August 28, 2008
In Denver
I got to Denver yesterday, in time for day three of the coronation of Hillary Clinton, er, I mean, Bill Clinton, er I mean Barack Obama. I was able to get my way to MSNBC...
August 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Patriot
It is interesting to watch the parallels between the John McCain and Hillary Clinton in their campaigns against Barack Obama. They both are clearly contemptuous of Obama. Neither thinks he can handle the job of President. And...
August 26, 2008
Normal Guy
Obama To Democrats: “I am just a normal guy” (Denver, CO) Senator Barack Obama today accepted the Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party with a plaintive cry to reassure nervous voters. “I am really just a normal guy,”...
August 25, 2008
Watching the First Night
Democratic Convention Serves Its Unintended Purpose Every four years, Democrats from around the country converge on a masochistic city that actually begged for the privilege of hosting the Democratic convention. And every four years, a motley collection of...
August 25, 2008
A Lesson from Happy Days
One of my earliest lessons in politics came from watching the show Happy Days. As you may remember, Happy Days was a long-running television show starring Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Henry Winkler as ...
August 24, 2008
Abortion and Obama
There was an interesting story in Sunday’s Washington Post, written by David Maraniss, entitled “How Hawaii Shaped Him”, a story about Barack Obama’s formative years growing up in Paradise. Maraniss is an excellent writer, and his narrative is...