After finishing Obama Zombies, you cannot help but note some irony. First, Obama’s “digital domination” didn’t come cheap. There was a specific reason he opted out of public campaign financing. But liberals supposedly deplore the role of money in politics, don’t they? The second irony is that the tools of communication Obama employed to spread his message, led by television, personal computers, and cell phones, are the tools of freedom — communication is freedom — in critical demand by oppressed people across the world. It’s incredible to think about Obama using those tools to implement a socialist agenda that serves only to restrict freedom.
The culmination of Edwards’ slow motion train wreck, at least so far, came in the beginning months of 2010. In January, journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin published a 448-page account of the 2008 election, Game Change, that portrayed John as an egomaniac and Elizabeth a psycho chick. One month later, Edwards’ former top aide, Andrew Young, published his own exposé, The Politician. Any remaining scraps of Edwards’ decency went out the window. Readers fascinated by the inner workings of campaigns and politicians’ cultic appeal will find the tomes a lively read. Their reliability is another question: Game Change uses anonymous sources, and a self-admitted imposter penned The Politician. Take them with a grain of salt, but still take them. They offer valuable insights into the anatomy of political scandal.
In the exit polls, voter opposed the financial bailout by 56 percent to 39 percent. Two thirds favored offshore drilling. Only 29 percent said Obama should shut down Guantanamo.
A useful way to think about the two Democratic wave elections of 2006 and 2008 is that they’ve taken America back to the status quo ante of 1993.
Democrats feel triumphant, and they should. Now they must govern. Republicans feel dejected, and they should. Now they must rebuild.
How did the mainstream media see the Palin-Biden debate? Let's see.
There’s at least one major difference between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama: their use of campaign art.
It’s been a long, long time since North Carolina politics has offered so many compelling stories at the same time.
Political site's MSM-refugee reporters break one of the basic rules of good reporting.
One side in the presidential race is going to be disappointed. But each side ought at least to prepare itself against the possibility of shock.
It’s only a few weeks from Labor Day, which among other things will signify the beginning of the end – the “homestretch” – of the 2008 election cycle.
