I think we can all agree on what was going on in the spring of 2007, when Mitt Romney spoke about the surge in Iraq. He was taking what looked like the safest political position for a Republican. He supported the president’s policy, but he left open the possibility that it would fail. He said over and over again that he wanted to bring …
My Mitt Romney Dweeb Thesis, Cont’d
The last time I wrote in Swampland that Mitt Romney was a nerd (and John McCain was the cool kid), the response from readers, not to mention Atrios, was fierce–well more than a 100 comments saying I was everything that is wrong with journalism.
Well, I did it again, in a Time.com story posted today, called “Can Romney’s Inner Geek Win …
Re: McCain’s Conversation-Changer
Jacksonville, FL
Despite a pretty positive 36 hours of local coverage here in Florida– thanks to endorsements by Gov. Crist, Sen. Martinez and stumping by Lieberman — McCain is getting hammered in the national press for his accusation that Romney supported a timed withdrawal from Iraq.
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably read the …
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The Not-So-American Century
This piece, today’s cover story in the New York Times Magazine, is long and complicated, and it may not even be right–vast global geo-strategic syntheses rarely are–but it does get you thinking…and what it got me thinking about was John McCain.
You watch McCain talking about the world and it very quickly becomes apparent that he is …
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The Kennedy Primary
Well, the John and Teddy wings may be going for Obama, but the Bobby clan seems to moving in a different direction. This statement from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend was just released by the Clinton campaign:
“I respect Caroline and Teddy’s decision but I have made a different choice. While I admire Senator Obama greatly, I have known
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