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Dan Henkoff


NEWS 9/11/08 7:00pm

Republican VP pick Palin may harm McCain's ticket

Because of his age and health history, Senator John McCain, more than any other presidential candidate in recent memory, needed to pick a running mate who could step in to the presidential role (if needed) and still keep voters feeling comfortable. Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin fails miserably in this respect."As for that [vice president] talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the [vice president] does every day?"


NEWS 8/28/08 7:00pm

Obama selects VP willing to fight back

"I want you to be nice until it's time to not be nice." Those words originally came from the actor Patrick Swayze as James Dalton, the soft-spoken bouncer with a degree in philosophy, instructing new subordinates in the 1989 B-movie Road House. However, they could also easily be applied to this year's presidential election. With his selection of Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate, Barack Obama has shown that he recognizes - as the contest has taken a predictable negative turn - the Democratic ticket's need for the ability not to be nice.