I have been an editor for long enough now that I appreciate a slow news day.
Everyone’s relaxed. Nobody really cares too much if the placement of stories doesn’t quite work. Because none of the stories are breaking, you’ve got them all well before deadline. And in yesterday’s case, the only story worth having wasn’t ending [...]
You know what? If Barack Obama honestly believes this, then he’s finished. Done. Cooked. Hopeless. Expired.
And in some of his strongest language yet, Obama suggested that, in its new ad, the McCain-Palin ticket was simply trying to “make stuff up.”
“You can’t just recreate yourself,” said the Democratic nominee. “You can’t just reinvent yourself. The American [...]
So … the whole ‘OMG! Obama’s Pastor hates Amerikkka! Can’t ever vote for him!’ bullshit of the past few days has brought about an interesting result:
I have a great deal more respect for a completely crazy Evangelical Conservative who wants the Constitution to more properly reflect the values of the Bible.
Don’t get it twisted — [...]
So … if the Democratic primary was a baseball game between, say, the Yankees and the White Sox, it would look something like this:
Yankees jump out to a large first inning lead, thanks to absentee balloting, four years of momentum and their already-famous manager. Call it 6-0, Yanks, after one.
The Sox play some scrappy ball [...]