Tag: White House 2008

The Theology of Barack Obama

The Theology of Barack Obama

The reactions to Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s appearance at the National Press Club were almost universal. Even commentators like Andrew Sullivan, who spent weeks arguing that …

 

Why Puerto Rico Matters

Why Puerto Rico Matters

Bill Clinton’s recent trip to Puerto Rico wasn’t just an excuse to tempt the recalcitrant would-be First Husband away from the mainland cameras with the …

 

Barack Obama is Your Coolest Professor

Barack Obama is Your Coolest Professor

“Fame,” Rilke wrote, “is the sum total of all the misunderstandings that can gather around a new name.” I bet Barack Obama can quote Rilke when …

 

Now that’s just Mean, Man

Now that’s just Mean, Man

>> I think this VDH post does the best job of summarizing everything that’s wrong with Barack Obama’s latest gaffe: saying these kind of things …

 

Politics of HopeChangeMoney

Politics of HopeChangeMoney

>> This is the new politics: right off the bat, a great big fat lie. See, you don’t understand – once he found there was …

 

One more reason they can’t make John McCain the Evil candidate

One more reason they can’t make John McCain the Evil candidate

>> Ace rightly sums up the idea that “the media attempts to portray every single Republican candidate as Stupid, Crazy, Evil, or Out of Touch …

 

Let the gleeful cackling ensue

Let the gleeful cackling ensue

>> The new maps are looking better and better. It’s just so beautiful to watch. Cue the gleeful cackling from the right.

 

Texas and Ohio

Texas and Ohio

>> I wonder if anyone from the Clinton campaign has e-mailed anyone from the Obama campaign with the subject line: Hey, remember this? Guess our …

 

The Top Ten Reasons Republicans Shouldn’t Fear Barack Obama in November

The Top Ten Reasons Republicans Shouldn’t Fear Barack Obama in November

Barring a shocking turn of events, Barack Obama will effectively seal the nomination of the Democratic Party on March 4th. While Hillary Clinton may still …

 

Evangelicals and John McCain

Evangelicals and John McCain

The decades-long relationship between John McCain and evangelical Christians has had more ups and downs than a Coney Island roller coaster. There is little question …