Dear Barack,

Why in God's name would you sit there on Chris Matthews' show politely answering the same idiotic, condescending, pre-chewed questions that were asked in the last debate? Would you please stop dignifying this crap? You're turning into John Kerry before our eyes, dude. You're confusing dignity and moral...

Dear Barack,

I tried to warn you about the media in my last letter and I hope the experience of seeing Sean Hannity feeding George Shortandstupidus his script during the debate got the message across. You're being played and a wimp and that bullshit notion -- introduced by your opponents...

Dear Barack,

Remember how, during your last debate, Senator Clinton accused the media of being biased against her? It registered as pretty self-pitying at the time. But what happened? The coverage turned in her favor. And why? Because the media, as an institution, is incredibly defensive and guilt-ridden and...

Dear Barack,

Repeat after me: It's the economy, stupid.

Your people read the papers. They read the business page. Hell, they
even read Krugman. So I beg you, stop squabbling with Hillary over
scandalettes. Flip the script: start talking dollars...

Dear Barack,

Congrats on Wyoming and Mississippi! I knew those Cheney connections would pay off.

I also knew that a gazillion people were going to advise you to "go negative." As your designated unpaid advisor, I implore you to "go judo." By which I mean: use only...

Dear Barack,

Obummer!

I guess I was a tad premature in counting out Hillary. In my own defense, I'd just come from Texas, and everyone seemed totally juiced for you. But the other side went negative, and managed to guilt trip the press in the bargain. Bottom line: a much...

Dear Barack,

From time to time, I hope you don't mind if I offer you a little advice. I know you've got smart advisers and all, but there's something about living inside the bubble of a campaign that tends to blind people to common sense.

Anyway, barring a miracle, it's...

At the gym this morning, I got to talking with an acquaintance named Nate. I don't know much about Nate, except that -- like most of the guys at my gym -- he's a fanatical Boston sports fan.

Although I've lived in Boston for more than a decade, I'm just...

Until a few weeks ago, I'd never paid much attention to Gawker. I had a vague sense that they were a gossip website that had something to do with New York. Then my editor sent me a link to a post they wrote about me. As it turned out,...