Biden on Form
Posted on September 9, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
Conservatives on Palin
Posted on September 5, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
Jon Stewart shoots fish in a barrel. Via Ta-Nehisi Coates, Matt Yglesias’ replacement at The Atlantic.
Lexington on Palin
Posted on September 4, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
The Economist’s American politics column is distinctly unimpressed with McCain’s VP choice: The moose in the room, of course, is her lack of experience. When Geraldine Ferraro was picked as Walter Mondale’s running-mate, she had served in the House for three terms. Even the hapless Dan Quayle, George Bush senior’s sidekick, had served in the [...]
Sullivan on Palin
Posted on September 2, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
In agreeing with a reader’s email, Andrew Sullivan remarks that: To my mind, this pick is not about Palin’s unreadiness to be president. It’s about McCain’s unreadiness to be president. This act of judgment – a blend of ignorance, gut, cynicism, and pure egotism – makes him seem like a worse potential presdent [sic] than [...]
Why I Love Matthew Yglesias
Posted on September 2, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
He may have left the Atlantic, the site of many enlightening (yet civil) arguments between himself and his perfect foil Ross Douthat, but Yglesias is still by far my favourite liberal American blogger. Not only does he generally offer original views on issues, but he can also be quite funny in what is sometimes a [...]
Sarah Palin
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | 2 Comments
I’m by no means an expert on either Sarah Palin or American presidential elections, but McCain’s VP pick seems downright ridiculous to me. Apart from the fact that she’s obviously unprepared to be president in the event of McCain being incapacitated, it takes away the Republicans’ main line of attack on Obama, which is the [...]
Joe Biden
Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Obama | 2 Comments
I’m delighted with Obama picking Biden as his running mate. Even though he was never really given a fair shake in the Democratic primary, Biden was one of the most assured of all the candidates in the debates, and certainly the wittiest. Until he became a VP candidate I had thought him a likely Secretary [...]
“In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.”
Posted on August 15, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, International Relations, Iraq | Leave a Comment
John McCain, staunch supporter of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Georgia.
Stewart Nails It
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media, Obama | 1 Comment
Jon Stewart highlights how McCain is getting a pass from the media on a whole host of issues, even while his own side keeps complaining that the press is infatuated with Obama.
Obama’s Berlin Speech
Posted on July 25, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Obama | Leave a Comment
John McCain Doesn’t Know What “The Surge” Is
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, College | 5 Comments
This story has been running for a few days, but I didn’t blog about it because it’s kind of technical. It relates to events in Iraq over the past 2 years. Basically, McCain doesn’t know when ‘The Surge’ (an increase in troop levels, and the adoption of a new counter-insurgency strategy) began, even through he [...]
Colbert on Obama’s Foreign Trip
Posted on July 22, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Funny, Media, Obama | Leave a Comment
\o/ He’s funny again! \o/
Maher, Hitchens and Other Sundry Pundits Thrash Religion (Mostly)
Posted on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Funny, Religion | 4 Comments
Lulz all-round.
Jon Stewart on Baracknophobia
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media, Obama | 1 Comment
Tim Russert Remembered on MTP
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media | Leave a Comment
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