Conventions Reveal New Positions on Gay Rights
Democrats embraced gay rights at their convention, and Republicans have not (yet) bashed the gay community at theirs. Are gays finally gaining acceptance and equality in mainstream politics?
Jay Rosen: The Culture War Option For The Palin Convention
McCain's convention gambit is now a culture war strategy. It depends for its execution on conflict with journalists and bloggers and on confusion between and among the press, the blogosphere, and the Democratic party.
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The Real Sarah Palin Scandal
The real scandal for John McCain's V.P.-to-be is that Palin has exhibited a voracious appetite for the very congressional earmarks and pork barrel spending that John McCain has made a signature issue of trying to stamp out.
Ties, Sport Coats and Chinos - Welcome to the Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention looks and feels completely different from last week's Democratic one. The crowd expresses not hope but simmering anger, and the delegates come across as old and outdated.
Despite GOP Efforts, Obama Enjoys Post- Convention Bounce
The Palin announcement was intended to steal the spotlight from the Democrats and blunt whatever bounce Obama was hoping to generate in Denver. According to a rash of poll this weekend, however, it was not to be.
Sarah Palin Should Not Be Misunderestimated
Although Maddox Jolie-Pitt has more foreign policy experience than Sarah Palin and may know as much about running the national economy, running mates rarely make a difference in presidential elections.
Palin Pregnancy: Mother, Daughter Interrupted
Rather than being the "wonderful mother" of the narrative the GOP is spinning, Palin is putting her ambitions ahead of her daughter's well-being at a time when a daughter needs her mother most... a little privacy wouldn't hurt, either.
Young And Republican
"If I leave my home town and am approached about politics, people assume I'm an Obama zealot. A lot of young people are so naive, so easily fooled by smooth talking and trumped up speeches. I don't fall for that... I like cold hard facts, and cold hard experience."
McCain's VP Recruitment Strategy Leaves Country at Risk
What does McCain's rushed decision on Palin say about the candidate's ethics and business practices? And do I have to be an employee of his company?
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