Expect the RNC to run ads during the game.

Posted at August 14, 2008 9:11 AM in response to Republicans are Idiots: NO ONE will watch McCain acceptance speech

I wouldn't necessarily say that she would have won. I couldn't say for sure which of the contradictory strategies her advisors gave her was the best one, but her campaign CLEARLY suffered from a "too many cooks" problem. MAYBE Penn's "attack attack attack" strategy would have succeeded. Maybe Patti Solis-Doyle's "humanization" could have worked if fully committed to. And maybe Ickes was just incompetent and screwed everyone up.

The point is, with all these egos, leaking, and out-of-control bickering, the blame rebounds right back on Hillary herself. Why? Because she's never been an executive. She has difficulty choosing the right team and getting them to work together.

Obama's never been an executive either, but he displays a great deal of talent in that area that Hillary Clinton seems to lack. Obama has executive strengths - carefully listening to his staff, inspiring them to work together, keeping close tabs on his organization, and keeping everything organized and moving forward.

Posted at August 12, 2008 10:25 AM in response to The Hillary Campaign Memos: Fury Over Leaks, A Belated Push On Florida

I'd be even less inclined to see any candidate I support hire Harold Ickes - the guy who seemed to have "lost" the $25 million post-Super-Tuesday fund.

Posted at August 12, 2008 10:10 AM in response to The Hillary Campaign Memos: Fury Over Leaks, A Belated Push On Florida

Sure, and there was nothing racist about the Harold Ford ad with the white Playboy Playmate. "Call me, Harold!"

Posted at August 1, 2008 8:07 PM in response to Dear Josh Marshall: You make no sense

I stopped listening when you cited Volokh.

Posted at July 31, 2008 1:02 PM in response to Not an Empty Suit: The Opinions On Obama of His Harvard Colleagues

Apparently their world is ruled by Rupert Murdoch, since that's the next step on the chain.

Posted at July 21, 2008 12:41 PM in response to Matt Drudge Doesn't Always Rule The Media's World, It Turns Out

So the problem isn't that Obama opposes Telecom immunity (he does), but that he doesn't oppose it strongly enough? Or is it the fact that he'll compromise on stretching the deadline for obtaining a warrant from FISA from 72 hours to a week?

I thought we were supposed to be the ones who understood nuance.

Posted at June 24, 2008 1:50 PM in response to Glenn Greenwald: Let’s question Barack Obama’s motives

If Graham is the Captain (Skipper), and Lieberman is the "Little Buddy" (Gilligan), does that mean John and Cindy McCain are the Howells? Karl Rove the Professor? E. D. Hill as Ginger and Sarah Palin as Maryann?

Posted at June 24, 2008 12:28 PM in response to The Top Ten Things Really, Really, Really Helpful to John McCain's Campaign

Possible McCain songs (not likely to be cleared, however)

Destined for Nothing, by Bad Religion
Materialist, by Bad Religion
Happiness Is a Warm Gun, by the Beatles
Jesus Wrote a Blank Check, by Cake
I Bombed Korea, by Cake
This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms Race, by Fall Out Boy
C***try Boys & City Girls, by The Fratellis
I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again, by Gogol Bordello
Re-Hash, by The Gorillaz
Cthulu Fthagan, by Tom Smith
Ninety-Nine Year Blues, by Julius Daniels
Dazed and Confused, by Led Zeppelin
This Is How You Spell, "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics", by Los Campesinos!
Time is Running Out, by Muse
Here It Goes Again, by OK Go
It's a Disaster by OK Go
No Sign of Life, by OK Go
Crash The Party, by OK Go
Hello, My Treacherous Friends, by OK Go
Where is My Mind?, by The Pixies
The Truth About Johhny, by The Raveonettes
Après Moi, by Regina Spektor
Poor Little Rich Boy, by Regina Spektor
Ode to Divorce, by Regina Spektor
Ghost of Corporate Future, by Regina Spektor
Misinformed, by Soul Coughing
No Plan B, by They Might Be Giants
Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire, by They Might Be Giants

AND FINALLY....

Everything Right Is Wrong Again, by They Might Be Giants

(As usual, the Right is Wrong)

Posted at June 15, 2008 5:10 PM in response to Whoops! McCain Campaign Plays Song Written By Obama-Backing Dem Congressman

Are you suggesting the white members of the congregation hated themselves?

F***ing ridiculous.

Posted at June 3, 2008 10:01 AM in response to On Obama leaving Trinity.