Obama on the Brink
Both candidates are embracing, rather than challenging, the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror," which substitutes hysteria for rational analysis in appraising the dangers the country faces.
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Ilan Goldenberg: Not a Gaffe: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Iraq
John McCain made a mistake Tuesday evening, which as far as I'm concerned, disqualifies him from being president. It is so appalling and factually wrong that I'm actually sitting here wondering who McCain's advisers are. It's a real misunderstanding of what has happened in Iraq over the past year. If we are going to have an Iraq-centric war on terror policy, he should at least understand what he is talking about.
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Your Health Care May Decide The 2008 Election
This fall, Americans will discover an inconvenient truth about McCain -- he wants you to lose your employer-based health care. He thinks you aren't sufficiently conscious about the cost, and you're using too much of it.
Why John McCain's "Surge" Success Story is a Lie
McCain's belief that the surge "won the war" contradicts the substance of the "status of force" agreement the Bush administration has been trying to ram down the Iraqi government's throat.
Note to Wall Street: "It's the Women, Stupid"
Women have been disproportionately impacted by economic distress: they're the first ones to lose their jobs during cutbacks, and they're the primary caretakers for their families in cash-strapped times.
Katie Couric To Obama: People Are "Scratching Their Heads" About Your Opposition To Surge
When Katie Couric told Haaretz that "The glory days of TV news are over," her words framed what looked like a lament, but her recent interview with Obama make them seem like a threat.
NY Times Blows It On McCain Op-Ed
The whole point of McCain's rejected op-ed, published Tuesday in the New York Post, is that he doesn't think it is wise to offer the kind of Iraq statement that would satisfy the Times.
Some of Us Are More Equal Than Others
This morning, we women woke up to the terrific news that we have finally achieved professional parity with our male counterparts.
If We Drill in the US, We Don't Get the Oil
Everyone seems to assume that if we drill for oil in the US, we will get the oil and won't be dependent on foreign oil anymore. But we won't get anything, Exxon-Mobil will.
Did Dick Morris and Eileen McGann Read Anything about the Obama Health Plan?
Morris and McGann slam the Obama health plan for its alleged generous coverage of undocumented immigrants. How can the Post print an op-ed whose core factual premise is transparently false?
The New South and Obama: An Interview with Josh Segall, Alabama Democratic Candidate for Congress
Obama's fifty-state strategy is not about his winning these states in this election. It's about "trickle up" politics and grassroots efforts on a national scale, all of which will help sow the seeds of future Democratic majorities.
Beijing Says It Will Allow Protests in Certain Areas During Olympics
After months of insisting on a non-politicized Olympics, pressure from international groups has advanced press and political freedoms in China.
"Wall Street Got Drunk": 'Banned' Bush Video Surfaces
An ABC-TV outlet in Houston has video from a political fundraiser last week capturing some embarrassing/revealing moments after President Bush had asked cameras to be turned off.
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