In theory, I would praise any technology that would keep me from having to listen to Pearl Jam. But I suppose this goes too far. UPDATE:Oh please. I like music, just not the fey faux heavy metal earnestness of the Pearl Jam. THE Jam, that’s a different story. And while Arcade Fire is okay, for [...]

As I wrote, the call was intended to give a preview how Edwards will approach tonight’s forum centered on Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender issues. I think the opening statements from Eric Sterns and Steven Handwerk, two Stonewall Democrat leaders who are advising the campaign, laid out Edwards’ strategy clearly: Both of them focused on how their support for [...]

I believe in the usefulness and validity of the telling anecdote — the seemingly small story that reveals a broader truth about a politician or other subject. But sometimes anecdotes are misused — usually to sling mud. Such is the case with this piece about John Edwards by the editorial page editor of The State, [...]

Some of the buzz in the air in Washington today stems from this* essay in The Atlantic by former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully, in which he unloads a powerful round of behind-the-scenes anecdotage to cut the ground out from underneath his WH colleague, Michael Gerson. Scully neatly deconstructs Gerson’s manipulation of the press and of [...]

On a call previewing tonight’s LGBT forum, an Edwards adviser just said that he’s not worried about the fact that Edwards is not for gay marriage because, if elected, “we will have a first lady in Elizabeth Edwards who will be our lobbyist.” I don’t think this was in the talking points. UPDATE: I’ll take [...]

Offered without comment. “I haven’t seen Congress say [Alberto Gonzales has] done anything wrong…Why would I hold someone accountable who’s done nothing wrong?”