Vp Debate Reaction

The Politics of War: Substance Rules Over Spin

James P. Rubin | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


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.

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

Pollster.com | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


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

Ace Pundits Blow Debate Analysis (Yet Again)

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media


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.

Shakespearean Tragedy

Michael Showalter | Posted 11.03.2008 | Entertainment


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.

Madam (Vice) President

Hooman Majd | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


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.

Culture Zohn: Pod Palin

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


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 11.02.2008 | Media


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 11.02.2008 | Politics


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...