Arianna Huffington, 11.06.2008
Winners: The Davids - Axelrod and Plouffe: they spearheaded a near flawless campaign. Katie Couric: her multi-part interview with Sarah Palin was the turning point in how the country saw Palin -- and by extension John McCain. And she did it in a way that left no room for accusations of being unfair or playing "Gotcha!" Michelle Obama: smarts, grace, style, charm, and a serious "good mommy" vibe -- she's got the whole package. Losers: Joe Lieberman: failed to deliver Democrats, independents, or Jews. And on the way to losing his committee chairmanships. Liddy Dole: her "Godless" ad will be taught in What Not To Do poli sci classes for a century. Joe the Plumber: the clock just hit 15 minutes, and the wakeup call will not be pleasant.
Shannyn Moore, 11.24.2008
The truth is, as Governor of Alaska and thanks to an unconscionable lame duck pardon by Frank Murkowski, she can only pardon turkeys.
John Sauer, 08.27.2008
Last week a mix of water and sanitation experts gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden to mull over the world's biggest public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people paid attention.
Erica Heller, 11.08.2008
How do I Thank Thee, Sarah Palin? Let me count the ways...
(With profound apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Cenk Uygur, 10.01.2008
No, it's not her infamous Russia answer nor her inexplicable financial bailout response. It's not her latest admission that she doesn't really read any newspapers. It's an overlooked clip from the original Couric interview about Hamas.
Deborah King, 11.12.2008
Sarah Palin hasn't gone away. Oh, she may be back in Alaska, but she's also all over the media, as in recent interviews with Greta Van Susteren on Fox...
Mary Mapes, 09.20.2007
The National Guard story deserves to be examined again and this may be the only way to accomplish that. A lawsuit also gives him that delicious power of discovery. Who knows what might shake loose?
Liz Rose, 10.01.2008
Proposed just as Mercury was preparing to retrograde, the [bailout] plan had no chance for quick approval. Delays, misunderstandings, review and reanalysis should only have been expected.
John Neffinger, 10.02.2008
What if, midway through, Palin is doing okay, or better than okay? If you're Joe Biden, are you going to just sit there and let her play you to a draw - or beat you? On the biggest stage Biden has ever been on, is he going to let himself get shown up by someone everybody knows is an idiot? Or does Biden get agitated, and start looking for opportunities to attack, to pin Palin down, to put her in her place? If Biden stops playing it safe, all bets are off. He might be brilliant, but things might also go horribly wrong.
Verena von Pfetten, 08.26.2008
It turns out that Katie is no amateur yogi, as she gamely kicked off her shoes, flipped upside down, and showed a room full of yoga instructors, entranced onlookers, and journalists exactly how it's done.
Stefan Sirucek, 10.17.2008
As many know, in her Oct. 3 "do-over" interview with Carl Cameron of Fox News, Sarah Palin claimed to read the New York Times and the Economist.
Then...
Rachel Haimowitz, 06.05.2008
Tthe story of Obama's victory has and will continue to drown out all the other recent news. And boy, was there some big news made by Scott McClellan this week.
Tom Alderman, 11.06.2008
For news junkies, the fun has just begun. There's an administration to cast, speculation about post-election deals, mergers and maneuvers. And how about the people who deliver the news?
Lesley Jane Seymour, 10.07.2008
Plenty of us have experienced that moment when the job of your dreams seems to drop into your lap--but just too early in your career, when you just have to say, thanks but no thanks.
Cenk Uygur, 07.24.2008
Was Afghanistan not major enough for him? It almost reminds you of when Rumsfeld was not impressed with invading Afghanistan because it did not provide a rich enough target environment.
Erik Ose, 10.06.2008
Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.
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