Achenblog: October 5, 2008 - October 11, 2008
Playing the Dull Card
Missing from the excellent Harris-Vandehei screed on the stultifying nature of Tuesday's debate was an acknowledgment that Obama has a strategic reason for playing the dull card. When ahead, and on the verge of running away with an election,...
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Joel Achenbach
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October 9, 2008; 7:57 PM ET |
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Obama vs. McCain Round 2
[First, this gambling bulletin: Your blogger, who bestrides the Vegas scene like a collossus, hit the blackjack tables at New York New York last night and walked away with $30 in winnings. I believe this level of wagering makes...
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Joel Achenbach
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October 8, 2008; 9:31 AM ET |
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Someone's Always Gambling
What we need here are more casinos, clearly. Thus behind New York New York and Monte Carlo you see more giant hotel-casinos rising on the south LV Strip. I never understand how this can pencil out. Classic (Classical) Vegas....
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Joel Achenbach
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October 7, 2008; 8:42 AM ET |
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Economic Worries at 35,000 Feet
I'm writing this on a Southwest Airlines flight to Las Vegas, wondering if the world economy has collapsed, and what might be left of my 401k. I'm worried that it's now a 301k. The overnight news looked rather ominous,...
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Joel Achenbach
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October 6, 2008; 12:22 PM ET |
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Washington Below the Scum
[Had fab time -- mega-fab in fact -- at the Mega-Poodle Scorching Hour or whatever the boodlers called that thing last night at Buffalo. Will post photo of prized Frazetta statuette when I get a chance. It will definitely...
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October 5, 2008; 8:41 AM ET |
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