Thomas Schaller

I really don’t see what the I really don’t see what the fuss is about Hillary Clinton’s new ad that features—very briefly and as part of a larger montage of images—a brief shot of Osama bin Laden. So what? It’s not like the guy who masterminded the September 11 attacks and is still at-large is […]

Several dozen journalists, columnists, authors, bloggers, policy wonks and other thinkers signed their names to a statement deploring the conduct of ABC News, and moderators Several dozen journalists, columnists, authors, bloggers, policy wonks and other thinkers signed their names to a statement deploring the conduct of ABC News, and moderators George Stephanopolous and Charles Gibson, […]

Here’s the truly sad news about Here’s the truly sad news about Hillary Clinton today. In a way, she blew a great opportunity during last night’s debate to do something dramatic: To reverse her negatives, remove the doubts about her as a Democratic team player, punch the media bigwigs (including her hubby’s own former deputy!) […]

If I were If I were Howard Dean, I’d be worried about this. If I were Howard Wolfson, I’d be worried about this. And if I were Juwan Howard, I’d be worried about this. (Note the career stats v. this year.) –Tom Schaller

David Brooks gave ABC News and moderators George “here’s another Xmas present fer ya, Hill” Stephanopolous and Charles “I’m allowed to make up facts about capital gains tax revenues” Gibson an “A” for their debate performance last night. Stunning. I mean, can anyone imagine a general election debate this fall where John McCain is asked […]

In case you missed it, the number of witnesses (all professors, I should add; can you really trust those louts?) who say they distinctly remember In case you missed it, the number of witnesses (all professors, I should add; can you really trust those louts?) who say they distinctly remember Hillary Clinton, at a Camp […]

I’ve taken a couple of days to ruminate on I’ve taken a couple of days to ruminate on Barack Obama’s “bitter” comment and the ensuing “elitist” controversy before offering comment. Obviously, in strictly electoral terms his remark was a stupid thing to say, whether true or not and whether he meant it or not. Obama […]

Near the top of the list of intractable problems the Bush Administration has created, Iraq most notably among them, is Guantanamo. Jeffrey Toobin has a great piece in the New Yorker about the situation down in Cuba. It’s easy to call for the base to be shut down which, as Toobin notes, all three remaining […]

Steve Benen hammers Joe Lieberman—twice, actually. Michael Scherer nails the state of the Democratic race. And Josh Marshall saws Hillary Clinton in half. –Tom Schaller

Dana’s article about the possibility of a former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton angling to be future New York Gov. Hillary Clinton isn’t that far-fetched of a scenario. Personally, I think Clinton is a skilled senator, which is not a veiled suggestion that she is incapable of being a chief executive but merely an observation […]