Some of the folks in our newsroom disagree with me, but I didn’t think last night’s wrap-up of the Democrats’ convention was as strong as it could have been. President Obama’s address, while good, wasn’t one of his best. And Joe Biden went on far, far, far too long. That said, there were plenty of […]
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After the vote: the shock of the Red and the Blue
Now, one week after the presidential election, reality has set in. And as noticeable as the horror among Kerry supporters is the shock. It’s not so much that we were confident that Kerry would win (not, at least, until the peculiar election-day exit polls said that he would); it’s that we didn’t seem to recognize […]
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In a time of great challenge: Kerry for president
Three years after the terrorists’ attacks of 9/11, the United States is a divided country, and an angry one. And, rightly or wrongly, it is a fearful one. In less than a week, the country will select the president who will lead us, and will serve as the leader of the world’s most powerful […]
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Vietnam reminders, Bush and science, downtown shopping
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Behind the mask
Last Thursday’s Bush-Kerry show wasn’t a debate, of course. And from the outset, I was cross that the media bought into the restrictions about format, camera angle, and the like. Since when do credible journalists agree to that kind of censorship? Still, it was an enlightening night. And I’m more worried than ever about […]
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Are we fit to vote?
It’s going to be worse than I had expected, this period of vitriol masquerading as a presidential election campaign. Voters should be so appalled by the Republicans’ demagoguery that they flock to Kerry. But that doesn’t seem likely to happen. There was confidence beneath the taunts and muscle-flexing at the Republican convention last week. […]
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Hurtling to November
“Are you worried?” a friend asked the other day. You bet I am. We’re nine weeks away from the presidential election, and Kerry and Bush are still in a virtual tie in the polls. Bush continues to swat away the bad news as if it’s no more concern than a mosquito. And Kerry can’t seem […]
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Come on out!
Well, here we go. The Democratic Convention is less than a week away. And by the end of it, we should have a pretty clear sense of how strong the Kerry-Edwards ticket will be. The big question: whether party leaders are so afraid of offending anybody that the campaign will be little more than centrist […]
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Anybody but butch
Like everybody tuned in to the presidential race, I’ve been hearing “drumbeats” lately. One of them has my head pounding: the post-Super Tuesday demand that all join hands in backing presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry. Up-front disclosure: If Kerry’s the One, as seems inevitable, he’ll get my vote. It won’t be the first time […]
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Campaign barbs: Who’s a liberal?
It will not be a pretty campaign. President Bush is already seeing to that. And the people who analyze this stuff say the election will be decided by 8 to 10 percent of voters — the folks who haven’t already lined up ardently behind Bush or Kerry. The Bush money, and the Bush attack […]
