"If you have a social need, you’re with Hillary. If you want Obama to be your imaginary hip black friend and you’re young and you have no social needs, then he’s cool," – a "Clinton adviser" to Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland.
The View From Your Window
Cairo, Egypt, 10.56 am.
Hewitt’s “Ancient Mariner”
A reader writes:
How inept of Hewitt to depict McCain as the Ancient Mariner. The Mariner, however ancient, was devastatingly effective. He transfixed the attention of the Wedding Guest, made him listen to all of the story: "The Mariner hath his will."
McCain’s National Surge
Pretty stunning in a race already crammed with surprises. Giuliani appears to be imploding. And that is a good thing. After Paul, who obviously faces impossible odds, McCain is easily the best Republican. And he would remove the stain of torture from this country’s reputation. And that is an indispensable thing.
The Ten Best Bookshops In The World
An enthusiast’s guide to stores that cannot be replicated online.
Embryonic Stem-Cells
The scientists plucked them from two-day old embryos – and kept the embryos alive.
On The Road
Across America … on a Segway. Well, if Clinton wins, I guess I know what to do:
McCain On Iraq
Even Bush is less bullish.
Boomer Women For Clinton
An on-target political cartoon.
“Jew Hating Bigot”
Yet another mass email trying to smear Obama – this time directed at Jewish voters.
