Bait and switch?
The selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate was shocking and mystifying. Stunning for its demonstration of bad judgment on the part of McCain, I just could not…
Bush ignored military on Iraq surge
President George W. Bush's decision to mount a troop "surge" in Iraq last year was taken against the initial recommendations of his…
Michigan, Pennsylvania are keys
Keep your eyes on Pennsylvania and Michigan.
There are battleground states in the presidential election, and then there are these two, looming larger than most others because they offer such a…
McCain, Palin head for the storm
Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are traveling to Mississippi on Sunday to check on people…
Can McCain regain reformist image?
John McCain will try to reclaim his reformist image at a Republican National Convention tightly scripted to put some distance between the conservative presidential candidate and his party's unpopular standard-bearer,…
Republicans best hope Palin is a quick study
The McCain presidency may hinge more on the one vice presidential debate than on all the presidential debates. We still don't know whether Sarah Palin was given an IQ test…
Gov. Sarah Palin: the woman you’d most likely have a beer with?
Is that her claim to fame? The GOP gave up the "inexperience card" against Obama when McCain made one phone call to confirm with Palin her agreement to become the…
Obama’s acceptance speech a TV hit
Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television…
So much for the ‘experience’ issue
John McCain's risky choice of Gov. Sarah Palin gives him a running mate who doubles down on his maverick image, may appeal to "hockey moms" and other women, and counters…
Just who is Sarah Palin?
In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now — making history — to John McCain's side as…
