Tag: White House 2008

15 Nov

Op-ed: Lurching Center-Left

Op-ed: Lurching Center-Left

My latest op-ed at the Washington Times concerns America’s new status as a center-left nation. It is not all Mr. McCain’s fault – supporters of small …

 
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04 Nov

Closing Time for the 2008 Election: Let Me Be Absolutely Clear

Closing Time for the 2008 Election: Let Me Be Absolutely Clear

In an election cycle that saw the explosion of “Fact Check” articles written from thinly-disguised partisan bias, there is one fact that the overwhelming majority …

 
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03 Nov

DIY Election Fraud, 2008 Edition

DIY Election Fraud, 2008 Edition

I n every Presidential election, it’s my experience that reports of fraud tend to be a bit exaggerated. Yes, there will always be a degree …

 
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21 Oct

Barack Obama’s Fight for Virginia

Barack Obama’s Fight for Virginia

Since I live in the newly swing state of Virginia and specifically in very swinging Loudoun County, and have voted here in every election since …

 
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19 Oct

Latest WashTimes Oped: Joe the Plumber Does What McCain Can’t

Latest WashTimes Oped: Joe the Plumber Does What McCain Can’t

Here’s my latest Washington Times oped, on Joe Wurzelbacher’s questioning of Obama, and how it shows McCain’s limits. The closer: “The ultimate authority, they say, is …

 
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02 Oct

Republican Joe Biden vs. Democrat Sarah Palin

Republican Joe Biden vs. Democrat Sarah Palin

A small hypothetical for you all to entertain as you watch tonight’s debate: When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate, he ran as a Democrat …

 
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26 Sep

Ezra Klein and Thoughts on the First Debate

Ezra Klein and Thoughts on the First Debate

I watched very little of it, but I think Ezra Klein’s assessment sums up the opinions of the blogosphere rather tidily: This is a pretty traditional …

 
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16 Aug

The Scene at Saddleback

The Scene at Saddleback

>> A quick post on Obama v. McCain at Saddleback: the initial reports confirm my feeling that McCain was surprisingly good, and Obama performed very …

 
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29 May

Of Fonts and Presidents

Of Fonts and Presidents

This little icanhas-friendly banner was inspired by the announcement yesterday by the McCain campaign that you can create, for a mere $250, a banner expressing …

 
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22 May

Barack Obama vs. Video Games

Barack Obama vs. Video Games

For a presidential candidate who has based so much of his message on an appeal to a new generation of voters thirsty for hope and …

 
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