Obama and Small Town America By Rhodes Cook
Barack Obama caused quite a stir a fortnight ago when he told a suburban San Francisco fund raiser that small-town Pennsylvania voters were "bitter" about their economic plight.
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April 22, 2008
McCain Begins to Get it Right By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
John McCain built up massive popularity among American voters with his populist opposition to swindlers, liars and thieves, whether in business, Congress, labor or the defense community. His take-no-prisoners attitude toward corruption and his willingness to battle it wherever it crops up hasmade him an icon among our political leaders.
April 22, 2008
Long Hot Summer in Minnesota By Froma Harrop
This city will be hosting the Republican National Convention starting Labor Day. In the interests of showing Republicans a good time, the Minnesota state legislature voted to let bars here and in Minneapolis stay open until 4 a.m. during the convention.
April 21, 2008
What's the Matter With Obama? By Robert D. Novak
Traveling the country the past few months, I have encountered habitual Republican voters so entranced by Barack Obama's potential to lead the nation that they plan to vote for him in November. Once Hillary Clinton's defected supporters return to loyalty, Obama Republicans could produce a Democratic presidential landslide. But Obama's current missteps jeopardize their support and imperil his election.
April 19, 2008
The Rules Are Changing for Obama By Michael Barone
Barack Obama seemed puzzled. Angrily puzzled. The apostle of hope seemed flummoxed by the audacity of the question. At the April 16 Philadelphia debate, George Stephanopoulos, longtime aide to Democratic politicians, was asking about his longtime association with Weather Underground bomber William Ayers.
April 19, 2008
Whither Hagel By Robert D. Novak
Friends of Sen. Chuck Hagel, the Senate's sharpest critic of President Bush's Iraq policy, say there is no chance he will endorse a Democrat for president this year.
April 17, 2008
Whose Elitism is Worse? By Joe Conason
It is hard to blame John McCain for mocking Barack Obama as an "elitist" following that silly remark about bitter folks who cling to guns and religion.
April 17, 2008
What Price Freedom? By Lawrence Kudlow
Surprise, surprise. Having failed to puncture Gen. David Petraeus' story about great improvements on the ground in Iraq, liberals are now saying the cost of the Iraq war has somehow undermined the economy -- even caused the current slowdown. What complete nonsense.
April 17, 2008
McCain's Economics: Pass the Dramamine By Froma Harrop
John McCain admits that economics are not his passion, and that's fine. His past instincts were mostly good. He voted against tax cuts not paid for by savings elsewhere. He fought earmarks, earning the wrath of big-spenders in his own Republican Party.
April 17, 2008
Bush: Don't Shield Journalists By Robert D. Novak
The bad news last week for conservative Republican Rep. Mike Pence was private confirmation that his proposed law protecting journalists from runaway judges was opposed by President George W. Bush himself, not just inflexible Justice Department lawyers.
April 14, 2008
Hillary's Strategist By Robert D. Novak
Immediately after Mark Penn resigned as Hillary Clinton's chief strategist a week ago, he was on the phone with at least two prominent Democrats to assure them that nothing had changed.
April 12, 2008
Making Joe Go By Robert D. Novak
Sen. Joseph Lieberman's friends are certain that if Democrats expand their one-vote Senate edge in this year's elections, they will kick him out of the Senate Democratic caucus and, therefore, oust him as Homeland Security Committee chairman.
April 12, 2008
Uncle Sam Pays? Sure, Whatever By Michael Barone
"It's the economy, stupid." Those immortal words of the political philosopher James Carville in 1992 have been reverberating increasingly in the 2008 campaign. Polls show the economy as the top issue for voters, far ahead of Iraq.
April 11, 2008
Trying to be Safe By Susan Estrich
Every time I leave for a trip, my son makes me promise to come back safely. I try to hedge because I know it's not within my control, but even three-quarters asleep, as he usually is when I leave, he is never mollified. "Say you'll be safe," he says to me, and I usually do.
April 10, 2008
The Democratic End Game By Rhodes Cook
One of the basic themes of the long-running Democratic nominating campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speaks to the need for a new era in American politics.
April 10, 2008
Score One for Consumers By Froma Harrop
To anyone who has felt trapped in a circle of bad service: If you haven't heard the story of Mona Shaw, pull up a chair.
April 10, 2008
Are We Closer to "Victory"? By Joe Conason
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the American forces in Iraq, is more candid than his publicity agents.
April 10, 2008
The Cleansing Power of Recessions By Lawrence Kudlow
Recessions are part of capitalism. They happen every so often. We've had two in the last super-prosperous 25 years. And it looks like we're entering a third one after Friday's jobs-loss report.
April 10, 2008
Wall Street in D.C. By Robert D. Novak
At last Thursday's Senate Banking Committee hearing on the government's historic bailout of Bear Stearns, two questions were expected.
April 9, 2008
Obama's Weakness is Weakness By Dick Morris
The USA Today/Gallup Poll of late March suggests a strategy for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the general election. The poll compared Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and McCain on certain key variables.
