Submitted to a Candid World

In a recent article, politics bloggers at The Atlantic hypothesized that, the more the election veers into personality, the better it suits McCain; as a converse, the more the election is about the country’s “direction,” the better for Obama. Thus, on the economy issue (which goes more to “direction”), Obama wins. We concur. Obama has [...]

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Although his site has been scrubbed since the economy really hit the fan, McCain used to prominently advocate requiring a 3/5ths Congressional majority to pass legislation raising taxes (you can now only find that proposition on backwater pages). This is an interesting proposition, and one modestly in line with current Constitutional values (Art. I, § [...]

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Within a few hours of the conclusion of last night’s presidential debate, John McCain had sunk to a new low, by questioning Obama’s ability to lead based only on the respectful, consensus-seeking tone the Democratic candidate struck during the debate. That’s right: bipartisan, maverick Tricky Jim, making fun of bipartisanship. That tears it. John McCain [...]

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