The Presidency Is Not An Entry-level Electoral

Let Us Now Praise Barack Obama.

I Think Making A Pretense Of Civility Toward Eric Alterman Is Like Making A Pretense Of Civility To A Scorpion.

You'd Think Experienced Political Professionals Would Know Better Than To Place Their Trust In Exit Polls, Notoriously Inaccurate Surveys That Had John Kerry Winning The 2004 Election By Five Points When He Actually Lost By Three.

Here's A Very Good Rule Of Thumb In Politics: Losing Begets Losing.

Memories Of The Last Nine Years Have Turned Ground Zero From A Site Of Horror, To A Reminder Of Grief, To An Occasion For Ludicrous Artistic Posturing - And Now To Something Very Close To Parody.