Two new polls related to the argument between Barack Obama and John McCain over whether the US president should meet directly with the leaders of US enemies like Iran remind us that the interpretation of public opinion polling is as much art as science. On Monday, Gallup released a poll summarized as follows: Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even about half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet

Dark Lord Karl Rove, writing for the Wall Street Journal, notes a historical precedent for a theme I have hammered here at pw all year long: Politics has become hi-tech with sophisticated databases, the Internet, TV ads, focus groups and polls. But a lanky Sangamon County, Ill., lawyer described the essential task of politics in 1840 in a letter to his Whig campaign committee. Make a list of the voters,

Hilzoy is eeeeeeevil!!! “I didn’t support Barack Obama because of his race.” Jakes.

“Excitement about Barack Obama emerged as a global phenomenon Wednesday” I wish he could last forever; he’d bring happiness to everyone.

Opponents of Evolution Adopting a New Strategy What do we want? CREATION! When do we want it? NOW! Daddy, I want an Oompa-Loompa! Now! Or, Progressives See Christiany Version of Themselves, React with Rage

Now that Barack Obama has severed ties with the Trinity United Church of Christ, his longtime spiritual adviser, the race-baiting, conspiracy-mongering Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has decided to keep his grip on The House That Wright Built: Indeed, Trinity members familiar with the developments say that on May 27, Moss was summoned to the church’s massive brown sanctuary for a meeting that included Wright, several church board members and other senior leaders.

I’m getting giggles!

fucking Clinton. Here’s my present theory on the mystery Michelle Obama video, or tapes, or whatever. I think that Hillary has it on good authority (by which I mean a snitch) that Michelle said some stupid and inflammatory things at this PUSH/Rainbow event. She’s floating the suggestion that it exists on some kind of recording to see what will shake loose. Maybe someone will come forth with the thing. Maybe

That is the question John B. Judis poses at TNR, though his analysis of the question is lacking in a key respect: In several important respects, his campaign is like Smith’s rather than Kennedy’s. Just as Smith eschewed any discussion of religion, Obama largely stayed away from talking about race until it was forced upon him by revelations about his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Kennedy took control of the

I think nishi might be one. Time for a Sacred National Conversation on sexism, says Kirsten Powers.  h/t Allah Pundit, of course, who falls in love with all the hawt television newspundit ladies