that BBC! at it again....

"In a rare move for a political unknown, Palin made it personal between the man running for president, Obama, and herself. They are of the same generation: she is 44 to his 47, and represent bipolar extremes."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7624074.stm

As a general reader, I'm accustomed to seeing to very different things referred to as 'polar opposites'.

As a political scientist, I'm familiar with references to a bipolar world.

And of course one is acquainted with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

But I think referring to two candidates, or two positions, as being bipolar extremes is rather over-egging the rhetorical pudding.

Jan Spoor

it takes a thief...

Nick Lesson, destroyer of Barings Bank, on the current financial crisis

Currently CEO of Galway United FC? "If John's a prince, there's hope for every ape in Africa." Clearly ruin and destitution aren't all that bad...

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Obama and McCain on science issues

Interesting comparison. I'll just observe that their answers here track (IMO) with their usual practices in answering questions and their established positions on other issues.