He sure knows how to prepare for victory: John McCain's election night watch party might be missing John McCain. Instead of appearing before a throng of supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix on...
Celebration McCain Style
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Author - Bob Cesca
The Victim
Remember about 20 years ago when Morton Downey Jr. faked an attack on himself? He said he was assaulted by Nazis in a bathroom and they painted a swastika on his forehead. The only problem with...
Lots Of Things Start with 'B'
Drudge is freaking out about this. Meanwhile, I think it's awesome that cable news is kneejerking to conclusion that "B" stands for "Barack." Sorry, but lots of things start with the letter B. Once...
A New Kind of Democrat
This piece by Joe Klein is an extraordinary look at the way Senator Obama deals with crisis and decision-making. The opening section about his trip to Iraq and meeting with General Petraeus is such a...
Republican Arne Carlson…
...the former governor of Minnesota obviously endorsed Senator Obama because Arne Carlson is black. Wait -- huh? You don't say. Arne Carlson is white? Dammit. You mean, Rush Limbaugh and Michelle...
Awesome Hall of Fame Inductee
Outstanding!
Republican CC Goldwater…
...obviously endorsed Senator Obama because CC is a black man. Huh-what?! CC Goldwater, the granddaughter of Barry Goldwater, is a white woman? How can that be? Limbaugh and Buchanan and Malkin said...
Predictions
I'm not going out on a limb with these, but... Senator McCain will not win Pennsylvania. Senator Obama will not win Georgia. However, Senator Obama is way more likely to win Georgia than McCain is to...
'I Am Overjoyed'
In the Brian Williams interview when McCain said, "I am overjoyed," about Sarah Palin, he didn't look overjoyed. Is it me or does McCain's "overjoyed" face look like he's in the process of strangling...
Overheard
Just now on MSNBC, Peggy Noonan: "I am not one of those 'you must vote' people." Of course. Because Republicans lose when voter turnout is strong. Paul Weyrich: UPDATE: Jamie has the Noonan video...
Morning Awesome
Al Bundy gets a tax cut. "Obama!" (Hey look! Morning Awesome coffee mugs here.)
30 Days, 30 Reasons – Number 13
Number 13 - The World by Lee Stranahan
This Day in 2004
Oh, I was so hopeful despite the reality of the numbers.
Epic Pfail
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Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery. Or whatever you're up to right now. Tonight! The Dow drops 514 points and Palin's clothing is the financial equivalent of 2,500...
Biden vs. Palin
The far-right is making a big deal about Senator Biden's recent gaffe regarding the next president being tested -- hell, Malkin wrote a an entire column this week documenting all of Biden's flubs. In...
That Crazy AP-WTF Poll
Everyone's freaking out about the AP-GfK poll showing a 44-43 race. It's clearly a ridiculous poll and absolutely an outlier. Here's one reason: 45% of this poll's respondents are evangelicals or...
New Huffington Post Column
The End of 'Larry the Cable Guy Politics'
Paging Cliff Schecter
This just in...
Self-Parody
The Republicans chose Sarah Palin entirely because of optics -- how she looks. The visual. A former beauty queen with a pretty, pretty smile (ugh). And now they're outraged when they're called out...