Getting a read on John Edwards’ willingness to join the Democratic ticket as Obama’s running mate has been a little tricky. In fact, I suspect Edwards has personally changed his mind on the subject, probably more than once. In January, after ending his campaign, Edwards was asked he would accept a VP slot. He said, […]
It’s possible John McCain decided he doesn’t really want to be president after all. It’s a tough, demanding job, and maybe McCain came to the conclusion he’s just not up to the task. It seemed like a good idea to him last year, but maybe he bit off more than he could chew. It’s too […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * A hint of progress, now that Bush won’t have to deal with the follow-through: “The United States joined its allies Tuesday in committing for the first time to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, as the Group of Eight major industrialized nations approved a plan […]
The DNC and the Obama campaign, confirming a week of rumors, announced yesterday that Barack Obama will accept the party’s presidential nomination at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High. The stadium, home to the Denver Broncos, can accommodate more than 75,000 people, more than triple the number in the arena where the rest of the […]
The Health Care For America Now initiative formally kicked off at the National Press Club today, and it sounds like a group with its eyes on the prize. A consortium of progressive groups, think tanks, trade unions and activists are set to launch a $40 million health care campaign to prepare the ground for the […]
When Nouri al-Maliki first indicated yesterday that he’d like to reach an agreement with the Bush administration on either the “departure” of U.S. forces from Iraq or “a timetable on their withdrawal,” the administration initially suggested the remark may have been a transcription error. It looks like the Iraqis actually mean it. Iraq’s national security […]
Whether Barack Obama is “moving to the middle” is a topic of considerable discussion, though I tend to think most of the handwringing is overwrought and misplaced. But I was taken aback by the ferocity of Bob Herbert’s column in the NYT this morning, in which he complained that Obama is “not just tacking gently […]
You may recall a story from October, when Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified before a Senate panel on the impact of climate change on public health. Before Gerberding could talk to lawmakers, however, the White House altered her testimony. References to potential health risks were removed — […]
Yesterday’s big news was John McCain’s “plan” to eliminate a $410 billion deficit in just four years. He didn’t get around to explaining how, exactly, he planned to do this, but the McCain campaign is very excited about the vague generalities it presented the public. Now that everyone’s had a chance to review McCain’s “policy,” […]
By any reasonable measure, the 2005 bankruptcy “reform” law passed in 2005 was one of the worst pieces of domestic legislation of Bush’s presidency. Campaigning in Georgia today, Barack Obama, to his enormous credit, put fixing the law back on the table. For all the talk about Obama reversing course and scurrying to the middle, […]