2008

Speaking on “Face the Nation” on August 10, Karl Rove made some insightful observations about a presidential candidate selecting a VP for political reasons. It just so happens that the criticisms he was launching at…

Barack Obama’s campaign announced to the world at 2:00 in the morning, and by text message, that Senator Joe Biden is Obama’s pick for Vice-President. It was a great choice. Joe Biden offers the best…

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Behind in the popular vote, behind in the number of contests won, and perhaps most significantly a long way behind in cash, Hillary Clinton needed to win by a much larger margin in Pennsylvania last…

PubDef columnist Blake Ashby tells why he thinks Evangelical Christians really supported George W. Bush for President and what it could mean for the current election. Plus: Blake tells the latest rumor Republicans are spreading…

The Secretary of State’s office has gone all Wolf Blitzer on us. Check out Robin Carnahan’s cool new “Situation Room”-esque county reporting map (refreshed every 2 minutes, no less). http://sos.mo.gov/enrmaps/ Keep up with St. Louis…

The Missouri Republican Party today accused Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee of playing politics with her audit of Republican Governor Matt Blunt’s office in order to help his Democratic challenger. Today’s press release: Montee Audit…

In today’s New York Times (hat tip to the Arch City Chronicle for first noting it), former Riverfront Times reporter Malcolm Gay pens an article on the City of St. Louis’ ongoing racial problems following…