The Meaning of Super Tuesday: A Commentary By Douglas E. Schoen
The Republican Party has effectively chosen its nominee. That nominee is John McCain.
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February 7, 2008
February 6, 2008
Berkeley Vs. America, Again: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin
The troop-bashers in Berkeley are at it once more. But this time, the rest of America lashed back. Message to the Left Coast: It's not the 1960s anymore.
February 5, 2008
"I Call You My Base": A Commentary by Froma Harrop
President Bush's new budget will top $3 trillion. It envisions massive deficits for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 -- nearly matching the record in 2004, when the federal budget went $412 billion into the hole.
February 5, 2008
Super Tuesday Outlook: Obama's Surge: A Commentary by Dick Morris
As we approach Super Tuesday, Barack Obama has been surging all week - closing the enormous gap he once faced in most key states. But his momentum has yet to carry him over the top.
February 4, 2008
Democratic Stalemate : An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Terrence McAuliffe, the multimillionaire wheeler-dealer imposed by the Clintons on the Democratic National Committee as its chairman after the 2000 election, quickly paid back his benefactors. He designed a front-loaded primary system intended to confirm Sen. Hillary Clinton as presidential nominee by Feb. 5. Contrary to expectations, however, no choice will be made for months and perhaps not until the national convention at Denver in late August.
February 2, 2008
Bush Against Romney : An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While President George W. Bush has maintained neutrality among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney's hard-line stance on immigration.
February 2, 2008
What Happened to John Edwards?: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
He was back again on Wednesday, never so eloquent as in withdrawing from the Democratic race for the presidential nomination.
February 2, 2008
The Parties Change Places: A Commentary by Michael Barone
Just shy of a month ago, after the first votes were cast in Iowa and New Hampshire, it seemed that the Republican Party faced a fluid and fractious nomination contest, while the Democrats faced a clear-cut choice between two not particularly adversarial candidates. What a difference a few weeks can make
February 2, 2008
Bill Clinton: Rogue Co-President in Waiting: A Commentary by Dick Morris
Make no mistake about it: If Hillary Clinton is elected president, her husband will be her rogue co-president, causing constant chaos, crises and conflicts for her new administration.
February 1, 2008
Hillary Crashing in California: A Commentary by Dick Morris
Stop the presses! The very latest polling data from California indicates a sharp trend for Obama and against Hillary.
January 31, 2008
Media Swallow Kennedys' Arrogant Presumption: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
Are we done worshipping the Kennedys yet? And what do you mean by "we"?
January 31, 2008
Step Back, Mr. Clinton: A Commentary by Joe Conason
The most likely motive for Bill Clinton's reckless political performance in recent weeks, ironically and sadly, is to redress the terrible humiliations he inflicted on his wife in years past. But unless he quickly regains control of himself, the most likely result will be to inflict irreparable damage on the presidential aspirations of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
January 31, 2008
Super Tuesday - A Vast and Varied Test - A Commentary by Rhodes Cook
Ready or not, here it comes... Super-Duper Tuesday, Tsunami Tuesday, Monster Tuesday, or whatever name one chooses to call it.
January 31, 2008
Is McCain a Conservative?: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
As John McCain neared his momentous primary election victory in Florida after a ferocious campaign questioning his conservative credentials, right-wingers buzzed over word that he had privately suggested that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was too conservative. In response, Sen. McCain recalled saying no such thing and added Alito was a "magnificent" choice. In fact, multiple sources confirm his negative comments about Alito nine months ago.
January 30, 2008
Out of Florida: The Frontrunner: A Commentary by Dick Morris
After the Florida primary, John McCain is the clear front-runner in the Republican primaries, the first we've had since Rudy Giuliani vacated the role.
January 30, 2008
The Politics of Foreclosure: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin
Who says bipartisanship is dead? From President Bush to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards, to Mitt Romney and John McCain, virtually everyone in Washington agrees: The government must Do Something to stop home foreclosures across the country.
January 30, 2008
Single Women Vote Early: Will They Vote Often?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
Single women were supposed to be the Democrats' guest of honor on Election Day. Excuse me, unmarried women. The party has studied unmarried women so much it knows they don't like to be called single women.
January 30, 2008
McCain May Win, Romney Can't: A Commentary By Dick Morris
One fact remains pre-eminent — McCain has a much better chance of winning the election than does former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R).
January 28, 2008
Obama - And Kennedy -Raise the Stakes: A Commentary by Dick Morris
Barack Obama used his victory in South Carolina to change the dialogue with the Clintons in the presidential race. He has taken Hillary’s and Bill’s attempt to use the race issue and replied with a clever move. He has basically called their bluff.
