Kids went back to school a few weeks ago, but fall didn’t start until today. Already stores are filled with fake Jack-O-Lanterns and awful, environmentally unfriendly, disposable Halloween costumes. We’re officially on the inexorable march to the most wonderful time of the year (am I the only person who is always jarred to see Christmas Read More
This post is cross-posted over at my place. Over at Slate, Emily Bazelon has a good overview of Obama and McCain’s respective positions on executive power. The short story is that although both senators have promised to step back from the executive overreaches of Bush’s presidency, neither has been completely willing to completely go back to the Read More
From the WP: First it was his seven houses. Now, Sen. John McCain has to explain his fleet of 13 cars. According to a Newsweek item published online today, McCain and his wife, Cindy, own more than a dozen cars, including three electric bubble-shaped cars, called GEM’s that the magazine says are popular in retirement Read More
The first presidential debate is Friday. (photo from The Big Picture blog.) Some folks are Cali are worried that Prop 8 — the ballot measure that would amend the state’s constitution to ban gay marriage —- could get a boost from the large numbers of black people hitting the polls to vote for Obama.* The Read More
The freakishly well-dressed Charles Blow,* the Times‘ “visual columnist,” has been seriously been getting his Frank Rich on as of late. It turns out that the Republican enthusiasm for Sarah Palin is just as superficial as she is. They were so eager for someone to cheer for (because they really don’t like you) that Read More
We were looking for more excuses to put our ‘WTF?’ tag to use. Hmmm. Methinks we should just start tagging any entries on Sarah Palin ‘WTF?’ Case in point: Uh, what in the damn?
William Penn, atop Philadelphia’s City Hall. New York can often feel like some big bubble wherein even the Republicans are sort of progressive.* While that’s good if you’re a lefty, living in such a deeply blue place makes for pretty boring electoral campaigns. I was just back home in Philly visiting the fam, and Read More
Hey, I figured you guys might enjoy this: it’s my Friday Random Ten. Feel free to judge/critique/admire my music choices. Of Montreal – “Spike the Senses” from Satantic Panic in the Attic Cat Power – “After it All” from The Greatest The Pixies – “Oh My Golly!” from Surfer Rosa Iron & Wine – “The Devil Never Sleeps” Read More
[h/t Ezra.]
John McCain’s new ad, “Advice,” attempts to tie Obama to Franklin Raines, who ran Fannie Mae. Raines and Obama are somewhat tenous connection (he took phone calls from the Obama campaign). And Karen Tumulty of Time says the decision to tie Obama to Raines in this ad — and not, say, Jim Johnson, the disgraced Read More
