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Bob (Eddie Mush) Shrum Answers Painful QuestionIt's hard to dislike political consultant Bob Shrum. Because of the Shrum Curse, he is exactly 0 for 8 in getting the presidential candidates he worked for elected starting with George McGovern in 1972 and most recently John Kerry in 2004. And because all of the candidates he worked for... |
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Darryle Pollack: Back to the Future Starring Hunter S. Thompson and Kevin CostnerAs I settled into the cool dark cocoon of a movie theater on two separate nights this week, I had no idea I was stepping into a time machine that would send me back into my own past. It happened first in the film Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. I knew Thompson slightly ... |
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Extremism In The Defense Of Your Cadillac Is No Vice: Team Corporate Machine [24 Hours Of Lemons]While we've been blown away by the quality of the facilities and workers at Carolina Motorsports Park- by all accounts, the best venue in the history of the 24 Hours of LeMons- and the incredible friendliness of all the competitors has us staggering beneath the intake of barbecue and beer forced ... |
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More Buckley Books the Classic Firing Line MemoirThis is another Bill Buckley beaut, the 1989 "memoir" of the then-23-year history of one of the most profoundly important shows on television. Library Journal had nothing but praise for this big, meaty, 533-page hardcover, saying On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Publics Figure... |
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McGovern To Obama: In Choosing VP, First Do No HarmFormer Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern has a piece of advice for Barack Obama in his search for a vice president: first and foremost, choose someone who won't do your candidacy any damage. "Remember the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take: first do no harm," said the S... |
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Medal of Freedom to ... Donna ShalalaI have no great brief against Donna Shalala, Sec'y of HHS in the Clinton administration, but a Medal of Freedom? [Power Line has the story, as does Winfield Myers, who does carry a brief against Sec'y Shalala.] This is end of President Bush's administration, probably the las... |
