How Obama is mishandling the Blagojevich story The staff reaction has been too Clintonian, forgetting that Obama is a very different kind of politician. by Ted Van Dyk / December 16, 2008
Politics We're electing Obama today. ZZZZZZ It's Electoral College day, in case you somehow missed it. by Eugene Carlson / December 15, 2008
Is that dollars, Dale, or glass? Chihuly and five other Seattle donors give the maximum ($50,000) to the Obama inaugural committee. by Eugene Carlson / December 13, 2008
Politics Blago and backlash Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the Illinois State Fair in 2003. by Ted Van Dyk / December 10, 2008
Politics Seattle's City Hall: Get the hook! SLUT in SLU near Hooters. (Chuck Taylor) by Ted Van Dyk / December 4, 2008
Politics What to watch for in Secretary Clinton Good choices for the foreign policy and Defense appointees, but a lot depends on how Hillary staffs her new job and how the new national security adviser conceives of that post. by Ted Van Dyk / November 30, 2008
Politics Making sense of unprecedented times President Barack Obama. by Ted Van Dyk / November 25, 2008
Memories of assassinations, 45 years after JFK The awful thoughts naturally come up with an inspiring new president, but fortunately the circumstances are quite different. by Ted Van Dyk / November 20, 2008