Voters face a large and dismal field

Election Day 2008 is still almost two years away, and yet we've got all sorts of campaigns announced and under way.

And when you look at the field assembled so far, one rather stunning fact asserts itself: There will be a 44th president of the United States.

Yes, my fellow Americans, 20 months hence we will elect the 30th president since Southern secession reputedly prompted James Buchanan to lament, "I am the last president of the ... Full Story »

Posted by Dale Penn
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, U.S. White House
Member Tags: cheap shots, mindless diversions, national politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 21, 2007 - 6:25 AM PST
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Martha Rosler
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by Martha Rosler - Oct. 1, 2008

this is superficial, ill-formed, and stupid--and much of it is based on hot-air opinions just to have something to dish

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Wish I'd been able to read the second page. I was rather enjoying it. Unfortunately, the Plain Dealer decided not to display it. So I never got to see if he savaged the Democrats as charmingly as he did the Republicans. Oh well!

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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

A somewhat amusing, rather cynical and totally honest opinion piece. Sure they all have good points that aren't mentioned in this piece, but that would ruin the fun.

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Eric Campbell
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by Eric Campbell - Oct. 1, 2008

negative opinion piece designed to increase readership, not to inform.

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Francis Scalzi
1.4
by Francis Scalzi - Oct. 1, 2008

Nonsense opinion piece. It's much too early to brand the candidates with such speculations and shallow opinions. Non-informative. Bad gossip over the back fence style of "journalism".

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