Vp Debate Reaction

The Politics of War: Substance Rules Over Spin

James P. Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

James P. Rubin

With our nation facing two hot wars abroad and an economic melt-down at home, substance matters. And when it came to substance, Senator Biden had a good night indeed.

Shakespearean Tragedy

Michael Showalter | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Showalter

If last nights debate was a production of Macbeth the critics would have called it bad casting. "Why would anyone cast Heidi Montag in the role of Lady Macbeth?" They'd say.

Polls: Biden Won -- But It Probably Won't Matter

Pollster.com | Posted 05.25.2011

CNN and CBS, the two networks that released surveys immediately after the presidential debate last week, have done the same for the Vice Presidential ...

Madam (Vice) President

Hooman Majd | Posted 05.25.2011

Hooman Majd

Ms. Palin's well-rehearsed statements about Iran and its fiery president betrayed a real and fundamental lack of knowledge, and the larger issue of what the future of U.S.-Iranian relations might, or should, look like.

Ace Pundits Blow Debate Analysis (Yet Again)

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

It's not just conservatives like Bill Kristol, Peggy Noonan and David Brooks who have lowered the bar so far that even a grasshopper could not limbo under it.

Culture Zohn: Pod Palin

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Patricia Zohn

Here was Joe Biden who's been in government for 30- plus years who never had laid eyes on this woman. Don't let them tell you this is a good thing.

Reading The Pictures: Palin Family Goes Poof!

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Shaw

2008-10-03-palin_biden_shaw.jpg Sleeper highlight of the evening? Surprisingly, it was how the Biden family neutralized the PR power of the Palin family in the post-debate milling around.

Biden-Palin Vice Presidential Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Huffington Post

Madeleine Albright: Senator Biden's Night: Given the challenges our nation now faces, we need a vice president who can be persuasive with foreign lea...