August 2, 2007

Obama's Big National Security Speech

For those who missed it, the full text is here. I finally managed to find time to read it in full, and I think Matt... [More]

Obama v. Clinton, Round 10

The spat between Obama and Clinton over foreign policy just got very, very weird. In yesterday's big foreign policy speech, Obama suggested that as president... [More]

August 3, 2007

Ill-Considered?

Apparently everyone has decided to pile on Obama. Yesterday it was right-wing bloggers complaining that his comments on using special forces in Pakistan to capture... [More]

August 8, 2007

Smearing Bill to Take Down Hillary?

The Swift Boaters are coming! In a rational world, this sort of thing wouldn't work. And I don't just mean that generally. Remember that one... [More]

August 9, 2007

More Obama and Pakistan

Following up on yesterday's post, I see that Josh Marshall has entered the fray, offering up analysis that largely tracks mine. An excerpt: And the... [More]

August 13, 2007

Obama Does GQ

Look who's on the cover of GQ Magazine? A few thoughts based on a few excerpts.... As Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, told me, “There... [More]

August 28, 2007

"Brownie's Law"

This is brilliant: Former Sen. John Edwards said at a Hurricane Katrina conference he would propose what he called "Brownie's Law" requiring that qualified people,... [More]