Archive for October 2008
Palin Bingo
A reader of this blog sent this along about last week’s vice presidential debate: Some friends and I played “Palin Bingo” while watching the debate. (Squares said things like, “Pit Bull,” “Terrorism,” and “One Heartbeat Away.”) Between Palin herself and Biden’s stumbles there were a lot of laughs. I guess if you can’t laugh at…
Read MoreBombs Away!
Carter made an apt analogy Friday about the presidential race: It’s the fourth quarter, John McCain is two touchdowns behind and he has to score. The race is not over. But if McCain doesn’t change the momentum in the next two weeks, it will be over. So, once again, Mad Bomber McCain has turned the…
Read MoreVeep-watching
Democratic and Republican partisans breathed a sigh of relief last night. Neither Biden nor Palin ran the family car off the cliff. Democrats secretly worry that Palin’s regular-gal shtick might again ignite McCain’s campaign. His chances seem to rise every time he cedes the stage to her. Once again, she won Miss Congeniality. Miss Congeniality…
Read MoreDefending Perdue
I have quoted before the blunt response Bert Bennett always gave when people started analyzing election wins and losses. Bert, who was Terry Sanford’s campaign manager in 1960 and Jim Hunt’s political mentor, would say: “When you win, everything you did was right. When you lose, everything you did was wrong.” This year, Democrats are…
Read MoreQuick Hits
Sarah Palin puts me in mind of a quote by Goethe, who apparently followed American politics very closely: “Nothing is more frightening than ignorance in action.” Maybe one thing more frightening for Democrats is Joe Biden’s mouth. When it comes to shooting himself in the foot, Biden uses a machine gun. Tonight’s debate will have…
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