For the first time since 1972, the LA Times has endorsed a Presidential candidate. Good for them!
I particularly like this line:
In the language of metaphor, Clinton is an essay, solid and reasoned; Obama is a poem, lyric and filled with possibility.
There's also a great essay by a thirtysomething Latina about the Obama-Clinton divide between her and her mother. Very topical. I'm happy when the LA Times gets something right, particularly in the editorials or the Op-Ed page. This is a great piece for this moment in history. Of course, the fact that I agree with it doesn't hurt.
The LA Times is getting better all the time. In the last couple of years, they have drastically changed their Op-Ed page, almost entirely for the good. I particularly like Joel Stein and Meghan Daum. Joel Stein is one of the funniest writers in America, easily the funniest Op-Ed columnist, and Meghan Daum writes about stuff that is always timely, but that no one else is writing about on an Op-Ed page. Also, she occasionally responds to my emails, which is really cool of her. I'm also happy to see Tim Rutten newly added to the Op-Ed page.
One of the best things about the LA Times is Dan Neil's weekly column Rumble Seat, where he reviews cars with some of the best writing this side of The New Yorker.
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Yes, glad Obama is gaining momentum in the polls, hope it is enough to claim a serious delegate count on tuesday.......but even if he doesn't win outright, he is showing that he will continue to be a serious contender, and this race for the nomination is not over!
I saw the debate too.......wish Obama had been stronger - a fine line to be too strong with Hillary, without rousing sympathy for her as the attacked female........she was impressive, I still think she is too divisive a force for the democrats and the country........
Ralph Nader's comments on her are interesting.......refers to her as a Corporate democrat - and I'm afraid of the favors she owes probably way too many people!
The nice thing about the debate is that it was so civil. I think that's partially a testament to Obama's ability to stay calm in a tense environment. Unfortunately, he didn't the credit for staying calm, since she was too.
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