MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14rich.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket, by Frank Rich

“The biggest elephant in the room is not race.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14friedman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Making America Stupid, by Thomas L. Friedman

“McCain sadly opts for the culture war.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Bering Straight Talk, by Maureen Dowd

“On a clear day, you can look over and see Putin’s soul.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14intro.html?ref=opinion

Are We Experienced? (various writers)

“Experience. In the 2008 presidential election, it’s been a campaign slogan, a debating point and a subject of endless column inches and talk show hours. John McCain and Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin — whose life experiences offer the best preparation for the presidency and vice presidency? Does it help to be a naval aviator? A community organizer? A senator? A small-town mayor? Does one trump another? To answer those questions, the Op-Ed page asked people whose résumés overlap with the candidates’ to explain how the qualities they’ve needed to draw on for their jobs and their lives would come in handy in the White House.”