The Power of Political Narrative: Part Two, The Dems
Sean Murphyi. Ridic, Redux LAST MONTH I WROTE about the Power of Political Narrative and the ways Republicans have kept it simple (stupid) and mostly stuck to an inflexible script for…
How Caddyshack Explains Everything (Revisited)
7/22/2009: Listening to the disingenuous whining of the G.O.P. regarding the outrageous and irresponsible debt Obama is creating provokes various reactions. Here are ten of them. (But first, the image…
Goodbye and Good Riddance, Joe Lieberman
Waaay back in November 2008 I put my feelings about Joe Lieberman on the permanent record. In a post entitled File Under: Teflon Joe (formerly filed under: Are You Fucking…
It’s (Still) Not Only About Obama…Still
Obama is, and always was, a work in progress. Like any president. Like any politician. Like any person. And he has earned the chance, with the assistance of an invigorated…
Why Bother?
Pivoting --and plagiarizing-- from earlier sentiment expressed in greater detail HERE, HERE and HERE, this is my succinct .02 on what's at stake and a final shout-out for any of my undecided…
That Dog Will Hunt: Bill Clinton’s Big Gift
The Big Dawg was unleashed, and boy was Bubba barking last night. Employing his best Arkansas drawl, he connected in ways that no president --of either party-- has been able…
Right Turn, Clyde: Unwinding Clint Eastwood’s Epic Fail
So...where were you during Clint's convention meltdown? Am I wrong in presuming this will become one of the great unfortunate, unintentional defining moments of an American icon's life? First and…
Obama’s Next Move
So, back in March 2010, the day after Biden --with his typical ill-advised, but beautiful candor-- announced, within earshot of the mics "This is a big fucking deal", I had…
Rodney King, R.I.P.
Some people, like Rosa Parks, seem determined (if not destined) to make history. Some, like Parks, are successful. Others are not (many of them are appearing right now on reality…
The Contraception Contretemps and the Siren Song of Sanity
Did you see Rick Santorum today? Did you hear him yesterday? A year ago? A decade ago? Look: I've had little to say about this recent (very manufactured, very cynical)…