Dan Treul | Posted May 14, 2008 | Off The Bus
If Grand Rapids, Mich., were Jerusalem (and some have suggested it's not far off), its temple would be Van Andel Arena. The 12,000-seat venue is named for the late Amway co-founder and Republican heavyweight Jay Van Andel and it is home to all manner of beasts and beauties-- hosting hockey...
Melissa Hapke | Posted May 8, 2008 | Off The Bus
Watching Hillary Clinton's "victory" speech Tuesday night, I was reminded of "I me mine," by The Beatles. I actually counted the number of times she used the words I, my and me: 69 (Hum...). This doesn't count the number of times she used "we" in reference to Bill and Chelsea...
Catherine Crier | Posted May 8, 2008 | Politics
If you've been listening to the pundits, the campaign staff and the candidate herself, Hillary's pugilistic display is a prime reason to back her. Surely we want this fighter in the White House. It doesn't matter that the election numbers are overwhelmingly against her. It doesn't matter that party leaders...
Seth Greenland | Posted May 7, 2008 | Politics
Watching Hillary's inspirational victory speech last night I immediately thought of Monty Python. And not because her campaign resembles a dead parrot. The happy talk performance reminded me of the Black Knight scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail:
Byron Williams | Posted May 7, 2008 | Politics
Whether your heart lies with Clinton or Obama your head has to know tonight was a night for the junior senator from Illinois. Tonight, Monday Night Football's Dandy Don Meredith returned for a one night performance: "Turn out the lights, the party's over, they all say good things must end."
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Dan Treul | Posted May 4, 2008 | Off The Bus
With Clinton's victory over Obama in Pennsylvania, all the buzz seemed to be about the New York senator's ability to connect with small-town, blue collar voters. In the days that followed, the mainstream media couldn't seem to get enough of her "ordinary folks" credentials. This weekend, as Clinton defended her...
AP | SARA KUGLER | April 24, 2008
The New Republic | Michelle Cottle | April 21, 2008 11:48 AM
Keli Goff | Posted April 16, 2008 | Politics
Marc Kusnetz | Posted April 16, 2008 | Politics
Memo to: PA democrats From: a NY democrat
Re: lies and consequences
There is a well-known judicial principle called "standing," by which anyone seeking to pursue a legal action must demonstrate his or her right -- or standing -- to do so. First things first, then -- let...
Politico | JIM VANDEHEI & DAVID PAUL KUHN | April 9, 2008 09:14 AM
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Avery Corman | Posted March 27, 2008 | Politics
Howard Wolfson, communications director for the Clinton campaign, has offered the following clarifications concerning the campaign.
Senator Clinton did not claim to find a westward route to the Pacific. The work for that was accomplished by Lewis and Clark.
Senator Clinton did not claim to create the Fox Trot....
Peggy Drexler | Posted March 26, 2008 | Living
It's been a very long eight years. I was reminded of that as I listened to Barack Obama's amazing speech on race in America.
Just as you eventually get used to the annoying buzz from a failing light fixture, we have become accustomed to the snarling...
Carol Felsenthal | Posted March 24, 2008 | Politics
For weeks now, it has been routinely reported that Maggie Williams, who replaced the ousted Patti Solis Doyle as Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, is working without pay. I've wondered about it from the first time I read it.
This is the same Maggie Williams who worked as the...
NY Times | Adam Nagourney, Patrick Healy and Kate Zernike | March 10, 2008 09:48 AM
Gary Hart | Posted March 7, 2008 | Politics
It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are unwritten and are based on common understandings, acceptable practices, and the best interest of the political party a candidate seeks to lead. One of those rules is this: Do not...
Dylan Loewe | Posted March 7, 2008 | Politics
Yesterday a front page Washington Post story outlined the extent to which internal squabbling has overtaken the Clinton campaign. Throughout much of the election cycle there has been a lot of attention paid to potential rivalries within the camp; as of late, those internal fights have been playing out...
On Tuesday night's "Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert had fun with...
From the AP: Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a...
*** UPDATED BELOW *** President Bush has said repeatedly that he would not insert himself into the...
Utterly insane goings-on tonight on...
It's a pretty well known fact that most women - attractive women -...
Just off the House floor today, the Crypt overheard House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers tell two...
Tonight, Keith Olbermann unleashed what may well have been his...
The AP reports on Obama's swift and forceful response to Bush and McCain's criticism of...
The Tennessee GOP hasn't yet had their fill of Obama dirty tricks. A few months ago,...
The Democratic Party has finally decided who's going to break it to Hillary that it's time...
Sixteen tips for getting good sleep. There's a lot of advice out there about getting good...
The New Republic | Michelle Cottle | May 16, 2008 10:38 AM