Hillary Clinton’s use of the “liberal” label against Barack Obama seems self-destructive – but she may have a new strategy that involves cozying up to John McCain

By Elan Barnehama

A new season of the L-word has begun and no, I’m not talking about the Showtime drama. The McCain campaign is unleashing the L-word, and while it was expected, it seems a bit early in the season. I was thinking it they’d hang onto it till after the Democratic Convention and then let it out in full force. That way, (more…)

Karl Rove’s new incarnation as TV talking head fails to impress

By Cliff Schecter

I felt a stiff the breeze the other day, and the smell of someone shoveling horse manure was in the air. So I figured Karl Rove must be talking again. And what do you know? I was right.

You know Karl Rove, don’t you? The permanently unindicted co-conspirator. (more…)

By Elan Barnehama

I’m glad Sen. Obama got knocked down and dragged through the mud over his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Maybe, just maybe, his followers, who keep elevating him to greater and greater heights, will realize that it’s just not possible for the man to make good on their great expectations. No human being has that kind of skill set. (more…)

It just wasn’t meant to be Johnny

By John Santomasso

The oft used mantra in suspected cases of malfeasance, be they corporate, political, or otherwise is, “Follow the Money.” Gaining prominence in the Nixon-era, this is the only reason that I can come up with to explain the Democratic Party’s self-immolation. (more…)