Hitting the Reset Button on the 21st Century
Region: United States11 5 08 Hitting the Reset Button on the 21st Century By Mary Lyon Maybe we were just behind schedule. Could it be that we simply got a late start launching the REAL New American Century? There is an argument to be... more
Views: 115I Helped Pay for That, Too, Senator McCain
Region: United States10 29 08 I Helped Pay for That, Too, Senator McCain By Mary Lyon The piece of film that just made the biggest impression on me on this particular night, when Barack Obama aired his half-hour TV special, was not anythi... more
Views: 219It's Going to Take a Lot More than Joe the Plumber
Region: United States10 15 08 It’s Going To Take a Lot More than Joe the Plumber by Mary Lyon How much do I not like John McCain now, because of this final debate in Campaign 2008? Let me count the ways – which, at this point,... more
Views: 240The Hate-Talk Express - Is This Really the Way You Want to Go Out, Senator McCain?
Region: United States10 13 08 The Hate-Talk Express – Is This Really the Way You Want to Go Out, Senator McCain? By Mary Lyon Dear Senator McCain, One way or another, you reach an end on November 4th. We do know that for certain,... more
Views: 253The Subliminal Slam-Dunk
Region: United States10 7 08 The Subliminal Slam-Dunk by Mary Lyon I was going to start out by calling the second Presidential Candidates’ Debate between Barack Obama and John McCain a “running out the clock” affair for ... more
Views: 142Advantage Biden
Region: Missouri10 02 08 Advantage Biden By Mary Lyon I had help with this one. I watched Joe Biden and Sarah Palin square off, on CNN, specifically for that network’s audience meters. In this case, it was a group of undecide... more
Views: 249Whose Opening Advantage?
Region: Mississippi9 26 08 Whose Opening Advantage? By Mary Lyon I’m mixed. Who won? They both did. And didn’t. Here’s what strikes me about the opening round of presidential debate season: the one-liners, th... more
Views: 176Lipschtick and Pigs
Region: Alaska9 10 08 Lipschtick and Pigs By Mary Lyon Amazing what a difference a week makes. Something has changed since Sarah Palin burst into the Republican Convention and started living it up by the stiletto. It still stin... more
Views: 243Trying to Make Nice
Region: MinnesotaDear Senator McCain, Well, gee, look at you, ‘eh? Have we finally met the “kinder, gentler” Republican that Republicans have been teasing us with for 20 years now? And why is my first instinct still t... more
Views: 243Repubicans Are Mean
Region: MinnesotaI sat through Rudy Giuliani and the debut of Sarah Palin – and I’ve come to only one conclusion. Republicans are mean. No whining here. I’m no Phil Gramm. Just an objective statement of fact based on firs... more
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