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Remember When Everybody Hated Bill Clinton?
When Bill Clinton takes the stage tonight at the Democratic National Convention, he’ll do so as seemingly the most beloved ex-president of modern times not […]
FLOTUS Wasn’t the Only Lady to Go to Bat for Obama Last Night
Last night, a friend of mine offered this summation of late summer’s political season: “Conventions are so conventional.” And much as it pains me to […]
Pennsylvania Race Is Close, But Still Tilts to Obama
Is Pennsylvania still a swing state? Both the Democratic and Republican parties think so. They’re once again sinking resources into advertising and get-out-the-vote operations in […]
Biden Will Tell You Later Why America Is Better Off Than It Was Four Years Ago
Proving there’s no Reagan-era theme that today’s Republicans won’t revive, this week’s big political question appears to be this: “Are you better off than you […]
The RNC’s Stepford Wives
In this season of polls, my favorite came out a few weeks back from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, showing Mitt Romney with […]
MSNBC Needs to Shut Chris Matthews Up
As the Democrats open their national convention, it’s time for MSNBC to play Hardball with Chris Matthews. Judging by last week’s performance with the GOP, […]
Fact-Checking Mitt Romney’s Big Speech
If looking presidential means following George Washington’s famous—if apocryphal—example, then Mitt Romney did mostly OK during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention: […]
Republicans Love Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair
Oh, sure, Republicans love Clint Eastwood now. All the man had to do was show up Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, start rambling […]
Romney Takes GOP Nomination, Clint Eastwood Takes Empty Chair
Mitt Romney Officially Accepts Republican Nomination/Clint Eastwood Talks to a Chair. Romney closed the Republican National Convention with an acceptance speech that’s generally getting good […]
The 5 Scariest Speakers at the RNC
The Republican Party has a knack for drawing colorful characters under the elephant banner; they’ve given us Rick “What’s My Line?” Perry, Herman “Awww, Shucky […]
WATCH: Rick Santorum at the RNC
Rick Santorum made a speech last night during the first day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, focusing his attention on his opposition to same-sex marriage and women’s rights.
Chris Christie Wants You to Know He’d Be a Really Great President
Going into his keynote speech Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention, the conventional wisdom was that Chris Christie’s job was to help introduce Mitt […]
Chris Christie Wants You to Know He’d Be a Really Great President
Going into his keynote speech Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention, the conventional wisdom was that Chris Christie’s job was to help introduce Mitt […]
How Long Before Raping Women Is Pretty Much OK Again?
This is it, folks. This might be the last straw, the moment where I actually give up on the hyperbole and start—as a Facebook friend […]
New Book Says Obama Is a Threat to the Main Line
Do you live in South Jersey, Delaware County, the Main Line or elsewhere in Philadelphia suburbia? Enjoy it while you can, because your way of […]