GOP Pundits Call "Political B.S." on McCain and Palin
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 138Tell us something we don't already know:The audio is a little garbled, so here's a transcript:Mike Murphy, former McCain advisor: "You know, because I come out of the...
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Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 85If you're scratching your head at the McCain campaign's recent emphasis on Iowa, a state looking increasingly out of reach for the GOP, it turns out you're not alone....
View ArticleButterflies
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 77Election Day is tomorrow. I can hardly believe it. After months and months of a campaign by turns exhilarating, exasperating, inspiring, and finally, exhausting,...
View ArticleQuote of the Day
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 64This one, from Tod Lindberg in today's Washington Post, puts a fork into the GOP's post election soufflé that Reaganism, or conservatism, or whatever is the euphemism...
View Articleἀποθεόω (Apotheosis)
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 49OK, is it just me, or are expectations for Barack Obama's administration veering just a tad into unrealistic territory?Up next: Obama as Joan of Arc and Albert Einstein.
View ArticleIt's Official
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 35In one of those quirky technicalities that seems a whole lot more important since the disputed election of 2000, the Electoral College voted yesterday to officially...
View Article(Now) Its (Really) Official
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 11A joint session of Congress met yesterday to count and certify the votes cast by the electoral college for the 2008 presidential election. No surprise in the result:...
View ArticleBRRRRRRRR!
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 5Minus 18 Fahrenheit. That was the temperature when I left for work this morning. Add in a stiff breeze, and it felt like 37 below zero.Ugh.I have seen conservative...
View ArticleThe View From Now
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 4So, the day after President Bush gave his farewell address to the nation, how is the public reacting? Getting a bit mushy to see him limp off the stage, perhaps?Not a...
View ArticleThe Farewell Speech Bush Should Have Given
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 2George W. Bush gave his farewell speech last Thursday night. In many ways, it was the predictably clueless utterance of a president still incapable of recognizing his...
View ArticleOn Inauguration Eve
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 1Just a quck post tonight to note 3 things:1) TODAY IS GEORGE W. BUSH'S LAST FULL DAY IN OFFICE! WOO-HOO!2) I'll be blogging on the Inauguration throughout the day...
View ArticleCouchblogging the Inauguration
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0It is (finally) Inauguration Day! I'm not in D.C. this morning (and don't you think I didn't try!), so I'll be blogging about the day from my couch. And if you're...
View ArticleAbout the Countdown
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0As long-time readers of this page (both of you) will know, every post has begun with a countdown of George W. Bush's remaining days as president. When I put up iPol's...
View ArticleNotes from Abroad
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0A dear friend from Canada just sent me the following note:Happy Emancipation Day!!! I am sure no one is happier than you...CongratulationsAnd to everyone around the...
View ArticleThe Senate Takes Its Place
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0The members of the Senate are now taking their seats in the stands on the West Front of the Capitol. Favorite moment so far: the entry of Iowa's own Chuck Grassly,...
View ArticleExpectations for Obama's Inaugural Address
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0With his renowned gift of oratory, the expectations for Obama's inaugural address couldn't be higher, with most commentators expecting a combination of Jefferson's...
View ArticleAlmost Time
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0Almost everyone has taken their place on the rostrum now; Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are making their way to their seats, and President Bush is walking through the...
View ArticleVice President Joe Biden
Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0Joe Biden has just been sworn in as Vice President of the United States. As a Biden precinct captain during the campaign here in Iowa, I could not be more proud to know...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama
(The countdown is officially retired!)Barack Obama has just been sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. From head to toe, I am a solid mass of goose bumps.
View ArticleThe Inaugural Address
After Chief Justice Roberts blundered his way through administering the Oath of Office, President Obama rises to speak.Here's the part about challenge I expected at the outset: war, economic crisis,...
View ArticlePandarus' Final Bow
Text message from the Inaugural Committee:"Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States. Please stay & watch the parade on the jumbotrons. Encourage your neighbors to exit the Mall...
View ArticleObama's First Official Act
After escorting the Bushes from the Capitol, Barack Obama has completed his first official act, signing a Presidential Proclamation of National Renewal. And the quote from President Obama as he held...
View ArticleA Much-Needed Upgrade
Before:andAfter:This cracks me up - it reminds me of those "Hello, I'm a Mac" ads.
View ArticleAnd So It Begins
Incredibly, I have now hit the wall on Inauguration coverage on TV and the internet, so I can only imagine how normal people must feel about it by now. I really don't think I can watch another dance at...
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