Political parties usually reform in the wilderness. John McCain is trying to reform the Republican Party before a presidential defeat, with the old guard still around, and with a party base that still hasn't accepted the...
Some people should not make a habit of smiling. On most people it looks good; some, though, seem not to have the proper face for the task. When John McCain smiles, the look is reminiscent of a skull wrapped tightly in a...
Sept. 7 NY-Nwswk-media-leads COVER: "Palin*tol*ogy" (p. 24). Chief Political Correspondent Howard Fineman writes that although Palin is a tough opponent, the Democrats will need to tread carefully when coming after her....
Cross-Posted FROM Gribbit's Word In a year which is supposed to be dominated by Democrats, the Republican ticket is leading the race in September? How ironic. If it were not for Sarah Palin being added to the ticket, I...
Monday 1st September Day one of the Republican National Convention was thrown into disarray after John McCain tore up the script, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav...
Thank you for that warm welcome. I am honored to be here. We meet tonight in the wake of a terrible storm that has hit the Gulf Coast but that hurts all of us, because we are all members of our larger American family. At...
Republican faithful gathered this week by a Mississippi riverside. Not even GOP delegates ever seemed so old, so white or so deeply conservative. Such diversity as the convention achieved was in its wildly schizophrenic...
WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there's nothing partisan about tackling the nation's toughest problems. "I don't know how many, but I can tell...
By ANDREW SPINALI Staff Writer Erica Tomaszewski was jostling through reporters for a word with former New York CityMayor Rudy Giuliani and shaking hands with actor Jon Voight. While most college students were moving...
Published September 03, 2008 06:26 pm - When asked by a reporter at the Republican Convention what her foreign policy background was, a McCain aide said she was head of the Alaskan National Guard, which sent troops to...