Graying Gracefully - MORE Magazine

The first of my series in MORE about aging my way

The Opinionator: A Tough Spin

In Pennsylvania, Obama lost in an alarming number of voter categories.

The Opinionator: 'Bitter' Fruit

Barack Obama's comment that white middle-class voters feeling the economic squeeze were "bitter" continues to draw scrutiny.

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Confronting the Kitchen Sink

Barack Obama can't win wrestling in the mud with Hillary Clinton. That will not put him in the White House.

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Duel of Historical Guilts

People will have to choose which of America's sins are greater, and which stain will have to be removed first. Is misogyny worse than racism, or is racism worse than misogyny?

Hillary, Buckeye Girl

If Hillary Clinton can win Ohio — and if she doesn't, she is as cooked as reheated risotto — it will be because people here worry that Barack Obama is getting show-offy.

Begrudging His Bedazzling

Hillary Clinton can't turn on her own charm and wit because she can't get beyond what she sees as the deep injustice of Barack Obama not waiting his turn.

A Flawed Feminist Test

As a possible first Madame President, Hillary Clinton is a flawed science experiment because you can't take Bill Clinton out of the equation.

When Reality Bites

The Democratic policy unity is a mirage. If the Democrats actually win the White House, the tensions would resurface with a vengeance.

Hate Springs Eternal

Most of the venom is coming from supporters of Barack Obama, who want their hero or nobody. His campaign seems dangerously close to becoming a cult of personality.

Friends Say Drugs Played Only Bit Part for Obama

Barack Obama has admitted to using illegal drugs as a teenager, but others remember him as a model of moderation.

Questions for Dr. Retail

Why would Democratic votes break down so starkly along educational lines?

Darkness and Light

If Barack Obama wants to be president, he'll have to slay the dragon. And his dragon is the Clinton attack machine.

Michelle, Maria, Caroline and Oprah on the Hustings in California

Four extraordinary women put on the best campaign rally I've seen in 20 years of covering presidential politics.

Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate

An Illinois controversy pitting two important constituencies against each other put Barack Obama's legislative skills to the test.

N.O.W's Reaction to Senator Kennedy's support of Senator Obama

Inspired by The View's co-host, Joy Behar, I would amend her 'Beware of misogynists' comment incited by Sen. Kennedy's support of Barak Obama.

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Seeing Red Over Hillary

It would have been the natural thing for Barack Obama, only hours after his emotional embrace by the Kennedys, to greet the rebuffed Hillary Clinton at the State of the Union address.

A President Like My Father

We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960. We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Barack Obama.

Two Against One

It's odd that the first woman with a shot at becoming president is so openly dependent on her husband to drag her over the finish line.

Writers' Strike Tests the Mettle of 2 Outsiders

The president of the writers guild and his lieutenant are deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their rebellion over?

Candidate Clinton Scrutinized by Women

This intriguing but highly uneven anthology of reflections about Hillary Rodham Clinton by a spectrum of well-known female writers underscores the relentless media focus on her life.

Crisis? Maybe He's a Narcissistic Jerk

Is the "midlife crisis" the newest excuse for poor behavior?

Responding to Recession

Recent statements by the presidential candidates and their surrogates about the economy are quite revealing.

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