Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal has been mentioned as a potential veep for McCain, and he may bring some, um, interesting talents to the table — such as excorism. This 1994 New Oxford Review article authored by Jindal, who converted to Catholicism in high school and is known for being very devout, has been kicking around [...]
Michael Scherer has a must-read story on the gotcha game that got Jim Johnson today. So much righteous indignation to express, so little time before Election Day to express it all. The McCain camp’s statement reacting to Johnson’s resignation is a classic of the genre: “Jim Johnson’s resignation raises serious questions about Barack Obama’s judgment. [...]
I had meant to edit this down for another podcast, and still hope to, but, for now… the raw file. McCain call (Quicktime)
McCain has spoken about other metrics, btw. I’m trying to find my audio from last November, when we had an especially spirited discussion about, as I recall, such things as quality of life as measured by admittedly subjective standards such as the percentage of “safe” and “liveable” neighborhoods (i.e., not just places that are basically [...]
Because you can make anything about process: the back and forth between the campaigns was also remarkable for the sheer speed with which it happened. It was like following a conversation — a not very friendly one — in real time. It’s obvious that the Obama camp would want to hammer McCain on Iraq, what’s [...]
Ahh, the glories of a general election. For months, McCain has been arguing on a weekly, if not daily basis, that the most important X Factor in Iraq is not time (as in, how long do we stay) but casualties (as in, how many Americans are getting hurt). So McCain went on the Today Show [...]
The estimable Noam Scheiber has done some research on the estimable General James Jones, recently mentioned as a potential running mate for Barack Obama…although Jonathan Martin disagrees. But I suspect that Jones will wind up with a major role in either a McCain or Obama administration, possibly as national security advisor.
A counter-intuitive take on the online outreach efforts by the campaigns: If there’s one phrase to describe Obama’s blog–and, in fact, his entire Internet operation–it’s “a means to an end”; Obama may benefit from unprecedented online enthusiasm–four to eight million email addresses, 1.5 million donors, 800,000 registered users of my.barackobama.com, his social networking platform, and [...]
