“Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that President Bush’s chief political strategist Karl Rove ‘spends a lot of time obsessing about me.’ ” — AP, February 27, 2006

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- The long-winded, winding road
Politicians have always been prone to clichés and adages.
- Hillary, Barack, and Iraq
If prescience about the disaster in Iraq were a prerequisite for presidential front-runner status, former Vermont governor and current chair of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean would be the donkey to beat in his party’s race for the White House.
- Rove’s footprints
“Turd Blossom.” That’s what President Bush affectionately calls Karl Rove, his top political aide. It’s an apt nickname, especially these days.
- Across the universe
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, the two parties aren’t even in the same solar system.
- On the national affront
Where does one begin to recap 12 months of such willful self-parody?
- Vote for Obama
If ever there were a need for clarity — of purpose and resolve — it is now.
- Wish list
[1] An MBTA Red Line station without a broken escalator. [2] Someone in the White House who at least pretends we’re still looking for Osama.
- Republican dirty tricks
Late last month, readers of the conservative web site NewsMax discovered this juicy tidbit in a column by Ronald Kessler: “In the past week, Karl Rove has been promising Republican insiders an ‘October surprise’ to help win the November congressional elections.”
- Double Standards
In the aftermath of President Bush’s most recent State of the Union address, talk-radio pundits focused not on the deteriorating situation Iraq, the challenges facing working Americans, or any number of other important topics.
- Pushing to replace Bush
On an overcast night in early June, nearly 100 of US Senator Barack Obama’s local supporters crowded into the Peerless Lofts in downtown Providence.
- What Obama must do
For all the fawning press Barack Obama has received, the grace and favor with which he has been treated is nothing compared with the free ride McCain has enjoyed.
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