China watches U.S. elections with bemusement
"A lot of people think Western-style democracy is a joke -- it's more like a pop idol contest or a beauty pageant" AND THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT TO THINK THAT ('cept Barry actually knows a thing or two about history and the law)
Solving the Huckabee "earn your desk" mystery
"I can usually pick up Christian 'dog whistles' in political speeches ... But I guess I must have really lost some of my high-frequency hearing."