Tag Election 2008

President Obama

This national poll of polls was done before tonight’s debate. Insta-polls galore show that Obama won decisively, so he will undoubtedly be getting yet another surge in his poll numbers. Don’t be surprised if, after the next wave of polls…

Paranoia Alert

Ireland’s largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, is now laying 20-1 that the American election will be postponed, odds which have shortened from 40-1 in just one week. We can only pray (to paraphrase The Pioneers) this longshot kicks the bucket. This…

John Sidney McCain jumps the tracks

The oracle that is the Internet Anagram Server returns the following for “John Sidney McCain” John Is Mendicancy Achy Demonic Jinns Cosmic Ninny Jehad Comic Hyena Djinns All of which makes about as much sense as the McCain campaign these…

Obama’s mastery of political jiu jitsu

Andrew Sullivan in the Sunday Times explains how Obama uses rope-a-dope tactics brilliantly, first against Hillary Clinton, now against McCain. Beep, beep: Road Runner lets McCain blow up Barack Obama’s strategy of calm is provoking his rival into fatal errors…