"But it just may be possible that the single biggest boost to the Obama campaign is not white liberal self-congratulation or the Clinton camp's self-immolation, but the collective nastiness of the ...
Deborah Solomon takes on Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola from the left: "No, Communism was rooted in a utopian vision..." as opposed to Italian fascism.
Eduardo Porter: "Belief in God too often spawns reasons to punish sinners - 'adulterers' in Saudi Arabia, gays for some Republican presidential candidates."
As Bush and the Republicans effectively counterattack against the Democratic majority in Congress, the Times' White House reporter offers some helpful advice - negotiate with the Democrats!
Pretzel logic: Since there's been no terrorist attacks on American soil since 9-11, the CIA was wrong in its harsh interrogation of Al Qaeda prisoners?
A top Hillary adviser not so slyly brought up Democratic rival Barack Obama's past drug use in an interview with the Washington Post, but the Times buried in on page 35.
Sarah Lyall: "He has said it again and again, with increasing urgency, to anyone who will listen. And on Monday, former Vice President Al Gore used the occasion of his 2007 Nobel Peace Prize ...