Obamarama

Good article in NY Times last Saturday about
Joseph Biden and the road that led him to being selected as Obama's VP running mate.

I'd forgotten about how gaffe-prone he is. Then again, that didn't seem to hinder George Bush's rise to power...

Also, in the NY Times Sunday magazine, a timely and lengthy article about Obama's economic vision --- the thing pundits say is going to be THE big issue in November. The magazine's piece on "post-racial" politics in the Obama era ("Is Obama The End of Black Politics?") a couple of weeks ago was also eye-opening.

I really think the NY Times magazine is one of best general-interest magazines out there---maybe the best, in terms of reader-friendliness and visual pizazz. (Full disclosure: I write for the Times on occasion. But still.)