Edmund Muskie

Boys Don't Cry (Except When They Do): Joe Biden, Ed Muskie, and Me

Pete Cenedella | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Pete Cenedella

The bellwether came when tough, affable Joe Biden pulled up mid-sentence to let a wave of sadness pass through him. When the venerable turn vulnerable, that's news in my book.

How McCain Created a Referendum on McCain

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Martin Nolan

These campaign phenomena were not gaffes, not aberrations, but revelations, confirming what many voters suspected. They were epiphanies of character.