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John McCain's Dwindling Outside-the-Box V.P. Options

Steve Kornacki — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:40:25 -0400

Yesterday, Barack Obama lost one of his better V.P. options when Jim Webb backed out of the running, apparently deciding that the rigorous vetting process and the intense scrutiny of a national campaign weren’t for him. read more »

Around the same time, one of John McCain’s most intriguing options might also have removed herself – but not intentionally. That would be Carly Fiorina, whose nonchalant mentions of Viagra and birth control at a breakfast with reporters yesterday are reverberating in the blogosphere today, seemingly confirming the conventional wisdom that the ousted Hewlett Packard C.E.O. would simply be too risky an addition to the G.O.P.’s national ticket.

The Calculations of Barack Obama

Steve Kornacki — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:26:49 -0400

Barack Obama the naïve sapling is out, replaced – for the time being at least – by a different caricature: the cunning opportunist, wrapping himself in the mantle of reform in ruthless and amoral pursuit of the White House.

The image began taking hold in the media last week, when Obama rationalized his way out of a previous commitment to make a good-faith effort at participating in the public financing system for the general election.

Given his earlier cutesiness on Nafta, his now infamous 130 “present” votes in the Illinois legislature and his penchant for blaming his staff for his own mistakes, the campaign funding flap could serve as a tipping point in the media’s portrayal of Obama. read more »

McCain Campaign on Obama's 'Vague' Economic Plan

Katharine Jose — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:37:35 -0400

On the McCain campaign conference call this morning, which was almost as long as some of the Clinton calls have been, Doug Holtz-Eakin and Carly Fiorina said that the Democratic candidates “mischaracterize” John McCain’s position on the economy.

“To describe McCain’s position as ‘do-nothing’ and ‘stand back and watch,’” former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. Fiorina said, “is politics of the worst sort.” read more »

Money for Breakfast! Fox Business Network Debuts Today

Observer Staff — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:01:24 -0400

Alexis Glick and Kevin Magee, Executive Vice President, FOX News, will be ringing NASDAQ's opening bell at 9:20 AM in celebration. (Watch it here. Scroll down.) Here's the inaugural schedule for ease of enjoyment:

8:00 AM: Money for Breakfast — Wealth, success and happiness … satisfy your hunger! read more »

Beyond the Gender Issue, What's the Deal at Harvard?

Nicholas von Hoffman — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:00:00 -0500

Some of what Larry Summers said about scientific and mathematical aptitudes was sensible enough. read more »