Sept. 16, 2008 4:49 PM PT Share Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! 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
