Remember, the entire premise of John McCain’s campaign pitch is that he has an unrivaled expertise in foreign policy. For those of you who can’t watch clips online, McCain appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” a few hours ago, and Diane Sawyer asked if he believed “the situation in Afghanistan is precarious and urgent.” McCain, […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * On the last full day of a very successful Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Barack Obama sent along a video address, and Al Gore made a surprise appearance. * Last week, Republicans […]
Ali al-Dabbagh, the spokesperson for the Maliki government in Iraq, has had an interesting couple of days. After Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki endorsed Barack Obama’s withdrawal policy, it was Dabbagh who was forced to argue that the quotes attributed to Maliki were “not accurate,” even though they were entirely accurate. The back-and-forth nature of the […]
In January, Focus on the Family’s James Dobson ruled out voting for John McCain, if he won the Republican nomination. “Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances,” Dobson said in a statement. In February, just as McCain was wrapping up the GOP nod, Dobson reiterated that McCain […]
Al Gore appeared on “Meet the Press” yesterday for an interview that largely emphasized the former Vice President’s speech last week on energy policy, but Tom Brokaw extended the subjects to include everything from Joe Lieberman to the now-infamous New Yorker cover to the land use devoted to the Gore family house. But of all […]
If you were away from the news over the weekend, you may not have heard about a game-changing moment in the presidential campaign. Just as Barack Obama was poised to visit Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, unprompted, announced his belief that Obama’s withdrawal policy “would be the right time timeframe for a withdrawal,” and is […]
Just as Barack Obama was poised to visit Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, unprompted, announced his belief that Obama’s withdrawal policy “would be the right time timeframe for a withdrawal,” and is “more realistic.” Maliki added that a McCain policy of “artificially extending the stay of U.S. troops” would “cause problems,” and concluded that Republican […]
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown thinks Barack Obama has the right approach on counter-terrorism. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki thinks Obama has the right approach on Iraq. The Bush administration seems to think Obama has the right approach on Iran. And none other than John McCain thinks Obama has the right approach on Afghanistan. The conventional […]
Back when Rudy Giuliani was a presidential candidate, he used to knock his Senate rivals, in both parties, for never having “run” anything. People like John McCain and Barack Obama, Giuliani said, had been lawmakers, not executives. Now, as it turns out, the public didn’t much care, and voters in both parties for the first […]
Given that it’s mid-June, most of those being considered for the Democratic and Republican tickets know whether or not they’re under consideration. Both John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s VP search committees have been working for a while now, and both committees have contacted potential running mates to ask for background materials. So far, the only […]