McCain Aide: Cantor Never On VP Short List, "Complete And Total Joke"
A source close to the McCain campaign is telling me that the story that Eric Cantor -- the "rising star" of the GOP -- came anywhere near to being Joh...
A source close to the McCain campaign is telling me that the story that Eric Cantor -- the "rising star" of the GOP -- came anywhere near to being Joh...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
Bill Kristol defended yet again of the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's Vice President during a breakfast conference on Thursday. But the prominent n...
Erik Ose | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
Banking base voters early is now allowing the Obama campaign to focus its energy in the home stretch on independent and undecided voters.
Erik Ose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics
According to one of the actual police reports documenting the charade's unraveling, Ashley Todd says she can't remember whether she mutilated her own face, or had someone else do it.
Erik Ose | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
In the wake of McCain-Palin visits to North Carolina, a string of election season crimes have occurred around the state involving violence, vandalism, and harassment.
Erik Ose | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.
Paul Slansky | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics
Knowing his parents as we do, what seems the likeliest inspiration for infant Trig's name?
Erik Ose | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
Why the secrecy? Why try so hard to cover up your e-mail trail? What exactly is Gov. Palin trying to hide?
Erik Ose | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics
A strange hacking incident earlier today tied up another loose end for Gov. Sarah Palin. Overnight, one of Palin's Yahoo e-mail accounts was compromi...
Lee Camp | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics
She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.
Erik Ose | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
How can progressives channel our outrage over the prospect of an unqualified, dangerously far-right wing pitbull with lipstick like Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency?
Michael Shaw | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media
We are looking at someone completely new to the national stage being asked to present herself for the first time to millions of Americans.
Erik Ose | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics
I got a fascinating e-mail from a Wasilla, Alaska resident who was witness to Sarah Palin's tenure as mayor. Except for a New York Times article this...
Trish Wend | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics
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Michael Shaw | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media
Disgrasian | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
McCAIN: So, is this the Impregnator? LEVI: Impregnawhat? I'm just a fuckin' redneck. Dude, how old are you again? Like, 126 years old? You...
Lee Camp | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
One of Palin's first acts in office was to put a $150 bounty on the heads of her state's wolves, allegedly with the goal of increasing the moose and caribou population.
Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Can anyone really believe Sarah Palin will make it to the election? It seems more obvious every moment that she was initially used to deflect attenti...
Mark Jeffrey | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Watching the whole Sarah Palin saga unfold, I can't help but think of Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galactica. On the show, humanity is all but wiped ...
Sean Carman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
What does all of this mean? The friendly, apparently all-American demeanor? The rabid support of radical right-wing fundamentalists? The dogged, inexplicable hatred of trooper Wooten?
George Lakoff | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
The Palin nomination is not about external realities and what Democrats call "issues," but about the symbolic mechanisms of the political mind -- the worldviews, frames, metaphors, cultural narratives, and stereotypes.
Bryan Gordon | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
I have executive experience having overseen my neighborhood's annual block party for the past 16 years -- dealing in areas where some of my neighbors have been unruly and uncooperative.
Sean Carman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
Palin appears to have turned herself into a Barbie doll to advance her political career. Which, of course, will make feminists everywhere line up to vote for her. Especially Hilary supporters.
Rolling Stone | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics