Political Haiku: Cash for Clunkers

Frank Dwyer, 09.02.2009

poet, playwright, actor, theater director

Please give poor Cindy McCain the bonus so she can get a new one....

What Cindy McCain and Michael Jackson Have in Common

Stanton Peele, 08.13.2009

addiction expert, psychologist, raconteur

In family courts around the United States, children are taken from parents addicted to drugs. I observed this first hand in New Jersey, where I defended such parents.

More Than Money Needed To Improve Schools

W. Norton Grubb, 06.20.2009

The numbers showed that the relationship between spending per pupil and student outcomes in California (and elsewhere) is somewhere between weak and nonexistent.

Kiss Her Fat Ass? No Thanks

Vanessa Richmond, 04.19.2009

Pop Culture Critic

I have a dream that my sisters will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the size of their jeans, but by the content of their character and the quality of their work (or lack thereof).

Family Values, Schmamily Values: The GOP's Bristol/Levi Hypocrisy

Warren Holstein, 03.21.2009

A NYC Based Stand-Up Comedian and Writer

Well it seems that the latter-day Joseph and Mary trophies of the religious right-wing pro-life movement have been tarnished and their lackluster bronze has turned a gangrenous green.

Extend that St. Patrick's Day Piety!

Jilly Gagnon, 04.09.2009

Writer

Turn your attention to some of the lesser known saints this March and you'll be sure to have a revived appreciation for the Catholic faith that makes drinking as a celebration of a life of asceticism somehow appropriate!

A Wry Look-Back at the Presidential Campaign

Lea Lane, 02.09.2009

Author, six books; editor, sololady.com

Has it been only two months since the presidential campaign ended?

Did You Hear The One About Barack Obama And.....

Mark Joseph, 12.09.2008

Mark Joseph is a producer, author, talk show host and editor of Bullypulpit.com

The media's collective failure means that for the next four years we will have a cottage industry of Obama rumormongering that will make Bill Clinton and Vince Foster look like child's play.

U.S. Election Fever Grips Arab Media

Magda Abu-Fadil, 12.05.2008

Director of Journalism Training Program at the American University of Beirut

Lebanese citizens interviewed on Lebanon's Future TV News channel were mostly for Obama, while Iraqis were waiting for the election's results to determine their country's fate, according to an FTV report.

Stealing Arizona: Obama's Last Minute Incursion Into McCain's Home State

Dawn Teo, 12.05.2008

Arizona Politics

PHOENIX -- In Arizona's capital city, traffic news helicopters roved over polling stations reporting both the shortest and the longest lines throughou...

Prominent Republicans Not Endorsing Obama May Cast Closet Votes for Him

Maggie Van Ostrand, 12.04.2008

Humorist

Number One: Cindy McCain. She'll vote for Obama because, if you've seen her eyes narrow every time she looks at Palin, she won't want to continue that relationship any longer than she has to.

25 Things I Will Not Miss About McCain, Palin and the GOP

Andy Ostroy, 12.04.2008

New York City-based political analyst

6. I will not miss hearing that trickle down economics is the way to keep America strong despite the fact that it's nearly destroyed us financially during the past eight years

Halloween's Best Political Costumes (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro, 12.01.2008

Halloween: the only night of the year where you see cats dressed as Biden, humans as voting booths, an eleven-year-old as Joe the Plumber and a two-ye...

In No Particular Order....

Peter Mehlman, 12.01.2008

Television writer and producer of SEINFELD, host of Narrow World of Sports.

Following the campaign coverage is a zero sum game. Or maybe a once-in- three-weeks sum game. That's about the frequency of actual news amid campaign stops, polls, and tortuous man-on-the-street interviews.

If Sarah Palin were a sustainable style maven...

Summer Rayne Oakes, 12.01.2008

http://www.summerrayne.net

Much attention has been paid to Sarah Palin's style these last couple weeks--thanks to the surprising news about h...

Is Sarah Palin a "Double Dutch Feminist?"

Beverly Wettenstein, 12.01.2008

New York City-based journalist, national public speaker, media critic and women’s historian

I've coined the term "Double Dutch Feminist" to identify women who are jumping between the Feminist and Conservative rope lines, to their own benefit.

When McCain Called His Wife The "C" Word

Michael Woods, 12.01.2008

Woods is the editor of the boxing website thesweetscience.com.

Knock on wood, but it's feeling like Team Obama has run a damn near flawless campaign as we count down to D-Day, when we all decide whether we desire ...

McCain Family Values (3)

Win McCormack, 11.30.2008

Loneliness, and neglect, seem to be the essence of Cindy's experience as Mrs. John McCain.

The Fraternity of John McCain

Val Strange, 11.30.2008

Val Strange is a writer journeying these United States and keeping score.

Cindy McCain filed by, ignoring me also. But I didn't let her off the hook, either. She eventually, and without looking, spared me her left hand.

McCain Took $51,400 From Partners Of Law Firm Founded By Charles Keating, Including Own Nephew

Mark Nickolas, 11.30.2008

Managing Editor, PoliticalBase.com

Campaign finance records show that McCain accepted contributions from 41 partners of the law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp. As the name suggests, the firm was founded by Charles Keating.

Excuse Me, but Has Anyone Noticed?

Paula Gordon, 11.30.2008

Producer and host: The Paula Gordon Show

Sen. McCain did not know his own wife was a pilot. He did not know she was adopting a child. He did not know she was a drug addict.