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This has to be one of the most anticipated U.S. Vice Presidential debates in the last quarter century. It is as big as Bush – Ferraro and Gore – Quayle – Stockdale. I certainly will be watching.Partial as I am to Barack Obama, I was not anticipating Joe Biden as his running mate. [...]

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The NY Times has a story on how yesterday’s bailout deal failed. This is an insider’s tale with blow by blow detail. It is a fascinating view into how the U.S. conducts government policy. Below is a snippet from the post and a link to the full story.
One interesting facet in the matter was the [...]

John Edwards seemed to feel the strongest about fidelity as an indicator of presidential worthiness, calling it “fundamental”

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Eighteen million votes: $212 million. Some 1,926 delegates: $109,823 a pop. Blowing the biggest head start in presidential history: priceless.
From anointed to also-ran, Hillary Clinton spent more money to lose a primary election than any candidate in Democratic Party history.
-New York Daily News, 9 Jun 2008

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In the UK, I get called ‘darling’ and ’sweetheart’ all the time. I find it a bit strange (but endearing) and I’m a guy. But calling a woman you don’t know Sweetie in a professional context? That is a problem.

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A map I caught at Time Magazine shows that the Clinton-Obama divide has much less to do with ‘white working class people’ and MUCH more to do with regional preferences. If you look at this map, what you see is that the margin of Obama victory is greatest in Democratic leaning areas and the [...]

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I’m sorry, but this video is too funny not to post. Thanks, Carol.

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As I predicted a few weeks ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton has abandoned the race for the President of the United States today. I was right by sheer luck more than skill, but there it is.
Here’s the story:
Hillary Clinton will abandon her White House bid at the end of the week and throw her support [...]

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I have been reading Hillary Rodham Clinton’s biography by Carl Bernstein entitled “A Woman in Charge.” The book has been very effective in terms of allowing me a more nuanced view of HRC after I started to become disappointed with her campaign tactics. As a result, I tend to ascribe largely positive motives [...]

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My god, it just occurred to me: Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to be Vice-President just in case. Now, I get it. It just clicked in when I was reading the blog “The Moderate Voice.” In the post entitled Short-Circuiting Clinton? Pelosi, Reid, Dean Give Superdelegates Friday Decision Deadline, it says:
“While newspapers around [...]