New at Reason

May 30, 2007

Nick Gillespie, David Weigel, and Jesse Walker run down the good, the bad, and the even worse aspects of the leading presidential candidates in a feature from reason's June issue.

Comments

|5.30.07 @ 4:25PM|#

I love it that Romney does not have any Pros.

thoreau|5.30.07 @ 4:28PM|#

Some of those "bottom line" comments were pretty funny.

Good writing, guys!

|5.30.07 @ 4:29PM|#

If the 2008 presidential election is a baseball season, we're still in that early, delusional phase when even Tampa Bay Devil Rays fans can dream of a World Series ring.

WTF is wrong with that??!!!!

|5.30.07 @ 4:33PM|#

Like another cellar-dwelling season for the Devil Rays, only this much is certain

Why do you hate the Devil Rays??

Timothy|5.30.07 @ 4:36PM|#

Um, because they suck?

|5.30.07 @ 4:40PM|#

Romney has pros, the word just isn't highlighted. Plus, he's Mormon, that's a pro right there.

|5.30.07 @ 4:42PM|#

Pros: Even his Democratic rivals will admit that Obama is articulate, bright, clean, and handy with a speech...

I just watched an episode of Boston Legal (recorded from a few weeks back):

Denny Crane: What have I done now?

Paul Lewiston: "He doesn't sound black?"

Denny Crane: Well, he doesn't. Not to me. Does he to you?

Shirley Schmidt: Denny, you truly are not aware of what a racist statement that is?

Denny Crane: Oh, please! Bush and Biden said the same thing about Obama.

Paul Lewiston: Not like that, they didn't!

Denny Crane: Did too. They said, "Articulate." And Biden said, "His hygiene looked good."

Shirley Schmidt: Denny. There's no such thing as, "sounding black."

Denny Crane: What do you mean?

Shirley Schmidt: Certainly you don't think all black people sound alike?

Denny Crane: Well, of course not. The anchors on the news don't sound black at all. And the black weathermen sound whiter than me.

|5.30.07 @ 4:49PM|#

I also should have mentioned that was a great article.

|5.30.07 @ 4:54PM|#

I have to admit that I was disappointed by that article. It was well-written, but the subject matter just doesn't interest me. I don't care what the major parties are offering in the next cycle. I don't care because I know that the candidates will be a statist and another statist who employs different rhetoric. I've always loved that Reason manages not to get bogged down in discussions of major party politics (or LP politics, for that matter) and writes about ideas.
On the plus side, the Jimmy Whales article was pretty damn interesting. And the Bagge feature on stadium subsidies was brilliant. In fact, the whole issue was interesting, with the exception of that article.

Jesse Walker|5.30.07 @ 4:55PM|#

"Pros" is now boldfaced. Thanks for catching that.

|5.30.07 @ 5:04PM|#

The Devil Rays will win the World Series once I lift my curse for them not taking the Rough Riders name that I recommended. Bully!

|5.30.07 @ 6:25PM|#

Good article, but, umm, where's Mike Gravel? I mean, he is THE liberalarian running,yes?

Number 6,
While the the subject matter may not be interesting, you have to admit that printing out 20 copies or so, highlighting the "bottom line" and leaving them around the office does have it's potential.

|5.30.07 @ 7:07PM|#

Ideas are interesting. Politicians are boring. Making fun of politicians is important.

...as we get closer to an election, ideas become even more interesting, politicians become even more boring and making fun of them becomes even more important.

Daniel|5.30.07 @ 11:51PM|#

I note with some sadness that Eric Dondero did not merit mentioning. (tongue in cheek).

|5.30.07 @ 11:57PM|#

Well that was depressing.

|5.31.07 @ 2:06PM|#

I note with amusement Dondero's conspicuous absence, lately. :)