It's not just that McCain can't relate to have nots, it's that he doesn't really want to. He wants to pull the levers that Phil Gramm and others tell him work best, and he lacks the motivation to question whether these levers actually work.
It is time, once and for all, for Democrats to burn the Kerry playbook. It is the same playbook used to guide one losing Democratic campaign after another for decades.
McCain says that one of his "life's ambitions is to meet Herman Wouk." Which doesn't sound all that challenging, as goals go. The author of The Winds of War is 93. McCain could probably catch him.
Biden brings to the Democratic ticket a glimmer of hope that all the things Obama wants to accomplish might actually get done in the next administration.
"Race commentators," when Fox calls, tell them that you would deeply appreciate the opportunity to discuss racism in the US, but that Biden's campaign gaffe does not quite register enough for your earnest concern.
Like Obama, I grew up with a loving, hard-working single mom, in a neighborhood mixed with all races and different backgrounds. And like Obama, I knew that was our strength and not our weakness.
The odds are very good that the more these voters know about Obama and McCain, the more they will ultimately come home to the Democratic Party.
Even though polls show an increase in the attractiveness of China in recent years, it will take more than a successful Olympics to overcome the self imposed limits on Chinese soft power.
The conventional wisdom is that Obama made a safe choice with Biden. It's wrong. It was a bold one that will further test his ability to coordinate his campaign effectively -- something he has done brilliantly so far.
I appreciate how separate bedrooms give me options. I can be with my partner because of desire, not necessity. Separation can banish the mundane. It's refreshing to be able to focus more on the quality of time spent together rather than the quantity.
So Biden, unlike Obama, is supposed to be a foreign policy guru. But his previous position on the most pressing issue of the day -- the war in Iraq -- is disturbing, if not downright muddleheaded.
I know that some pundits, including Rush Limbaugh, are saying McCain can ill afford to alienate the right by selecting an abortion-rights advocate as a running mate. I disagree.
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