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Who won the veep debate? Opinions vary
At the very least, Democrats breathed a little easier after Thursday night’s suddenly-important vice presidential debate. Vice President Joe Biden gave Obama administration spin doctors some fodder to use, something…
Is it up to Joe Biden to save Barack Obama’s butt?
In a normal Presidential election year, the one vice presidential debate is usually an exercise in political vanity but Campaign 2012 is anything but normal. After President Barack Obama’s dismal…
The day after: Doom and gloom in Camp Obama, glee and optimism in Mittville
What a difference a day makes. Will Mitt Romney‘s stronger-than-expected performance in the first of three Presidential debates become the 90 minutes that transformed Campaign 2012 or merely a blip…
No doubt about it: Romney won the debate
Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney needed to accomplish three things to emerge as a clear winner in Wednesday’s Presidential debate: Not screw up, stay on message and throw President Barack…
Capitol Hill Blue is 18 years old: Que the balloons
Capitol Hill Blue was born on October 1, 1994 — a damp, cool Saturday morning in the den of a condo on North Fairfax Drive in Arlington, Virginia. With coffee…
Newsflash: Politicians really don’t give a damn about you
Of all the illusions in the fantasy world of American politics — and there are too many to count — none is more pervasive and successful than the fantasy that…
Politicians and their parties are not the answer
It’s no secret that we at Capitol Hill Blue hold politicians, political parties and partisans in low esteem. Actually, that’s an understatement. We think politicians, political parties are scum of…
There is a difference, Part II
Second in a series of non-partisan political spots produced by Capitol Hill Blue in an effort to bring a dose of sanity to this campaign system. We believe that partisan…
If you are truly an American, check your politics at the door
We here at Capitol Hill Blue have a radical idea for this election. On Nov. 6, try checking your politics at the door. Don’t vote as a Democrat. Don’t vote…
Graffiti with punctuation
In the movie “Contagion,” Elliott Gould plays a scientist investigating a deadly virus. During a confrontation with a scandal-sheet style blogger, Gould says: “Blogging isn’t writing. It’s graffiti with punctuation.”…
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