Josh Marshall

More Clinton Derangement Syndrome

Josh Marshall just can not shake it. Now, I am not in favor of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, not because she won't do a fine job, but because I think she would be more valuable to President-Elect Obama and the nation...

Marty Peretz's assistant is the latest to be elected spokesperson for the Moderate Americans

As we've seen many times and in many contexts, one of the most empty-headed, trite and deceitful pundit techniques is to take one's own viewpoint and, without an iota of polling data or other empirical support, attribute it to...

If it's Sunday...

IF IT'S SUNDAY.... Josh Marshall noted the other day, "The bookers and producers of the Sunday shows are committed to the continuing dominance of conservative/Republican marquee guests. No question about it." The proof is...

Boehner Assails Auto-maker Bailout; Hopes dim for quick action

WASHINGTON -- The prospect of a government bailout of General Motors Corp. before the end of the year dimmed Thursday, with a leading Senate Democrat pointing to a lack of political will for a package and the top House...

Can Crowdfunding Help Save the Journalism Business?

Bands do it. Filmmakers do it. President-elect Barack Obama made an artform out of it. "It" is crowdfunding, getting micro-donations through the Internet to help fund a venture. The question is whether crowdfunding can work on...

How Soon Until Buyer’s Remorse Kicks In?

Will the ultra-liberal progressive blogs be able to stay in love with Barack Obama when he embraces their archenemy? I’m talking about Joe Lieberman, of course - and it’s becoming more and more apparent that Obama is prepared...

Andrew Keen: Obama’s landslide will throw up conservative bloggers

For the past few months my pre-breakfast morning ritual has been determined by American opinion polls. As a political junkie, the first thing I’ve done every morning over the last six months has been to check out the latest...

Franken's chances improve

FRANKEN'S CHANCES IMPROVE.... Don't look now, but Al Franken may very well pull out a win in Minnesota. Norm Coleman isn't just getting nervous, he's getting litigious. In a move that could be seen as a benefit to Democrat Al...

Obama Draws 200,000 in Berlin, Wingnuts Pout

Obama’s speech in Berlin drew raves from the people of Europe. You can read the transcript here, or watch it for yourself: Josh Marshall gives some analysis, but I think the messages of change, unity, and multilateralism speak...

Blog Buzz: Drama in John McCain's Campaign, Rahm Emanuel Will Be Barack Obama's Chief of Staff,...

Our daily look at stories and topics that are lighting up the Internets: Election's Over...Palin-drama Continues Though the election is over, it seems the drama is only beginning over at the McCain campaign, with reports that...

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