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Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Posts
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The candidates get to ask each other the questions—how cute. Yet not even Q&A sessions can spruce up this snoozer of a debate. Here's who asked whom what, and why: Romney asks Giuliani about China: Look how far we've come since autumn, when Romney Read More...
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Has anybody else noticed that the majority of the debates have had awful sound quality? Tonight's is no different, with a constant, hollow echo sound whenever anybody speaks. It's especially bad when they go out into the audience. I may be wrong, but Read More...
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Everybody seems to think that a faltering economy helps Mitt Romney because of Romney's Bain Capital past. Romney, reason says, made money himself, so he can make the country some money. That's all fine and good, but what about Ron Paul? Paul, of course, Read More...
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And we're back at yet another of these powwows. Thus far co-moderator Tim Russert has tried to play Gotcha with McCain, Huckabee, and Romney, yet none has taken the bait. Russert seems consumed with trying to get the candidates to say they don't trust Read More...
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SENECA, S.C.—There’s a traveling variety show traversing rural South Carolina right now, featuring Danny Glover of Angels in the Outfield , former Rep. Ben “Cooter” Jones of Dukes of Hazzard fame, Madeleine Stowe of Last of the Mohicans , and bluegrass Read More...
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Another day means another bicker-thon between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. First, there was the Cat Fight Debate on Monday night. Then yesterday Clinton aired a nasty, barely not-false ad that questioned Obama’s Reagan’s comments ( again ). That Read More...
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His lawsuit against NBC was thrown out . His New Hampshire recount effort failed to uncover widespread anti-Kucinich ballot stuffing. So, Dennis Kucinich has dropped out . Correction: He’s “transitioning out of the Democratic Presidential primary race,” Read More...
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GREENVILLE, S.C.—While Barack Obama and Clinton (both of them) butt heads in South Carolina, there’s a second, parallel campaign going on: the expectations game. The rules are simple: If you think you’re going to win, argue that the election matters. Read More...
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This is the first entry in what may become a Trailhead series called "The Neglected" on primaries and caucuses nobody cares about. If you thought the Iowa caucuses were undemocratic , then you obviously aren't a Louisiana Republican. On Tuesday night, Read More...
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SUMTER, S.C.—During his speech at the M.H. Newton Family Life Center on Wednesday, Obama rolled out his usual riff about how Bush and Cheney won’t be on the ballot in 2008: “No Cheney! No Bush!” he said. Someone in the audience took the bait: “No Hillary!” Read More...
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