For Clinton detractors, Norman Hsu is a huge deal. For Obama detractors, Tony Rezko is incredibly important. But where does Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.), a member of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) National Leadership Team and a co-chair of his Arizona Leadership Team, fit into the mix? Renzi was, of course, recently indicted on felony counts […]
First up from the God machine this week is a religio-political angle that often goes overlooked. In the presidential race, the perception is that it’s Barack Obama who’s most likely to emphasize his Christianity on the stump, in part out of sincerity, and in part to respond to the coordinated smear campaign questioning his religious […]
Obviously, over the last year, the question of foreign-policy experience has played a fairly significant role in the presidential campaign, most notably among Democrats. As the race began to narrow its focus to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the two key buzz words were repeated ad nauseum — Obama had “judgment”; Clinton had “experience.” The […]
I was fully prepared to let this go, but now that John McCain, for the first time in nearly a week, has finally commented on the John Hagee controversy, it’s worth noting exactly what he had to say. Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday repudiated any views of a prominent televangelist who endorsed him […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Oh my: “Dangerous cracks are appearing in the nation’s job market. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years — and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labor force — an ominous sign that the country is falling toward a recession or has already […]
Media adulation for John McCain is getting a little out of hand. On MSNBC this morning, anchor Monica Novotny claimed that President Bush’s impending veto of the Intelligence Authorization Bill would put “a chill” in his alliance with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Bush is vetoing the bill because of an amendment that puts the CIA’s […]
The details are a little murky, but in 2004, John Kerry apparently considered John McCain for the Democratic presidential ticket. According to Kerry, top McCain aides approached him about McCain’s interest in running as Kerry’s VP. McCain denies this, but he nevertheless acknowledged on national television at the time that he’d consider joining the Democratic […]
Given the circumstances, once is an accident. Twice is a trend. Hillary Clinton gets asked about the possibility of a ticket with Barack Obama with some regularity, and has, for many months now, ably dodged the questions. On Wednesday, she raised eyebrows, however, by straying from the script — asked on CBS about running with […]
Usually, political groups trip over one another to try and gain public notoriety and attention. The Council for National Policy, meanwhile, would be perfectly happy if the public didn’t even know it exists. (I’ve long believed the easiest job on Earth would be to serve as this group’s press secretary.) The CNP is made up […]
The things you’ll learn from Fox News broadcasts. Yesterday, a “shadowy figure on a bicycle” planted a small bomb that shattered the glass facade of the military recruiting station in Times Square in New York City. An investigation into the incident has begun. Fox News’ Ollie North, however, has found his scapegoat. This morning, he […]