In addition to the three pastings inflicted on him by John Kerry, President Bush a day after the final debate faces a trifecta of bad economic news: 1. A record Federal budget deficit of $413 billion. 2. A large increase in the number of first time jobless claims to 352,000. 3. The second highest monthly […]

The last presidential debate is over and the results are in. It is a clear three-peat for John Kerry. Unfortunately for Furious George, his most memorable line of the night ("Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden.") was also a blatant lie. Nothing unusual there, of course. […]

On the eve of Friday's town hall presidential debate in St. Louis, much has been made of George Bush's "likability advantage." Seemingly plain, folksy and approachable, Bush is portrayed as the kind of guy you'd want to have a beer with. No doubt, this gives W a big advantage in Friday's town hall format. In […]

Speaking of Cleveland, moderator Gwen Ifill's question about the fate of cities like Cleveland was one of the most telling moments of the Cheney-Edwards encounter. Ifill highlighted the woes of Cleveland to ask the candidates address economic and quality of life issues facing the nation. And John Edwards proceeded to use the example of Cleveland […]

One of the sad stories of the Vice Presidential Debate in Cleveland is that of Cleveland itself. While the debate hype pushed my hometown into the spotlight, other recent developments have not been so kind: America's Poorest Big City The Census Bureau reported that Cleveland is the now the poorest major city in the United […]

While reactions from pundits and pollsters were mixed regarding the Cheney-Edwards clash in Cleveland, CNN's Jeff Greenfield raised the prospect of collateral damage to the Bush campaign from Cheney's solid effort in the debate draw. The Greenfield thesis: Cheney's obvious ability to better articulate and defend the Bush record only serves to highlight Bush's own […]

Among Vice President Dick Cheney's many skills is the effortlessness and comfort he displays when lying. In last night's debate with John Edwards in Cleveland, Cheney's calm dissembling was once again on display. (This ease with deception is one of the many reasons the Veep is #2 on the "Avenging Angel's Top 10 Unpunished Transgressors […]

America as a whole apparently agrees with my assessment that Kerry opened a can of whoop ass on W. Newsweek's latest poll (9/30-10/2) now shows Kerry up 49-46% in a head-to-head matchup with the hopefully soon-to-be ex-president.

Four years ago, George W. Bush accepted the Republican nomination for President, and famously set the moral tone - and expectations for his presidency: "So when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not only uphold the laws of our land, I will swear to uphold the honor and dignity of […]

According to conventional wisdom, George Bush leads John Kerry based on the perception of his strong leadership qualities and decisive action in the war on terror. The polls back this up, with CNN/USA Today/Gallup polls showing Americans prefer Bush over Kerry by large margins in the fight against terrorism (61%-34%) and the situation in Iraq […]