book review: the natural
The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton This is a very insightful and well-written look at the Clinton presidency. It falls flat in a few places, especially when he tries to talk about events in 2000-2001 under Bush (it was published in 2002). But where he has the greater perspective of history, Klein does [...]
if she can’t have it no one can
Andrew Sullivan: The speech tonight was a remarkable one for a candidate who has lost the nomination, though not remarkable for a Clinton. It was an assertion that she had won the nomination and a refusal to concede anything to her opponent. Classless, graceless, shameless, relentless. Pure Clinton. I’ve tried to give Clinton the benefit [...]
thoughts on the Dems
By popular request (ok, it was only Tiara, but by the standards of this blog that is popular), here are my thoughts on the Democratic primary race. My early favorite was Edwards. I voted for him in the 2004 primaries, and he continues to take the lead with ambitious, detailed policy proposals that, if implemented, [...]



