William Kristol changes his tune after the election
Some conservative commentators had already swung to Obama before the election, but not so William Kristol. Unlike William Safire whose conservative columns I found rewarding to read, Kristol struck me as the mouthpiece of Dick Chenney. His transformation for this reason is all the more stunning. Pollster have long demonstrated that after an election suddenly 
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[Read More] James Carville on the Transition Process
A campaign is the time to stab your enemies and a transition is the time to stab your friends.
From the Land of Lincoln: Mr. Obama goes to Washington
The following text is President-elect Barack Obama
More than two decades ago, I arrived in Illinois as a young man eager to do my part in building a better America. On the South Side of Chicago, I worked with families who had lost jobs and lost hope when the local steel plant closed. It wasn
The Transformation
Michael Soklove and Frank Rich of the New York Times analyze how Obama achieved his victory.
THE NATION: The Transformation By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE (NY Times)
Early on Election Day morning in the Philadelphia suburb of Levittown, Pa., Joe Sinitski, 48, stood in a long line inside a school gymnasium, inching his way toward three blue-curtained voting 
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[Read More] We make and watch history: President Obama
At 8pm when the polls closed in California, I was glued in front of my TV screen watching Charles Gibson. Just like many of the other Obama supporters in Grant Park and everywhere around the country, tears rolled down my cheeks when Gibson announced:
ABC TV Obama’s Place in Black History
ABC TV College Students Swarm White 
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The Cliffhanger: Read this before the election is over
If you are not already on the edge of your seat, read this article before we know who is the next president.
How smart is the American voter?
The electorate as a whole may be wiser and more rational than any individual.
By Larry M. Bartels (LA Times)
One of the bestselling books of the 2008 election season has 
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[Read More] Carl Rove False Predictions
I wonder how long Carl Rove can continue peddling his “wisdom.” Frank Rich reports in the NYTimes:
Once Obama wrested the nomination from Clinton by surpassing her in organization, cash and black votes, he was still often seen as too wimpy to take on the Republicans. This prognosis was codified by Karl Rove, whose punditry for 
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[Read More] Good Night, and Good Luck
At the Oscars award show not long after Good Night, and Good Luck came out in 2005, the host made a joke about the long-term bachelor George Clooney who directed and starred in the film. It went something like this:
This low budget film, shot almost entirely in the room where the news program was 
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