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May 2008

May 09, 2008

McCain’s faith

The L.A. Times has a revealing story about John McCain's faith. A sample: McCain is...

May 07, 2008

So you want to be a superdelegate

Barack Obama took North Carolina, and Hillary Clinton took Indiana. It looks like the Democratic...

May 05, 2008

Boris Johnson for president?

The colorfully eccentric conservative Boris Johnson beat out the incumbent Marxist "Red Ken" Livingstone as...

May 02, 2008

Rev. Wright vs. Rev. Right

The argument was inevitable: If Barack Obama is being held responsible for the views of...

April 2008

April 30, 2008

Behold postmodern, post-ideological politics

Anne Applebaum writes about the London mayoral race, between a clownish upper-class Tory and the...

April 29, 2008

Communion for pro-deathers

The Pope has said that politicians who support abortion should not receive Communion. And yet,...

April 29, 2008

Rev. Wright takes the spotlight

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is taking advantage of his notoriety, speaking at an NAACP event, being...

April 25, 2008

Nancy Pelosi’s favorite Bible verse

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been taking every opportunity to share her favorite...

April 24, 2008

New Word: Sixties-ism

The word-hoard of the English language keeps growing, as new words come into existence and...

April 23, 2008

The old Obama vs. the new Obama

Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama by double digits in Pennsylvania. She seems to have the...

April 23, 2008

John McCain, Navy pilot

P. J. O'Rourke is a satirist--a very funny guy--who got to ride on an aircraft...

April 22, 2008

Obama wondering what’s the matter With Kansas?

Robert D. Novak finds the source of Barack Obama's "bitterness" comment: Obama's new resemblance is...

April 21, 2008

McCain’s temper

The front page, top of the fold story in the Washington Post: McCain: A Question...

April 18, 2008

The First Catholic President

If Bill Clinton could be termed the first Black president, George W. Bush could be...

April 18, 2008

Debating ABC’s debate

I've been critical of Barack Obama the last few days, but this time I can...

April 17, 2008

Here comes the Pope

The Pope is here, and Washington, D.C., that secularist haven, is all excited. The Washington...

April 17, 2008

Obama, abortion, and his pro-life supporters

There are indeed pro-life Democrats, such as Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and former Congressman from...

April 16, 2008

Candidate branding

A marketing company has analyzed the different candidates' appeal and related them to that of...

April 16, 2008

Right-wing Europeans

Europe's right-wing scene--including its FAR right-wing scene--is undergoing some interesting changes and some new popularity....

April 15, 2008

False consciousness & the liberal worldview

George F. Will gives useful background on the worldview that looms behind Barack Obama's contention...

April 14, 2008

Liberal condescension

The Republicans have one hope in the next election: The Democrats' Achilles heel. Namely, that...

April 11, 2008

Identity politics

From Charles Krauthammer on the degeneration of the Democratic presidential race: If there are no...

April 10, 2008

The counter to global warming

Hell is freezing over: The Milwaukee Brewers are 6-2. Democrats are the ones getting charged...

April 09, 2008

The story John McCain did not want you to read

John McCain fought with the New York Times to stop it from printing this story,...

April 09, 2008

Condoleezza Rice for Vice President?

Condoleezza Rice Is Pursuing the VP Spot. She is denying, though, that she wants the...

April 04, 2008

On the morality of not voting

The theologian Alasdair MacIntyre wrote a piece during the last presidential election entitled The Only...

April 03, 2008

McCain, baptism, and keeping his faith private

McCain shies away from religion talk - Jonathan Martin - Politico.com: Raised Episcopalian, McCain now...

April 01, 2008

And then Al Gore rides in on a white horse

I see no reason why Hillary Clinton should bow out of the Democratic race in...

March 2008

March 28, 2008

A different candidate for first daughter

John McCain's daughter, Meghan, is blogging about the campaign on the internet. She's funny, cool,...

March 27, 2008

Postmodern campaign moments

Hillary Clinton's sniper tale is a good example of the postmodernist mindset at work: She...