Word: punditing
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...successful deployment of political celebrity. The baby boomer pundit consensus by the end of the evening: The Democrats had made a solid, forceful argument that the American people should vote for their ticket...
...things had changed since I last saw Bush: boxy jackets had been replaced by tailored ones, the thread count of his shirts had gone up, the tie was Ferragamo. He was still charming the crowd. First there's the playful insult: yes, you're a bottom-dwelling pundit and not a beat reporter, but he lightens that by knowing who you are and kidding around about it. He admits he's a regular guy who likes to get his sleep, unlike those macho types boasting how they get by on four hours a night. Disarmingly, he once allowed...
...poll that magic 5 percent in November to hang onto his federal dollars, and it doesn't look good). Of course, His Pitchforkness may even clear the bar and make the party a showcase for the country's most poisonous voters - a political leper colony with a pundit for a messiah...
...Well, polls are shifty beasts, and even shiftier than usual in July, when many voters' opinions are just beginning to form. But some pundit consensus has emerged on Gore's suddenly successful vote-hunting, and one of them might even be useful down the road. The transient? Bill Bradley. The languorous ex-candidate's equally languorous endorsement of Gore last week is thought to have attracted some independents to the Gore cause. Trouble is, these folks will probably hang around about as long as Bradley himself, who promptly disappeared. And John McCain is just waiting to steal them back...
While the article, "Ford Urges Bush to Select Pro-Choicer as Running Mate," could have easily been relegated to the editorial section, there's nothing wrong with the piece; the former president's logic is hardly out of left field (and what better pundit than he on the caprices of the vice-presidency?). Apparently Ford, found celebrating his 87th birthday at his Rocky Mountain vacation home, is convinced that a George W. Bush victory hinges on the governor's ability to find a "quietly" pro-choice running mate, like Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge. Ridge's selection will appeal to moderate...