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Aw Shucks-a-bee, Why Not Huckabee?
Kyle-Anne Shiver
Aw shucks, I like this guy, Huckabee. He's a smooth talker, he is. Why, he could charm the hide right off an ornery gator at a hundred yards and be wearing the genuine-hide boots by suppertime. But I'd have to be hog-tied for sure to give him my vote. More
Anti-Americanism: It's About American Power, Not Policy
Soeren Kern
The roots of enmity toward America reach far deeper than one man and his policies. The problem of anti-Americanism will not go away just because Americans elect a new president. More
After Clinton/Obama, Woman-friendly Conservatism
Christopher Chantrill
If the GOP candidate loses, which Democrat would you prefer to have in the White House in 2009, or more exactly, at the next mid-term election in 2010? More
Kyle-Anne Shiver
Aw shucks, I like this guy, Huckabee. He's a smooth talker, he is. Why, he could charm the hide right off an ornery gator at a hundred yards and be wearing the genuine-hide boots by suppertime. But I'd have to be hog-tied for sure to give him my vote. More
Anti-Americanism: It's About American Power, Not Policy
Soeren Kern
The roots of enmity toward America reach far deeper than one man and his policies. The problem of anti-Americanism will not go away just because Americans elect a new president. More
After Clinton/Obama, Woman-friendly Conservatism
Christopher Chantrill
If the GOP candidate loses, which Democrat would you prefer to have in the White House in 2009, or more exactly, at the next mid-term election in 2010? More
Edwards 'Love Child' Story a Christmas Present from Hillary?
December 19, 2007
Coincidences abound in a story that has the potential to derail the Edwards campaign. More
Your Global Warming Derangement News For Today
December 19, 2007
Time for women to make their sex lives more eco-friendly: More
The Cuban people will be the last to know
December 18, 2007
I confess that when I read that Castro was supposedly planning to relinquish the reins of power, my first thought was that there is a power struggle underway, and that he was probably dead. More
Is sly ole' Huckster Clintonizing the GOP?
December 18, 2007
Why is Mike Huckabee such a mean-seeming guy? All my neck hairs are rising, like a growling puppy. More
The Tortuous Discussion of Water Boarding
December 18, 2007
The narcissistic stridency of partisan language in American politics today lacks the maturity to measure the full negative impact it can exact on America's worldwide image. More
December 19, 2007
Coincidences abound in a story that has the potential to derail the Edwards campaign. More
Your Global Warming Derangement News For Today
December 19, 2007
Time for women to make their sex lives more eco-friendly: More
The Cuban people will be the last to know
December 18, 2007
I confess that when I read that Castro was supposedly planning to relinquish the reins of power, my first thought was that there is a power struggle underway, and that he was probably dead. More
Is sly ole' Huckster Clintonizing the GOP?
December 18, 2007
Why is Mike Huckabee such a mean-seeming guy? All my neck hairs are rising, like a growling puppy. More
The Tortuous Discussion of Water Boarding
December 18, 2007
The narcissistic stridency of partisan language in American politics today lacks the maturity to measure the full negative impact it can exact on America's worldwide image. More
Is sly ole' Huckster Clintonizing the GOP?
December 18, 2007
Why is Mike Huckabee such a mean-seeming guy? All my neck hairs are rising, like a growling puppy. More The Tortuous Discussion of Water Boarding
December 18, 2007
The narcissistic stridency of partisan language in American politics today lacks the maturity to measure the full negative impact it can exact on America's worldwide image. More
Thompson Starts Do or Die Bus Tour: McCain Surging
December 18, 2007
When all is said in done in Iowa, many conservatives may be wondering if Fred Thompson had begun the campaign back in September the way he is relishing it now, would the story on his candidacy have turned out any differently? More
UN issues warning, but averts eyes from its own role
December 18, 2007
The United Nations is issuing a warning about the world's food stocks dwindling, but studiously ignoring its own role in the looming disaster it forecasts. More
Russia delivers Nuclear Fuel to Iran
December 18, 2007
Thanks to the breakdown of the sanctions regime as a result of the NIE findings on Iran, Russia eagerly made delivery of the nuclear fuel Iran is to use in its Russian built in Bushehr reactor: More
Dodd Threatens Filibuster on FISA Bill: Reid Caves
December 18, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Christopher Dodd doesn't like the new FISA deal worked out between the White House and Democratic leaders. More
Fidel Hints at 'Retirement'
December 18, 2007
Not seen in public in 16 months, Fidel Castro still weilds considerable power through his brother Raul who replaced him as president in March of 2006. More
Twisted equality in socialized medicine
December 18, 2007
In still yet another shuddering preview of health under Hillarycare or whatever form of socialized medicine that the mainly Democratic candidates promise to impose on us, Britain's National Health Service has issued this truly Orwellian/Kafkaesque decree. More
Dershowitz on Carter
December 18, 2007
Did former president Jimmy Carter advise Yasser Arafat to reject Israel's offer for peace at Camp David? More
December 18, 2007
Why is Mike Huckabee such a mean-seeming guy? All my neck hairs are rising, like a growling puppy. More The Tortuous Discussion of Water Boarding
December 18, 2007
The narcissistic stridency of partisan language in American politics today lacks the maturity to measure the full negative impact it can exact on America's worldwide image. More
Thompson Starts Do or Die Bus Tour: McCain Surging
December 18, 2007
When all is said in done in Iowa, many conservatives may be wondering if Fred Thompson had begun the campaign back in September the way he is relishing it now, would the story on his candidacy have turned out any differently? More
UN issues warning, but averts eyes from its own role
December 18, 2007
The United Nations is issuing a warning about the world's food stocks dwindling, but studiously ignoring its own role in the looming disaster it forecasts. More
Russia delivers Nuclear Fuel to Iran
December 18, 2007
Thanks to the breakdown of the sanctions regime as a result of the NIE findings on Iran, Russia eagerly made delivery of the nuclear fuel Iran is to use in its Russian built in Bushehr reactor: More
Dodd Threatens Filibuster on FISA Bill: Reid Caves
December 18, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Christopher Dodd doesn't like the new FISA deal worked out between the White House and Democratic leaders. More
Fidel Hints at 'Retirement'
December 18, 2007
Not seen in public in 16 months, Fidel Castro still weilds considerable power through his brother Raul who replaced him as president in March of 2006. More
Twisted equality in socialized medicine
December 18, 2007
In still yet another shuddering preview of health under Hillarycare or whatever form of socialized medicine that the mainly Democratic candidates promise to impose on us, Britain's National Health Service has issued this truly Orwellian/Kafkaesque decree. More
Dershowitz on Carter
December 18, 2007
Did former president Jimmy Carter advise Yasser Arafat to reject Israel's offer for peace at Camp David? More
Ominous Omnibus Bill by Ericka AndersenIn the end, this confusing budget bill isn't going to make Democrats or Republicans happy.
White House Won’t Fire Back At Greenspanby John GizziWhen I read some of Greenspan’s criticisms to Press Secretary Dana Perino at the White House this morning, she would only say...
White House Won’t Fire Back At Greenspanby John GizziWhen I read some of Greenspan’s criticisms to Press Secretary Dana Perino at the White House this morning, she would only say...
The Incredible Disappearing Border Fenceby Michelle MalkinNext time you hear a leading presidential candidate try to woo you with his nine-point immigration enforcement plan point to the Incredible Disappearing Border Fence. Poof!
Huckabee Confounds Elites as Reagan Didby Doug PattonDemocrats and Republicans should take at look a Huckabee in a different light.
Huckabee Confounds Elites as Reagan Didby Doug PattonDemocrats and Republicans should take at look a Huckabee in a different light.
The Clinton Referendum - Matt Bai, New York Times Magazine
Triangulation Comes Full Circle - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Clinton Under a Harsher Microscope? - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
GOP Heading to Brokered Convention - Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Pelosi's Bench Rolls Over on Iraq - Chris Lehmann, New York Observer
Focus Shifts to Kitchen-Table Issues - Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times
The Incredible Disappearing Border Fence - Michelle Malkin, New York Post
Public United, Politicians Divided - Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star
Life and Death in New Jersey - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Skirting the Abyss in Iraq - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Atlantic Becomes a Little Wider - Richard Haass, Financial Times
The King and the First Lady - Kathleen Parker, RealClearPolitics
The Vatican's Relative Truth - John Allen, New York Times
Amity Shlaes: Remembering 'The Forgotten Man' - Nick Gillespie, Reason
Conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin - Bob Kuttner, American Prospect
Petraeus Should Be Person of the Year - Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor
Person of the Year 2007: Vladimir Putin - Adi Ignatius, Time
Triangulation Comes Full Circle - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Clinton Under a Harsher Microscope? - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
GOP Heading to Brokered Convention - Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Pelosi's Bench Rolls Over on Iraq - Chris Lehmann, New York Observer
Focus Shifts to Kitchen-Table Issues - Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times
The Incredible Disappearing Border Fence - Michelle Malkin, New York Post
Public United, Politicians Divided - Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star
Life and Death in New Jersey - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
Skirting the Abyss in Iraq - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Atlantic Becomes a Little Wider - Richard Haass, Financial Times
The King and the First Lady - Kathleen Parker, RealClearPolitics
The Vatican's Relative Truth - John Allen, New York Times
Amity Shlaes: Remembering 'The Forgotten Man' - Nick Gillespie, Reason
Conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin - Bob Kuttner, American Prospect
Petraeus Should Be Person of the Year - Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor
Person of the Year 2007: Vladimir Putin - Adi Ignatius, Time
Editorials
Ron Paul: Man Without a Party - New York Sun
Sharpton's Funny Money - New York Observer
Follow New Jersey's Lead on Death Penalty - Philadelphia Inquirer
Castro's Long Fade - Investor's Business Daily
Political News & Analysis
Clinton Secret Weapon: Organization - Wall Street Journal
Huckabee Now a Candidate With Something to Lose - New York Times
'2nd Choice' Up for Grabs in Iowa Race - Chicago Tribune
Iowa Poll Spotlights Importance Of Turnout - Washington Post
Does Gore Know What He's Talking About?
- Ed Koch, RealClearPolitics
Clinton's Difficulties Deeper Than Strategy
- E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
America's Next Top Democrat
- Walter Shapiro, Salon
Why Giuliani Needs a Miracle
- Rich Lowry, New York Post
- Ed Koch, RealClearPolitics
Clinton's Difficulties Deeper Than Strategy
- E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
America's Next Top Democrat
- Walter Shapiro, Salon
Why Giuliani Needs a Miracle
- Rich Lowry, New York Post
- The Huckabee Factor - Zev Chafets, New York Times Magazine
- Frustrated Dems Turn to Obama - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
- Are Voters 'Prepared to Roll the Dice'? - Bill Clinton, Charlie Rose Show
- McCain's Last Stand: He Still Has a Chance - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- A Second Democratic Year in '08? - Larry Sabato, UVA Center for Politics
- America's Priorities in the War on Terror - Mike Huckabee, Foreign Affairs
- Honesty: Hillary's Glass House - Stuart Taylor, National Journal
LEADERS: Barack Obama
The triumph of hope over experience?
Definitely not the finished product; but at least Democrats now have a hard choice to make
The triumph of hope over experience?
Definitely not the finished product; but at least Democrats now have a hard choice to make
- Hugh Hewitt : The Home Stretch: The Smart Money Is On Mitt
- Douglas MacKinnon : Can I Keep My Guns In The New Country of “Jefferson?”
- Rebecca Hagelin : The Power of Words
- David R. Stokes : Gore, Putin... and Jesus
- Ken Blackwell : McCain-Huckabee?
- Victor Davis Hanson : The Clinton Albatross
- Steve Chapman : 2007: Damming the Flow of Freedom
- Matt Towery : Could Edwards Spoil Hillary and Obama's Party in Iowa?
Tom Tancredo to Drop out of Race
December 20, 2007
Congressman Tom Tancredo will bow out of the Republican race for President today according to the Associated Press: More
Obama's Free Media Pass
December 20, 2007
The man behind the empty suit. More
Edwards' Love Child Story Recalls Another Campaign Scandal
December 20, 2007
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Or as Yogi Berra so eloquently noted, deja vu all over again. More
Hillary's Re-Gifting For Christmas
December 20, 2007
I forget what today's Hillary campaign theme is today, but whatever it is, her Christmas ad surely isn't advancing it: More
Neo-Nazi complains about Ron Paul's denial of ties to white supremacists
December 20, 2007
American Thinker has extensively covered the troubling links between Ron Paul's campaign and neo-Nazis. Now there appears to be a neo-Nazi spilling the beans. More
Preparing for defense cuts if the Dems win the White House
December 19, 2007
The following photographs came in via email, obviously created by some of our finest (and funniest) members of the military. More
Hillary and her Omnipresent Sunday School Teacher
December 19, 2007
Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light catches Hill trying to pull another fast one -- a fake photo op with a former Sunday school teacher she just happened to run into a month before in Iowa . More
December 20, 2007
Congressman Tom Tancredo will bow out of the Republican race for President today according to the Associated Press: More
Obama's Free Media Pass
December 20, 2007
The man behind the empty suit. More
Edwards' Love Child Story Recalls Another Campaign Scandal
December 20, 2007
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Or as Yogi Berra so eloquently noted, deja vu all over again. More
Hillary's Re-Gifting For Christmas
December 20, 2007
I forget what today's Hillary campaign theme is today, but whatever it is, her Christmas ad surely isn't advancing it: More
Neo-Nazi complains about Ron Paul's denial of ties to white supremacists
December 20, 2007
American Thinker has extensively covered the troubling links between Ron Paul's campaign and neo-Nazis. Now there appears to be a neo-Nazi spilling the beans. More
Preparing for defense cuts if the Dems win the White House
December 19, 2007
The following photographs came in via email, obviously created by some of our finest (and funniest) members of the military. More
Hillary and her Omnipresent Sunday School Teacher
December 19, 2007
Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light catches Hill trying to pull another fast one -- a fake photo op with a former Sunday school teacher she just happened to run into a month before in Iowa . More
Back from the Dead Again: McCain Rising
Richard Baehr
A few months back, John McCain's run for the GOP Presidential nomination was considered to be all but over More
Adulterous Candidates and the Media
Gary Mottola
Giuliani's affair with Judith Nathan is being treated differently than Hillary's husband's affair with Gennifer Flowers when he was running for president. This double standard helped the Clintons back in 1992 and it has the potential to help them now More
Hillary, Bonhoeffer, and the Meaning of Truth
Miguel A. Guanipa
In his seminal work on Ethics the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote that "it is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to tell a lie." Hillary Clinton illustrates the point. More
Richard Baehr
A few months back, John McCain's run for the GOP Presidential nomination was considered to be all but over More
Adulterous Candidates and the Media
Gary Mottola
Giuliani's affair with Judith Nathan is being treated differently than Hillary's husband's affair with Gennifer Flowers when he was running for president. This double standard helped the Clintons back in 1992 and it has the potential to help them now More
Hillary, Bonhoeffer, and the Meaning of Truth
Miguel A. Guanipa
In his seminal work on Ethics the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote that "it is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to tell a lie." Hillary Clinton illustrates the point. More
The group blog of The American Prospect
What if this election isn't about foreign policy?
Posted at 9:27 a.m.
A respectable liberal blog
New lows for Republican obstructionism.
Posted 4:20 p.m.
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Dean Baker's economic commentary
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Bill Clinton Is Right About Campaign CoverageEric Boehlert, Media Matters for America
The media have hit a new low in superficial reporting.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace
Alan Greenspan: The Boy in the Bubble
by Dean Baker, TruthOut.org
Alan Greenspan: The Boy in the Bubble
by Dean Baker, TruthOut.org
Fox News Attacks: Edwards and Obama [VIDEO]
Election 2008: Why would it make sense for John Edwards and Barack Obama to go on a network that has spread false rumors about both ad nauseam? More »
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson on "These Disastrous Bush Years" [VIDEO]
Video: "This is a president who has not only entirely neglected cities," the Mayor said, "but has hurt our cities in enormous ways." More »
Obama: Naive About Influence of Corporate Power?
by Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Hillary Clinton's Militarism Exposed
by Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus
by Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Hillary Clinton's Militarism Exposed
by Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus
Mitt Weeps, Obama Chills, Rudy Stays Real - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Why Did Clinton Overlook Obama? - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
That '70s Campaign - George Will, Washington Post
McCain Closing Hard in NH - Garry Rayno, New Hampshire Union Leader
Obama Still Faces an Up-Hil Climb - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
Rudy Sticks With National Strategy - M. Cooper & M. Connelly, NY Times
A Jumbled and Wide Open GOP Race - Reid Wilson, RealClearPolitics
Why Paul Krugman is Wrong on Obama - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
Huckabee's Guerrilla War - Byron York, The Hill
Southern Baptists vs. the Mormons - Neil Young, Slate
Real-Deal Conservatism Missing - Charles Kesler, Claremont Review
Congress Feeling Unfulfilled - Rich Simon & Noam Levey, Los Angeles Times
Dems Likely to Pad Congressional Margin in 2008 - Larry Sabato, RCP
How to Fix Intelligence Oversight - Tim Roemer, Washington Post
Resolve To End Hyper-Partisanship - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
The Endless Campaign - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
The Clinton Referendum - Matt Bai, New York Times Magazine
Why Did Clinton Overlook Obama? - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
That '70s Campaign - George Will, Washington Post
McCain Closing Hard in NH - Garry Rayno, New Hampshire Union Leader
Obama Still Faces an Up-Hil Climb - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
Rudy Sticks With National Strategy - M. Cooper & M. Connelly, NY Times
A Jumbled and Wide Open GOP Race - Reid Wilson, RealClearPolitics
Why Paul Krugman is Wrong on Obama - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
Huckabee's Guerrilla War - Byron York, The Hill
Southern Baptists vs. the Mormons - Neil Young, Slate
Real-Deal Conservatism Missing - Charles Kesler, Claremont Review
Congress Feeling Unfulfilled - Rich Simon & Noam Levey, Los Angeles Times
Dems Likely to Pad Congressional Margin in 2008 - Larry Sabato, RCP
How to Fix Intelligence Oversight - Tim Roemer, Washington Post
Resolve To End Hyper-Partisanship - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
The Endless Campaign - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
The Clinton Referendum - Matt Bai, New York Times Magazine
Editorials
Congress's Mixed Results - Washington Post
A Path Out of the Gathering Banking Crisis - The Economist
A Recession-Stalling Economic Stimulus? - Investor's Business Daily
Baseball Shrugs Off Mitchell Report - San Diego Union-Tribune
Political News & Analysis
As Voting Nears, Romney Shifts Political Narrative - New York Times
Clinton Toeing the Line of Campaign Negativity - Los Angeles Times
Polls Show McCain Gains - New Hampshire Union Leader
Surging Huckabee Takes Lead in Iowa Over Romney - Washington Post
Hillary's "Electability" Vulnerability
By: Dick Morris
What if the "inevitable" candidate loses the early contests? More>
By: Dick Morris
What if the "inevitable" candidate loses the early contests? More>
AP photo / Kevin Sanders<h4 class="home_dig_blog_hed">Iowa ’08: Barack Obama Live</h4> By Bill Boyarsky — In his first dispatch from the scene of the upcoming caucuses, Boyarsky gets a look at Barack Obama in action as the Democratic presidential hopeful delivers a speech in Des Moines touching on foreign policy and the issue of experience in office.
Which Clinton for President? By Eugene Robinson — Hillary Clinton tells audiences that having lived in the White House for eight eventful years, she’s eager to take charge as president on “day one.” Apparently, though, so is Bill.
Huckabee the Rebel By E.J. Dionne — The rise of Mike Huckabee has put the fear of God into the Republican establishment. Its alarm has nothing to do with the Almighty.
Turkish Patience Has Run Out, Fred Rising and FISA Foiled Againby Jed BabbinThe Turks are decided to act against the PKK US-Iraq Challenges in 2008by Robert MaginnisThe Pentagon’s December 2007 report to Congress, "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq," paints a mixed picture. Smart Strategy is No Accidentby Michael ReaganMike Huckabee is doing things right. Why The Christmas Wars Matterby Gary BauerAs a Christian nation, America won't let Christmas die.
The Energy Bill: The Death of Small Government Conservativesby Martha ZollerTo support a bill for the President to sign that does not further clean coal and nuclear energy is like supporting a bill to fund the troops with everything but guns in it.
Hillary’s Prospects Not Lookin’ So Goodby Jay D. HomnickHow much does a candidate gain from a public appearance?
The Media Redefines 'Fiscal Resposibility'by Seton MotleyCongressional "pay-as-you-go" budgeting translates to perpetually bigger government.
How Huck, Mitt and Rudy Rate on Taxesby Deroy MurdockRepublicans don't always look so good on this issue.
The Energy Bill: The Death of Small Government Conservativesby Martha ZollerTo support a bill for the President to sign that does not further clean coal and nuclear energy is like supporting a bill to fund the troops with everything but guns in it.
Hillary’s Prospects Not Lookin’ So Goodby Jay D. HomnickHow much does a candidate gain from a public appearance?
The Media Redefines 'Fiscal Resposibility'by Seton MotleyCongressional "pay-as-you-go" budgeting translates to perpetually bigger government.
How Huck, Mitt and Rudy Rate on Taxesby Deroy MurdockRepublicans don't always look so good on this issue.
David Rosen
Mitt Romney's Secret Life as a Pornographer
Alan Farago
The Huckster and the Wreckage: Jeb Bush and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Laura Carlsen
Standing Up to NAFTA
Ashley Dawson
The Return of the Bread Riot
Wayne Smith
and Jennifer Schuett
Cuba Changes, US Policy Stagnates
Website of the Day
How to Talk to a FoxNews Reporter
Mitt Romney's Secret Life as a Pornographer
Alan Farago
The Huckster and the Wreckage: Jeb Bush and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Laura Carlsen
Standing Up to NAFTA
Ashley Dawson
The Return of the Bread Riot
Wayne Smith
and Jennifer Schuett
Cuba Changes, US Policy Stagnates
Website of the Day
How to Talk to a FoxNews Reporter
When Generals and Spies Do More for Peace than Democrats
by Glen Ford / December 20th, 2007
When the CIA and elements of the Pentagon do more - much more - than the Democrats to restrain the Bush gang from plunging the planet into an even wider spasm of war, it is time to recognize the absolute irrelevance of the Democratic Party - certainly, under present leadership. (Full article …)
The Ugly American Needs a Makeover
by Dennis Rahkonen / December 20th, 2007
In the late Fifties, an uncharacteristically honest political novel hit the best-seller lists. Later made into a Hollywood film starring Marlon Brando, “The Ugly American” chronicled the self-defeating obtuseness of American conduct in a thinly fictionalized Southeast Asian country called Sarkhan, just before Indochina flared into what we would come to know, and deeply lament, as the Vietnam War. (Full article …)
John Edwards' Foreign Policy
Stephen Zunes
Dec 21, 2007
Islam and Pakistan
Najum Mushtaq
Dec 21, 2007
Bush Still Spinning Nukes in Iran
Marjorie Cohn
Dec 20, 2007
The Israel Lobby Revisited
Stephen Zunes
Dec 20, 2007
Stephen Zunes
Dec 21, 2007
Islam and Pakistan
Najum Mushtaq
Dec 21, 2007
Bush Still Spinning Nukes in Iran
Marjorie Cohn
Dec 20, 2007
The Israel Lobby Revisited
Stephen Zunes
Dec 20, 2007
McCain Rises from the Dead - Peter Brown, The Politico
Looking for Mr. Right - Michael Barone, US News & World Report
The Wrinkle-Gate Double Standard - Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe
Can Hillary Solve Her Bill Problem? - Ronald Cass, RealClearPolitics
How Huckabee Scares the GOP - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
Huckabee's Little Rock Ethics - Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
The FairTax is About Economic Growth - Louis Woodhill, RealClearMarkets
Blindly Into the Bubble - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Scorecard - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Why the Democrats Aren't Ending the War - Fred Kaplan, Slate
A Cooked Up Torture Controversy? - Mona Charen, Creators
GOP is Happy to Govern by Veto - Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Our Friends in Baghdad - Frederick Kagan, Wall Street Journal
Why My Family Stopped Boycotting China - Sara Bongiorni, CS Monitor
2007, A Bad Year for God Squadders - Gerard Baker, Times of London
In the Beginning There is a Mystery - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
As My Kids Serve, I Feel Pride and Panic - Madeleine Tavares, USA Today
Looking for Mr. Right - Michael Barone, US News & World Report
The Wrinkle-Gate Double Standard - Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe
Can Hillary Solve Her Bill Problem? - Ronald Cass, RealClearPolitics
How Huckabee Scares the GOP - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
Huckabee's Little Rock Ethics - Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
The FairTax is About Economic Growth - Louis Woodhill, RealClearMarkets
Blindly Into the Bubble - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Scorecard - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Why the Democrats Aren't Ending the War - Fred Kaplan, Slate
A Cooked Up Torture Controversy? - Mona Charen, Creators
GOP is Happy to Govern by Veto - Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Our Friends in Baghdad - Frederick Kagan, Wall Street Journal
Why My Family Stopped Boycotting China - Sara Bongiorni, CS Monitor
2007, A Bad Year for God Squadders - Gerard Baker, Times of London
In the Beginning There is a Mystery - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
As My Kids Serve, I Feel Pride and Panic - Madeleine Tavares, USA Today
Editorials
A Historic Opportunity for Progressives - The Nation
Choice is Clear: McCain's the One - Boston Herald
For Dems, a Lesson in Power's Limits - USA Today
Stalled at the Border - National Review
Political News & Analysis
Republican Unity Trumps Democratic Momentum - New York Times
Obama Makes Gains, Is Even With Clinton in N.H. - USA Today
Bush Is Upbeat About Economy's Prospects - Washington Post
Women Voters Could Drive Democratic Choice - Boston Globe
That '70s Campaign
- George Will, Washington Post
Why Did Clinton Overlook Obama?
- Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
ARG: Romney Loses NH Lead
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Mitt Weeps, Obama Chills, Rudy Stays Real
- Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
- George Will, Washington Post
Why Did Clinton Overlook Obama?
- Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
ARG: Romney Loses NH Lead
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Mitt Weeps, Obama Chills, Rudy Stays Real
- Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Hillary puff pieces on ET
December 21, 2007
Liberal advocates of the "Fairness Doctrine" seem unconcerned that the Hollywood gossip TV show Entertainment Tonight has featured puff pieces every day this week on Hillary Clinton. More
12 Days of Christmas, Iraqi style
December 21, 2007
Here are 12 good news items I found from the Department of Defense website for your mental refreshment this Christmas season. More
Lakotas leaving?
December 21, 2007
A group claiming to represent the Lakota (aka Teton, Tetonwan), part of the Sioux announces via press release their independence from the United States. More
A Harried Screed from Harry Reid
December 21, 2007
Does Harry Reid think voters should read newspapers to know what's going on? It depends on the subject, aparently. More
McCain Tries to Squelch Negative Times Story
December 21, 2007
The New York Times is preparing a massive hit piece on John McCain according to Drudge and the Senator from Arizona is not taking it lying down. More
BDS alert: Atlantic bloggers in 'Cheney's America'
December 21, 2007
Atlantic blogger Andrew Sullivan recounts a travel nightmare of a Nordic visitor and bewails "Cheney's America" He is followed by fellow Atlantic blogger Matt Yglesias who piles on More
50 Killed in Pakistan Bombing
December 21, 2007
At least 50 people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Pakistan today. More
December 21, 2007
Liberal advocates of the "Fairness Doctrine" seem unconcerned that the Hollywood gossip TV show Entertainment Tonight has featured puff pieces every day this week on Hillary Clinton. More
12 Days of Christmas, Iraqi style
December 21, 2007
Here are 12 good news items I found from the Department of Defense website for your mental refreshment this Christmas season. More
Lakotas leaving?
December 21, 2007
A group claiming to represent the Lakota (aka Teton, Tetonwan), part of the Sioux announces via press release their independence from the United States. More
A Harried Screed from Harry Reid
December 21, 2007
Does Harry Reid think voters should read newspapers to know what's going on? It depends on the subject, aparently. More
McCain Tries to Squelch Negative Times Story
December 21, 2007
The New York Times is preparing a massive hit piece on John McCain according to Drudge and the Senator from Arizona is not taking it lying down. More
BDS alert: Atlantic bloggers in 'Cheney's America'
December 21, 2007
Atlantic blogger Andrew Sullivan recounts a travel nightmare of a Nordic visitor and bewails "Cheney's America" He is followed by fellow Atlantic blogger Matt Yglesias who piles on More
50 Killed in Pakistan Bombing
December 21, 2007
At least 50 people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Pakistan today. More
Belgium Police Arrest 14 in Terrorist Plot
December 21, 2007
Police in Belgium have broken up a plot to free a terrorist from prison who was convicted of planning a suicide car bomb attack at an American Air Force base: More
Bahrain in Iran's Sights
December 21, 2007
Unrest in the small Gulf statelet is being fueled by Iran. It plays a crucial role in the US military presence in the area. More
UN Moving to Derail Fraud Investigations
December 21, 2007
The UN bureaucracy has once again acted to insulate itself from punishment for engaging in fraud More
There's Torture - And then there's 'Torture'
December 21, 2007
If the liberals think waterboarding is torture too evil to inflict on those who would slaughter innocent American citizens they ain't seen nothing yet. More
How Effective is the Kyoto Protocol?
December 21, 2007
Separate out the older "core" members of the EU from the enlarged post-communist EU, and data on CO2 emissions change becomes even more interesting. More
December 21, 2007
Police in Belgium have broken up a plot to free a terrorist from prison who was convicted of planning a suicide car bomb attack at an American Air Force base: More
Bahrain in Iran's Sights
December 21, 2007
Unrest in the small Gulf statelet is being fueled by Iran. It plays a crucial role in the US military presence in the area. More
UN Moving to Derail Fraud Investigations
December 21, 2007
The UN bureaucracy has once again acted to insulate itself from punishment for engaging in fraud More
There's Torture - And then there's 'Torture'
December 21, 2007
If the liberals think waterboarding is torture too evil to inflict on those who would slaughter innocent American citizens they ain't seen nothing yet. More
How Effective is the Kyoto Protocol?
December 21, 2007
Separate out the older "core" members of the EU from the enlarged post-communist EU, and data on CO2 emissions change becomes even more interesting. More
The Rage in Huckabee's Voice
James Lewis
Foreign policy is about national survival. That's why we need a president who has really thought about rising Islamist nations with nukes. More
Hillary's Socialist-Santa Routine and Huckabee's Christmas Kidnap
Kyle-Anne Shiver
As we say Down South, whenever you encounter one of these slick deceivers, who appear a great deal nicer or different than their actions demonstrate, you need to keep a close guard on both your wallet and your knife More
Forgotten Human Rights in Iran
Mohammad Parvin
Should the NIE report of a supposed halt of a secret nuclear program change our views about a regime that has been lying to the entire world for so many years? More
James Lewis
Foreign policy is about national survival. That's why we need a president who has really thought about rising Islamist nations with nukes. More
Hillary's Socialist-Santa Routine and Huckabee's Christmas Kidnap
Kyle-Anne Shiver
As we say Down South, whenever you encounter one of these slick deceivers, who appear a great deal nicer or different than their actions demonstrate, you need to keep a close guard on both your wallet and your knife More
Forgotten Human Rights in Iran
Mohammad Parvin
Should the NIE report of a supposed halt of a secret nuclear program change our views about a regime that has been lying to the entire world for so many years? More
- Fighting against a Christless Christmas - Paul Shlichta
- Whose Christmas Is It Anyway? - Kyle-Anne Shiver
- Sharing the Christmas Spirit - Bookworm
Is Hillary or Obama More Vulnerable to Right-Wing Attacks?
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
Is Obama's admitted youthful drug use more dangerous than 7 years of Secret Service files on Hil and Bill?
What If America Were Invaded and Occupied?
Dahr Jamail, The Progressive
War on Iraq: "Unembedded" journalist Dahr Jamail reviews Meeting Resistance. With video.
What Happens at a CIA ‘Black Site’Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate
Rights and Liberties: One victim shares his experience with the CIA's torture tactics.
Where Did All the Good Journalism Go?Rory O'Connor, AlterNet
When seeking the best news of 2007, maybe we should look to ourselves, rather than the mainstream media sources writing the news to begin with.
Why We Must Have Faith in America's Voters - Christopher Caldwell, FT
The Moments That Changed Campaign '08 - John Mercurio, Nat'l Journal
Thompson's Waterloo (Iowa) - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Hillary Embraces Bill's Legacy - Anne Kornblut & Alec MacGillis, Wash Post
Blaming Bill For Hillary's Trouble - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Obama, Edwards Go Long - Christopher Cooper, Wall Street Journal
Romney Learns That 'Facts Are Stubborn Things' - Michael Luo, NYT
The Clinton Albatross - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
How Tancredo Influenced the Race - Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News
The 'Theory of Change' Primary - Mark Schmitt, American Prospect
Gen. Petraeus, Man of the Year - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
Bush's Game of Chess in Iraq - Andy Zelleke, Boston Globe
Bush's Very Good Year - Larry Kudlow, RealClearPolitics
An Economic Nightmare Before Christmas - Bob Herbert, New York Times
Go For the (Real) Green - Rich Lowry, Salt Lake Tribune
Embrace China as a Partner - Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen, L.A. Times
Washington's X-Mas Gift Still Gives - William Fowler, Boston Herald
The Moments That Changed Campaign '08 - John Mercurio, Nat'l Journal
Thompson's Waterloo (Iowa) - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Hillary Embraces Bill's Legacy - Anne Kornblut & Alec MacGillis, Wash Post
Blaming Bill For Hillary's Trouble - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Obama, Edwards Go Long - Christopher Cooper, Wall Street Journal
Romney Learns That 'Facts Are Stubborn Things' - Michael Luo, NYT
The Clinton Albatross - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
How Tancredo Influenced the Race - Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News
The 'Theory of Change' Primary - Mark Schmitt, American Prospect
Gen. Petraeus, Man of the Year - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
Bush's Game of Chess in Iraq - Andy Zelleke, Boston Globe
Bush's Very Good Year - Larry Kudlow, RealClearPolitics
An Economic Nightmare Before Christmas - Bob Herbert, New York Times
Go For the (Real) Green - Rich Lowry, Salt Lake Tribune
Embrace China as a Partner - Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen, L.A. Times
Washington's X-Mas Gift Still Gives - William Fowler, Boston Herald
- Judging the Candidates' Christmas Ads - Dick Morris, The O'Reilly Factor
- The Secret to Mike Huckabee's Success - Walter Shapiro, Salon
- Can Huckabee Survive Limbaugh - Jim Geraghty, National Review Online
- Clinton Staff Ordered to Lower Iowa Expectations - Roger Simon, Politco
- Rudy: What Went Wrong? - Patrick Ruffini, Townhall
- South Carolina: Inside the 'Black Primary' - Bob Moser, The Nation
- Five Republicans Have Credible Paths to the Nomination - Marc Ambinder, Atlantic
- McCain Rises from the Dead - Peter Brown, The Politico
December 21, 2007
<h2 class="asset-name">FOREIGN EXPERT WAR</h2> The Hillary Clinton campaign just pounced on comments that Barack Obama made today in Iowa, where the AP quotes him saying, “you could argue that there are more foreign policy experts from the Clinton administration supporting me than Sen. Clinton.”
That point “should raise some pretty interesting questions,” he said.
The interesting question it raised for Camp Clinton was, Who taught Barack Obama how to count? And it immediately produced a list of 83 former Clinton administration advisers, to counter the 47 he claims.
“It could be argued that the Red Sox have won more World Series than the Yankees, but it wouldn’t make it true,” said Clinton spokesguy Jay Carson.
“Sen.Obama is attacking Senator Clinton by making demonstrably false claims about his foreign policy credentials, and in so doing raising more questions about his own lack of experience,” he added.
Obama guy Bill Burton explained it all by digging up this New York Times Magazine piece, which he said his senator was referring to, and in which an anonymous source says the ex-Clinton foreign policy crowd is with the Illinois senator.
“There are maybe 200 people on the Democratic side who think about foreign policy for a living,” as one such figure, himself unaffiliated with a campaign, estimates. “The vast majority have thrown in their lot with Obama.” …. [D]rill down into one of Washington’s foreign-policy hives, whether the Carnegie Endowment or the Brookings Institution or Georgetown University, and you’re bound to hit Obama supporters. Most of them served in the Clinton administration, too, and thus might be expected to support Hillary Clinton. But many of these younger and generally more liberal figures have decamped to Obama. And they are ardent. As Ivo Daalder, a former National Security Council official under President Clinton who now heads up a team advising Obama on nonproliferation issues, puts it, “There’s a feeling that this is a guy who’s going to help us transform the way America deals with the world.” Ex-Clintonites in Obama’s inner circle also include the president’s former lawyer, Greg Craig, and Richard Danzig, his Navy secretary. [NYT Magazine, 11/4/07]
- Michael McAuliff
'TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
By tomorrow afternoon, folks are solidly into holiday mode, and looking forward to Christmas cheer and good feelings. So the candidates got mean today.
The thumbnail version is that Hillary Clinton, with Wes Clarke and Richard Holbrooke, said making the tempting choice (read Barack Obama or John Edwards) would be about like choosing affable old W again.
Holbrooke said we need to go with experience because the stakes are too high. "Let's not delude ourselves – this is a war-time election. We've had five in American history," he said. "We're choosing somebody who on day one will inherit two wars. That's never happened before."
Considering that scary line of reasoning, we found this line from Clinton a bit ironic.
"It has been very unfortunate that during the course of the Bush administration, here at home and around the world, fear has been the guiding principle," Clinton said. "There is a lot in life to worry about, but I don't think that should be a defining message of the President of the United States."
There was also some pretty tough back and forth between the Obama and Clinton camps, which is after the jump.
- Michael McAuliff
Continue reading 'TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
By tomorrow afternoon, folks are solidly into holiday mode, and looking forward to Christmas cheer and good feelings. So the candidates got mean today.
The thumbnail version is that Hillary Clinton, with Wes Clarke and Richard Holbrooke, said making the tempting choice (read Barack Obama or John Edwards) would be about like choosing affable old W again.Holbrooke said we need to go with experience because the stakes are too high. "Let's not delude ourselves – this is a war-time election. We've had five in American history," he said. "We're choosing somebody who on day one will inherit two wars. That's never happened before."
Considering that scary line of reasoning, we found this line from Clinton a bit ironic.
"It has been very unfortunate that during the course of the Bush administration, here at home and around the world, fear has been the guiding principle," Clinton said. "There is a lot in life to worry about, but I don't think that should be a defining message of the President of the United States."
There was also some pretty tough back and forth between the Obama and Clinton camps, which is after the jump.
- Michael McAuliff
Continue reading 'TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
A MCCAIN CHRISTMAS: NONE OTHER LIKE IT
John McCain is the latest candidate to put up a Christmas spot, but to accuse him of playing follow the leader after the trend was started by Mike Huckabee would be a tad unfair.
The Vietnam war hero and senior statesman's new ad, "My Christmas Story" is about a well-known experience that McCain endured while a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The 30-second spot tells the story of a bit of hope that the Arizona Republican was able to grasp on to as a POW, and the lesson learned from the dramatic episode.
It is airing in New Hampshire amid McCain's campaign rising from the ashes and climbing back into the top tier of candidates in the crucial first-in-the-nation primary state.
Click here to watch his spot.
- Ken Bazinet
John McCain is the latest candidate to put up a Christmas spot, but to accuse him of playing follow the leader after the trend was started by Mike Huckabee would be a tad unfair.
The Vietnam war hero and senior statesman's new ad, "My Christmas Story" is about a well-known experience that McCain endured while a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The 30-second spot tells the story of a bit of hope that the Arizona Republican was able to grasp on to as a POW, and the lesson learned from the dramatic episode.
It is airing in New Hampshire amid McCain's campaign rising from the ashes and climbing back into the top tier of candidates in the crucial first-in-the-nation primary state.
Click here to watch his spot.
- Ken Bazinet
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