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The Legacy of the Obama Phenomenon

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Win or lose in November, this Associated Press piece raises some interesting questions about the meaning of the Obama phenomenon: The entire nation and countless foreigners are absorbing a moment that had seemed decades away, if possible at all. Smart strategists and rank-and-file voters ponder how Obama rose so far so ...

HILLARY JOINS THE CAST OF “DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES”

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

How else to describe her frantic campaigning, highlighted by her disturbing willingness, if not compulsion, to say anything to win the nomination? Her latest bizarre performance was her outrageous claim surrounding her trip to Bosnia in 1996. First, a Fact Check: The war was over when she landed in Tuzla on ...

Florida And Michigan Should Reschedule Their Primaries

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

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Will The Dems Snatch Defeat From The Jaws of Victory…AGAIN?

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The disastrous Bush administration and the deep unpopularity of Republicans have given the Democrats a golden opportunity to capture the White House. So it’s particularly frustrating (and frightening) to see the leading Democratic candidates fighting with each other and perhaps inflicting irreparable damage on the party’s chances of winning in November. Senators ...

ANOTHER REASON WHY AMERICA THINKS SO LITTLE OF CONGRESS!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

When Bush attorney Harriet Miers ignored a subpoena to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committe, what did they do about it? NOTHING! When former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez lied to the same Committee, what did they do? NOTHING! They apparently don’t have the time or inclination to pursue THOSE offenses, but they ...

Politics 2.0 Is Officially Mainstream

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Everybody's doing it, so why not the White House? President Bush's team is joining the blogosphere, planning regular postings during his Mideast trip. White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday that the feature will be called "Trip Notes from the Middle East" and will showcase periodic musings from senior members ...