David Safier by David Safier Colin Powell was less than one of my favorite people during the Bush administration — the fact is, he drove me crazy — but I never questioned his intelligence or his humanity. I was infuriated that he was weak enough to allow himself to be manipulated by the Bush administration. Over and … Read more
by David Safier This is something you just don't see. I was at Catalina Foothills High School passing out literature from 6-8am. When I arrived, the polls hadn't opened, and the line was a good 100 feet long. When I left at 8am, the line had gotten a little shorter, but not much. Those who … Read more
by David Safier This isn't in the Colin Powell/Christopher Buckley category in the growing McCain Mutiny. Josh Simmons is a college student at University of Florida and Chairman of Gators for John McCain, apparently one of the nation's largest pro-McCain student groups. He was at a rally for Joe Biden when this exchange took place: … Read more
by David Safier I was just listening to a video interview with Jon Carson, the national field director for the Obama campaign. He said things were going well in the key battleground states. In fact he said the offices were experiencing a "negative flakeage rate" among volunteers. Instead of people promising to show up and … Read more
by David Safier Any 40s jazz/swing fans out there? This can carry you all the way to Wednesday morning.