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Confessions of an RNC security guard

From sushi-scarfing Secret Servicemen to drunken Sarah-Palin lust, witness the underside of the Republican shindig

By Avi Steinberg

Republicans, stop calling Obama elitist

Because the real reason you don't like him is that he's smarter than you

By Bill Maher September 05, 2008 132

John McCain, Republican top gun at last

The "imperfect" war hero steered clear of George W. Bush as he took aim at Barack Obama and tried to marshal his tarnished party

By Walter Shapiro September 05, 2008 77

McCain to Obama: Do as I say, not as I do

John McCain disapproves of contests of personality and style -- unless he thinks he can win them

By Mike Madden September 05, 2008 37

Sarah Palin's real soul mate

McCain's veep choice is the reincarnation of George W. Bush, as channeled by Karl Rove

By Jeff Yang September 05, 2008 83

Quiz: Palin or Bush?

See if you know your hockey mom from your Dubya

By Jeff Yang September 05, 2008 18

McCain's big running-mate rollout

Romney and Giuliani helped supply Wednesday night's "paranoid" conservative politics, while Sarah Palin showed she's no Dick Cheney

By Walter Shapiro September 04, 2008 170

Democrats behind enemy lines in Minnesota

The Obama campaign sets up shop at the Republican National Convention, but thanks to Sarah Palin the GOP is handling all the negative messaging itself

By Mike Madden September 04, 2008 2

How to build a vast left-wing conspiracy

The man behind Daily Kos talks about Obama's chances, his new book and why Palin is the gift that keeps on giving

By Vincent Rossmeier September 04, 2008 63

My convention is bigger than your convention

Ron Paul draws more people and more excitement than John McCain's show across town -- but he also attracts some scary "old friends"

By Alex Koppelman September 03, 2008 74

Welcome to John McCain's party

President Bush is beamed in from afar and Joe Lieberman cheerleads for Sarah Palin, as the Republicans press ahead with a baffling convention

By Walter Shapiro September 03, 2008 99

McCain: No, really, we vetted her!

As revelations about Sarah Palin mount, the McCain team scrambles to dispel reports that they didn't know what they were getting into

By Mike Madden September 03, 2008 223

Hurricane Bristol hits Minnesota

Republicans try to brush off the tempest over Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and turn that other storm in Louisiana into a political prop

By Mike Madden September 02, 2008 268

Bush, McCain and the GOP try to dodge Katrina 2.0

The Republicans cancel most of the start of their convention as Hurricane Gustav bears down on New Orleans, three years after Katrina wrecked it

By Mike Madden September 01, 2008 60

McCain's Palin pick is the epitome of tokenism

Suddenly all anyone needs to qualify as a potential commander in chief is to be a religious ideologue with female gender characteristics?

By Joe Conason August 30, 2008 989

John McCain's female card

By choosing an X-chromosome cipher, McCain is trying to beat Obama at the identity politics game. But it's dangerous to fight on your opponent's turf

By Gary Kamiya August 29, 2008 190

Liquoring up the Democrats

Corporations with business pending in Washington spared no expense on Denver parties

By Mike Madden August 29, 2008 15

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