Looking back at the conventions, it’s hard to avoid a fairly damning truth: they were dishonest. I’m not talking about those …
Conventions
What You Missed While Not Watching the Last Night of the Democratic Convention
4:40 p.m. Tonight was supposed to be big, 60,000 voices screaming in unison, the Super Bowl of entitlement policy and Romney-bashing. But instead, under the threat of lightning, something like 20,000 gather indoors where James …
Obama’s DNC Speech: Hope Urged, Tough Slog Promised
I’m not on President Obama’s payroll, no matter what Stephen Colbert says, so I can say this without fear of being fired: I didn’t get that speech. It felt subdued and clichéd. It felt like it was a few speeches stitched …
Obama Argues for a Second Term Without Closing the Deal
The President gave a fine speech Thursday night. His vision of the country is much closer to the place where I live — and, I daresay, where most Americans live — than Mitt Romney’s. It is an America that includes truck …
Tight Security at Obama’s DNC Debut
A close look at the intense security surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C
Bill Clinton, Medicaid and the Politics of Poverty
Buried amid Bill Clinton’s rhetorical smorgasbord on Wednesday night was a short but fascinating passage about Medicaid, the federal entitlement program for the poor and disabled. Here’s what Clinton said:
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Little Hats, Big Buttons and Sequin Shoes: Standout Style at The DNC
Photos of the most notable fashion trends at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
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What You Missed While Not Watching the Second Night of the Democratic Convention
5 p.m. The first night was mystical, magical, all “Kumbaya,” cheers and tears. The second night begins with chaos and discord. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa tries to amend the platform to deal with GOP criticism, adding …
The Clinton Speech
Bill Clinton talks about policy — about the substance of governing — better than any other politician I’ve ever heard. He keeps it simple and he keeps it accurate. He can make Medicare as dramatic as warfare. He did a major demolition job on the Republican Party’s economic policy on Wednesday night. He held it to the light of the …
The Jerusalem Controversy
Whoever took the usual language about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel out of the Democratic platform is an idiot. This is a long-time silliness that can’t really be resolved until a Middle East peace is achieved, but lip service must be paid. For what it’s worth, Jerusalem really is, most definitely, the capital of Israel. It is …
Hickenlooper: Romney ‘Still Somewhat of a Mystery’
Shortly before he was set to speak in Charlotte on Wednesday night, I sat down with Colorado’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper. A rumored 2016 White House hopeful (though he demurs), Hickenlooper plans to emphasize bipartisan accomplishments in his state, with the message that “the bickering’s gotta come to an end” in …
Watch: A Small Group of Mormons Rally for Obama
It is not every day that you run into a liberal Mormon. But on Tuesday, for the first time in history, Democratic members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a meeting at their party’s Convention. “We are here. We are Mormons and we support Democrats for Obama,” said Robert Taber, who leads the group Mormons for …
The Iconography of Obama
Long before the President arrived in Charlotte, his image was everywhere at the Democratic National Convention.