Monthly Archives: June 2010
Do This! Do That! And Nothing Will Happen…Why Obama Should Not Have Given Tuesday’s Speech
President Obama made his first prime-time Oval Office address last Tuesday, to decidedly mixed reviews. Some of his most usually stalwart defenders, like Keith Olbermann and Chris (“My Leg Isn’t Tingling”) Matthews this time were not impressed. For the most part, … Continue reading
I am Woman, See Me Wink: Assessing Tuesday’s Election Results
What, if anything, should we conclude from the results of the last major set of elections before the November midterms? The Main Stream Media (MSM) and several blogs have apparently decided to interpret the results through the gender frame (see … Continue reading
Election Night Results
7:17 I won’t be live blogging continuously tonight (Celtics are playing, after all) but I’ll try to post fairly often as results come in. Feel free to chime in with comments. Since I won’t have access to The Cable I’ll … Continue reading
It’s Primary Day! Some Themes to Look For…
Ten states are holding primaries today, making it the biggest election day until the November general election midterms. Politico has a roundup of some of the key races here, so I’m not going to duplicate their coverage. Instead, I want … Continue reading
Why the Oil Spill Tells Us Nothing About the Effectiveness of Obama’s Management Style
The punditocracy’s willingness to derive lessons for Obama’s presidency based on his (mis)handling of the Gulf spill seems to grow daily in proportion to the spread of that spill. Much of the recent criticism centers on what the spill reveals … Continue reading
