Once in a while, American politics will get so detached from reality, one wonders if news articles are part of an elaborate practical joke, meant to drive the reality-based community batty. Take, for example, John McCain’s assertion yesterday that he cares more about the needs of poor people than Barack Obama. The GOP nominee-in-waiting rapped […]
John McCain said he wouldn’t make Jeremiah Wright a campaign issue. Yesterday, he changed his mind. Senator John McCain delved on Sunday into remarks made by Senator Barack Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., saying it was “beyond belief” that Mr. Wright had likened the Romans at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion […]
Just 10 days ago, DNC Chairman Howard Dean struck a relatively impatient note about the party’s presidential nominating contest, telling CNN that he wants uncommitted superdelegates to “say who they’re for starting now.” He added, “We cannot give up two or three months of active campaigning and healing time. We’ve got to know who our […]
Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute recently said, “I don’t think anybody’s numbers add up when they run for president. I do fear that (McCain’s) don’t add up the most.” That’s not exactly the impression the New York Times wants to convey. In a front-page piece yesterday, the NYT analyzed the fiscal plans presented […]
About half-way through his interview on “Fox News Sunday” yesterday, Barack Obama, in response to a question about his propensity to toe the party line, said, “There are a lot of liberal commentators who think I’m too accommodating.” The irony, of course, is that Obama was saying this on Fox News, which led many to […]