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...minutes McCain took to deliver his concession speech last Tuesday night, he put to rest the crotchety, erratic old man who called the fundamentals of our broken economy “sound” and in an ill-advised, rash decision picked a running mate who, after giving the Republican ticket an initial boost, proved to be a dubious, and even dangerous, choice. Back was the dignified statesman of unparalleled courage and integrity, the maverick we knew before the word “maverick” became a punchline, and the bipartisan unifier calling for the nation...
Since Sen. Barack Obama’s win last Tuesday, this modified campaign slogan has graced signs at rallies, g-chat statuses, and more than one newspaper headline. I’m all for clever turns of phrase, but this particular quip reveals a misguided attitude shared by many Obama supporters...
...referred only to trouncing Sen. John McCain. He meant that, yes, we can—if you’ll forgive the talking point—bring change to government. That work hasn’t even begun yet, and its success is far from certain. Last Tuesday was never going to fix the problems of the past eight years, but most of us seem to equate his victory with real change just the same...
Asked about their faith in our voting system, I suspect a large number of college students would reply positively—at least since this past Tuesday, when Barack Obama prevailed with all the gusto of a hurricane. Yet, were the same question posed eight years ago, responses might have ranged from ambivalent to enraged, with a fair amount of grumbling about Floridians and Ralph Nader.So just how effective is plurality voting in choosing the “right” candidate—the one preferred by the greatest number of people? Pulitzer Prize nominee William Poundstone explores this...
...into a suit after working out at the gym. The president-elect delivered his first press conference with verve, as clear and articulate as ever, standing before a plain blue background and a row of U.S. flags that evoked the White House and the backdrop for his victory speech Tuesday night. His economic advisers and new chief of staff Rahm Emanuel flanked him (he had just come from meeting with them), many smiling and nodding encouragingly, not unlike parents proudly watching their kid deliver a valedictory speech. He called on reporters by their names from a card - a rarity...