Odds?
by Pete on October 25, 2008
Given 1) the McCain campaign’s penchant for spur-of-the-moment stunts, and 2) their tanking poll numbers, one has to wonder what the odds are that sometime between now and election day, he will announce that he’s ditching Palin and apologize for (…)
Paulson and Bernanke
by Pete on October 14, 2008
The real question, though, is whether Bernanke is reaching for his pacemaker, or for a knife…
McCain’s town-hall awesomeness. Or not.
by Pete on October 8, 2008
I wonder if last night’s debate will finally deflate the media’s notion that the “town hall” format is somehow John McCain’s specialty. Much of this morning’s discussion has focused on the fact that McCain’s performance last night was adequate at (…)
You can’t make up stuff this good
by Pete on October 6, 2008
Sci-fi blog io9 asked six pundits to name science fiction works that are must-read/must-see material for the coming presidential election. Among others, they asked National Review Online bottom-feeder Jonah Goldberg. Swimming, as usual, in the shallow end of the pool, (…)
Freedom is on the march
by Pete on October 4, 2008
Just in case you missed it, the Justice Department has made some new rules for itself: The new road map allows investigators to recruit informants, employ physical surveillance and conduct interviews in which agents disguise their identities in an effort (…)
Perfect
by Pete on October 1, 2008
For reasons that I can’t fully explain, I feel this particular assemblage of photos from tonight’s New York Times homepage almost perfectly sums up the current state of political affairs in this country: