44: The Obama Presidency

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Friday, September 12, 2008

Advice for Obama from the Clinton era.

1. Don’t make this about you. Clinton is always skeptical of politicians who try to win races on the basis of their life story or supposed personal virtues. Those can be nice side dishes (“The Man from Hope”) but they can’t be the main entrée. Voters just don’t care that much about you. They care... Sign in to see full entry.

Spreading dirt on Palin--and Obama

"The attacks on Governor Palin have been called 'completely false, misleading.' And, they've just begun. The [Wall Street] Journal reports Obama 'air-dropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers' into Alaska to dig dirt on Governor Palin. As Obama drops in the polls,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Questions and Answers

Question: I understand the usefulness of its sympathy value in elections, but does being a P.O.W. really add anything of substance to one's qualifications for president? It seems that John McCain keeps reminding us that he was a P.O.W. for five years in Vietnam so that we won't remember that he has... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Facts behind statements made by all Canidates

Barack Obama "Many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime - by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow." Obama's speech to the Democratic convention in Denver was full of costly promises, from expanded health care... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

McCain Would Rather Lose an Election Than a War?

That certainly was the storyline being peddled in St. Paul all week, as John McCain was cast as our era's Henry Clay, the 19th century senator who famously said he'd rather be right than be president (unfortunately for the republic, voters obliged him). Even McCain's former bitter rival, President... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Ms. Palin's Pipeline

PEOPLE ARE still buzzing about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech. But while her style has been minutely analyzed, very little commentary has focused on one of the few substantive claims she made about her brief tenure as governor of Alaska: that she "fought to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 5, 2008

John McCain recasts his pitch to voters.

IN ACCEPTING the Republican nomination for president last night, John McCain confronted a different challenge from Democrat Barack Obama's test in Denver last week. His task was not to introduce himself to the American people or to assure them that he has the necessary experience. Rather, Mr. McCain... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

A strong speech alone can't answer the questions about her readiness

REPUBLICAN vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the convention last night was an impressive debut on the national stage -- well-delivered, with an appealing combination of charm and bite befitting her description of a hockey mom as a pit bull in lipstick. The Alaska governor... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Lieberman Misleads on Obama's Record

The Statement Obama voted "to cut off funding for our American troops on the battlefield." --Joe Lieberman on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. If Obama voted against funding the troops, so did Lieberman Joe Lieberman, the independent senator from Connecticut, alleged in his speech at... Sign in to see full entry.

Who is Gov. Palin?

WHAT ARE Sarah Palin's political views? In some areas, especially and not surprisingly on foreign policy, what the Alaska governor and surprise Republican vice presidential pick believes is a mystery. "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq," Ms.... Sign in to see full entry.

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