For The Love of Politics
WW’s endorsement page-turner has all the candidates worth falling for this election.
February 3rd, 2010
The Crusaders | Eight relentless watchdogs who hound public officials in pursuit of answers.44 comments
January 27th, 2010
Quake-Up Call | There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it.33 comments
January 20th, 2010
Oba-Meh. | After an uneven first year, some Oregonians are losing hope in their president. Five of his most die-hard Portland supporters weigh in.37 comments
January 13th, 2010
Even Though I was Happy, I Felt Anxious | The past, present and future according to writer Kevin Sampsell.1 comment
January 6th, 2010
Class Warfare? | You’re about to be asked whether to raise taxes. Here’s what you should know before you answer.96 comments
December 30th, 2009
Goats Are The New Chickens | Plus 13 other must-know trends and people for 2010.13 comments
December 23rd, 2009
12 Jesuses | Everywhere she turned, she found Jesus—a dozen Jesuses, in fact.15 comments
December 16th, 2009
Cheerless | The real reason Lincoln High no longer has spirit.127 comments
December 9th, 2009
Sizer Matters | Cops’ recent blowup with their chief surprised many. Here’s why it shouldn’t have.26 comments
December 2nd, 2009
Here’s The Pitch | W+K’s new brainstorm will launch it into the 21st century or be an epic fail.17 comments
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[April 30th, 2008]
Change. Experience. Change. Experience.
We’ve heard these two poll-tested words so often during the past month by candidates from the presidency on down that our hair hurts.
During that time, we’ve hauled political hopefuls into our office, grilled them with questions that were nasty, naughty and necessary (“Where would you cut the budget? What have you ever done to justify such a leadership position? How can you prove your independence? What kind of tattoo would you get?”) That’s all to give you, our dear readers, a clear sense of who deserves your support as you get your ballots this week for the May 20 primary. And while all of the candidates said they represent change, or experience, or both, we tried to delve deeper.
As we survey the current political landscape, we feel an urge to reach for the Maker’s Mark—a White House so venal it makes the Harding administration look like Lincoln’s cabinet, a Congress unfit to stop the war, a state Legislature that’s sat by while Oregon plummeted from its perch as a national innovator, and a city where “visioning” has become a verb.
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Yet our process of meeting these folks did give us an audacious sense of, can we say it? Hope.
Many of the candidates were smart, dedicated, earnest and convinced us they were willing to work hard for largely poor wages.
All in all, this election has been one hell of a novel. Here’s how we’d write the last chapter.
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