From the Land of Lincoln: Mr. Obama goes to Washington
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The Transformation
Michael Soklove and Frank Rich of the New York Times analyze how Obama achieved his victory.
THE NATION: The Transformation By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE (NY Times)
Early on Election Day morning in the Philadelphia suburb of Levittown, Pa., Joe Sinitski, 48, stood in a long line inside a school gymnasium, inching his way toward three blue-curtained voting machines. He wore jeans, a sweatshirt and a National Rifle Association baseball cap. He said he would vote for Barack Obama, a choice that some months earlier he could not have imagined.
We make and watch history: President Obama
At 8pm when the polls closed in California, I was glued in front of my TV screen watching Charles Gibson. Just like many of the other Obama supporters in Grant Park and everywhere around the country, tears rolled down my cheeks when Gibson announced:
The Cliffhanger: Read this before the election is over
If you are not already on the edge of your seat, read this article before we know who is the next president.
How smart is the American voter?
The electorate as a whole may be wiser and more rational than any individual.
By Larry M. Bartels (LA Times)
One of the bestselling books of the 2008 election season has been “Just How Stupid Are We?” by popular historian Rick Shenkman. It presents a familiar collection of bleak results from opinion surveys documenting the many things most Americans don’t know about politics, government and history. “Public ignorance,” Shenkman concludes, is “the most obvious cause” of “the foolishness that marks so much of American politics.” But is that really true?
Continue ReadingCarl Rove False Predictions
I wonder how long Carl Rove can continue peddling his “wisdom.” Frank Rich reports in the NYTimes:
Once Obama wrested the nomination from Clinton by surpassing her in organization, cash and black votes, he was still often seen as too wimpy to take on the Republicans. This prognosis was codified by Karl Rove, whose punditry for The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek has been second only to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as a reliable source of laughs this year. Rove called Obama
Continue ReadingGood Night, and Good Luck
At the Oscars award show not long after Good Night, and Good Luck came out in 2005, the host made a joke about the long-term bachelor George Clooney who directed and starred in the film. It went something like this:
Coach Michelle Obama
On “The Tonight Show,” Michelle Obama noted that she and her husband still sparred privately like the lawyers they are, and added:
“You want to know how Barack prepares for a debate? He hangs out with me, and he’s ready.”
Blame game: GOP forms circular firing squad
If McCain comes back to win this election, it will be the story of the year. It seems like the people with the McCain campaign don’t believe in victory anymore.
Report by: Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen and John F. Harris (Politico.com)
With despair rising even among many of John McCain
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