January 31, 2008
Palestinian State (Armstrong Williams)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently declared that it’s time for the establishment of a Palestinian state. She went on to say, “The United States sees the establishment of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution as absolutely essential for the future, not just for Palestinians and Israelis but also for the Middle East and indeed to American interests.”
Not long ago, at the Knesset during a meeting with former Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom, he made it clear as to why there is not, and probably will not be, a Palestinian state in the near future. Shalom recalled a meeting with a Palestinian authority some time ago where he was openly encouraging a Palestinian state and asking what was the hold-up. The response was essentially: Because Israel wants it and that’s not good enough for us. Shalom’s response? "You must be kidding." > Read More
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What's This John Edwards Showed the Way (Bill Press)
There was only one thing wrong with John Edwards’s presidential campaign: He was running against two rock stars. Otherwise, Edwards did everything right.
He was the first to perceive a growing and dangerous gap in this country between the very, very wealthy and working men and women. And the first to draw our attention to what has become, indeed, “Two Americas.”
He was also the first candidate since Robert F. Kennedy to talk about the scandalous number of poor people among us — and dedicate himself to ending poverty in this country. > Read More
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What's This The Debate Last Night (John Feehery)
The Republican debate last night proved the adage that all politics is personal. And you can tell that Mitt Romney and John McCain hold each other in personally low regard.
The other candidates share McCain’s view of Romney. Mike Huckabee clearly can’t stand him. Giuliani couldn’t endorse McCain fast enough. Thompson seemed to relish taking votes away from him in South Carolina.
Romney has been the attack dog in this pack. He launched tough ads against each one of the opponents when they were the leaders. He slashed at Giuliani when he looked like he was going to run away with it. He lunged at Huckabee in Iowa. He tried to destroy McCain in New Hampshire and Michigan. He smacked Thompson in South Carolina. But his instinct to go first for the jugular has enraged his fellow competitors. And now they want payback. > Read More
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What's This January 30, 2008
Missed Opportunities (John Feehery)
John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani will always be linked in history as the candidates who dropped out the presidential derby of 2008 on the same day.
They will also be linked by their missed opportunities to win their parties’ nominations.
Edwards bizarrely decided to run to the left of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Let’s face it. There is not much room to the left of the two Democratic front-runners. But Edwards decided to prove to all the Democrats that he was as wild-eyed and socialistic as Dennis Kucinich, except he had a Southern drawl. > Read More
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What's This Galapagos Politics (Bob Franken)
Count me among those who believe the current primary schedule is dopey and needs to be changed. No matter, as the dwindled field of candidates at the debates show there is a kind of Darwinian natural selection to this process. Well, there would be if, in fact, we really ended up with a "survival of the fittest.” Many will argue over whether the ones who are left are really the fittest.
And, of course, that "natural selection" part is mighty damned debatable too, unless we're talking about the selection of fundraisers and financial supporters.
How ironic it is that one of the Republican species remaining is not the fattest of the cats; in fact, he's the one who questions the whole idea of evolution. Of course I refer to Mike Huckabee, who ruins this whole damned analogy. Of course he says he relies entirely on a higher power. > Read More
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What's This You Called it for McCain (Mike Laws)
Impressively prescient Pundits Blog Quick Voters, you've done it again.
Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) victory in the Florida GOP primary yesterday means that you're 3 out of your last 3 in handicapping early-voting contests; before this, you'd hit the nail on the head with regard to both South Carolina primaries, Republican and Democratic.
Be sure to check back soon and play Nostradamus again on another Pundits Blog Quick Poll!
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What's This Romney's Loss (Armstrong Williams)
Well, the untold story out of Florida today is not John McCain winning but Mitt Romney losing — and Rudy Giuliani's intent on endorsing Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.). There's a lot of talk these days about Mitt Romney. Is he becoming the candidate whom the others love to hate? Or is he the "friend" that he characterizes himself as to all the other candidates? It seems that the issues are threefold:
One: No one seems to know where he stands. He has flipped-flopped continually on the issues while maintaining that he is the only "true" Republican in the race. Evangelicals don't like his religion because they feel that he's not Christian enough. Others don’t like the fact that he claims to have seen his "… father march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," only to retract the statement later, saying that he was being figurative, not literal. But he seems to take a figurative stance more often than not, telling folks that he is a hunter, only to retract the claim later by saying he's only hunted once or twice. Of course, Fox News and the conservative media seem to love and adore the former Massachusetts governor; unfortunately, it's not catching fire with voters. > Read More
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What's This Matt Drudge is King (Brent Budowsky)
It may well be that the single most influential person in national politics is Matt Drudge, and it is certain that the greatest impact at the intersection of the Internet, mainstream media and national politics is indeed The Drudge Report.
This is not a value judgment, it's a fact; and it is a testament to how the national leaders of the Democratic Party, and the financial heavies of the party, stand light-years behind their conservative competitors in finding support for a medium friendly to them. > Read More
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What's This After Fla., Big Things on the Horizon for McCain — Maybe (A.B. Stoddard)
Yahoo — I get to eat my words again!
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), aka "The Phoenix," took Florida last night in spite of the formidable forces against him. In yesterday's post I wondered if Mitt Romney’s running 10 television ads to every one McCain bought, as well as McCain's lack of focus on the economy, would not spell No. 2 for the Resurrected One. Ultimately McCain's disparate voter groups (moderates, older voters, limited-government conservatives and veterans) were loyal enough, and his establishment blessings from Gov. Charlie Crist (R), Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and others were strong enough for McCain to become the favorite in a closed Republican contest for the first time ever. > Read More
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What's This Denzel Washington at Brooke Medical Center (Armstrong Williams)
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