Sept. 16, 2008 4:49 PM PT Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied! Print An archive of commentary on the Democratic ticket going back to June 2008. Read more 1 Opinion Rx for our financial crisis Bailouts aren’t popular, but our financial problems are so stubborn that government must step in.Oct. 31, 2008 2 Opinion Bailing out Wall Street The financial crisis has caught the candidates’ attention -- but we need solutions, not politics.Sept. 21, 2008 3 Opinion Obama’s challenge His acceptance speech paired idealism with pragmatic proposals. Will Americans buy in?Aug. 29, 2008 4 Opinion Biden, an impressive choice for VP Obama has added a serious, sophisticated and experienced voice to the ticket.Aug. 25, 2008 5 Politics Is Obama overshooting? Barack Obama may be courting defeat by targeting more electoral votes than are needed to claim the presidency.Aug. 24, 2008 6 Opinion Obama and McCain’s glass houses Neither candidate qualifies as an ‘ordinary American,’ so stop the sniping over personal wealth.Aug. 23, 2008 7 Politics Obama: star of his own movie His ‘celebrity’ comes from an emotional identity with voters, not from ‘rock star’ hysteria.Aug. 9, 2008 8 Obama’s veepstakes July 18, 2008 9 Politics The Obama-McCain age gap that matters Many years separate the two candidates, but it’s not a gap you can measure with an EKG.June 1, 2008
