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Today We Are All Fundamentals

By Chuck Ansbacher

Thursday September 18, 2008

Today We Are All Fundamentals:

Normally I can’t stand Gail Collins, but today she’s on fire.

Now in an election like this, you expect a certain amount of tactical reimagining. McCain used to like reporters, and now he treats them as if they were carrying the Ebola virus. Fair enough, although given the fact that he’s terrible at speeches, and the famous town halls have now become Republican-only lovefests, the campaign really should invent some new method of communication. (And remember, the man doesn’t text.)