Things are always less scary when the lights are on, so throughout the campaign HuffPost will be conducting a FearWatch, keeping our eyes peeled for attempts to scare the public into voting their fears. And we need your help... Read More
McCain's Campaign Funding Hypocrisy: Why Are the Media Looking the Other Way? Amidst all the attacks on Obama's public funding "flip-flop," how much have you read in the old media about the fact that McCain has completely reversed himself on public financing -- and is currently breaking campaign finance law on a daily basis? Read More
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Jindal has joined the GOP in its bold march backwards towards the days of when Medieval concepts such as Geocentrism, phlogistan and the "Four Humors" held sway.
Karl Rove says Barack Obama is arrogant. Arrogant, of course, is a euphemism. In the monochromatic bunkers from which old-schoolers cling to power the true word they use is "uppity" when hurled at blacks.
John McCain may not know what gas costs or when he last pumped any, or performed any other act not connected to politics or outpatient care, but he's had hundreds of town hall meetings.
Government report links extreme weather to global warming, traffic pollution to childhood allergies, Denver Police stockpiling pepper weapons and Rumsfeld got torture advice from Army psychologists.
In today's installment of McCain vs. McCain, the "straight talker" claimed credit for passage of the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights he opposed.
The harsh reality is, Barack Obama can and will tack towards the center on issues that are important to progressives during the general election.
This American presidential election presents unparalleled opportunities for our country and our two candidates. They must not squander the magnitude of the moment.
Our country is succumbing to "AIDS fatigue" as infection rates have stayed high. But complacency does not save lives; more commitment, funding and science-based policies will.
Voters need to overcome their fear in order not simply to hate the haters -- they need to recognize who in fact the haters are.
Our song about the Iraq media blackout is short, but once you get past the second chorus you will have spent more time listening to it than two of the major networks spent discussing the war this week.
Feminists who see Obama as just another guy need to look closer. His family is what the best of modern middle America is trying to be -- and they acknowledge that they're still trying to figure it all out too.
The GOP keeps experimenting with new memes to define Obama, but not only are they not sticking, some even contradict each other.
