PostPartisan Archive: King

Barry the 'Betrayed'

It’s a hoot to observe the ease with which Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry cloaks himself in the mantle of the “betrayed” whenever he finds himself in a tight spot. And, true to form, that’s just what we...

Lincoln's Ghost Along Pennsylvania Avenue

My friend Tersh Boasberg, chair of the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, gave me permission to share with you his views on the perspective that soon-to-be President Barack Obama will have as he travels along the inauguration parade route...

Eric Holder vs. the Powerful

Eric Holder, Barack Obama's choice to be attorney general, is a veteran of Washington wars in which victors are loath to take prisoners, let alone pity the vanquished. So the former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, D.C....

Al-Qaeda Doesn't Get It

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the putative no. 2 figure in al-Qaeda, shared his thoughts last week on the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. Zawahiri's comments revealed more about his own failings than Obama's. Probably...

Divine Electoral Intervention?

Sarah Palin, emerging from the voting booth this morning, said: "Tomorrow, I hope, I pray, I believe that I'll be able to wake up as vice president elect and be able to get to work." I've also seen a...

How Common Is the Hatred?

I recently wrote a column about the rage that seems to be directed toward Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The source of the rage, I concluded, was a dwindling band of racial and religious diehards who have seen their...

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How Stevens Invited His Verdict, Marisa Katz , October 27, 2008

The Final Debate: Where Obama Came Up Short, Marisa Katz , October 15, 2008

Palin Too Close for Comfort, Marisa Katz , October 13, 2008

The Town Hall Debate: Straight Out of a Sitcom, Marisa Katz , October 7, 2008

The McCain Campaign Works the Refs, Marisa Katz , October 2, 2008

The Right Soapbox for McCain, Marisa Katz , September 24, 2008

Another Questionable McCain Pick, Marisa Katz , September 24, 2008

The GOP's Self-Defeating Response to Troopergate, Marisa Katz , September 22, 2008

The Hannity-Palin Infomercial, Marisa Katz , September 18, 2008

One Way to Clear the Air, Marisa Katz , September 15, 2008

We Don't Want Another Agnew, Autumn Brewington , September 14, 2008

Controlling Campaign Fever, Marisa Katz , September 9, 2008

A Made-for-TV Event, Autumn Brewington , September 3, 2008

A Story Palin Should Tell, Marisa Katz , September 1, 2008

The Only Certainty? McCain Pandered., Autumn Brewington , August 31, 2008

Which America Will Prevail: Old or New?, Autumn Brewington , August 28, 2008

A Roll Call Even Hollywood Couldn't Top, Autumn Brewington , August 27, 2008

The Obama Camp Can Exhale, Marisa Katz , August 27, 2008

Any Democrats Left in Washington?, Autumn Brewington , August 26, 2008

Already a Busy Week at the Firing Range, Colbert King , August 24, 2008

American Gladiators, the Season Premier, Colbert King , August 24, 2008