004. Not, however, because such appeals would not have “any legal basis.” The “our
It’s not exactly news that the Republicans are the party of 15th Amendment nullification, but generally they’re taught to be a little less candid…