Another bridge to the past

February 19, 2016

Shawn Otto published a perceptive piece in the Huffington Post yesterday, February 18th. It’s about how a campaign needs a forward-looking story to capture voters’ attention and support. I have heard Professor David Schultz make the same point in several presentations, including one he made at Drinking Liberally a few years ago. Elections are, after all, […]

by Steve Timmer

Scott and Karin, turn up your hearing aids

July 18, 2014

My older readers — which means most of you, I suppose — can remember when Bob Dole, running against Bill Clinton in 1996, said, in a debate, I think, “Let me be your bridge to the past.” I knew at that instant that Bob Dole would never be the president of the good ‘ol YOU ESS AAAY. It […]

by Steve Timmer