Tag: president
group name: barackobama2008
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February 22, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
I'm not surprised to discover Senator Barack Obama has clay feet. I would be more surprised to discover that he was the second-coming of the political messiah that many of his supporters seem to believe. . . . more
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October 09, 2007 04:18 PM EDT --
Read an Excerpt from Colbert's new book, I Am America (And So Can You!), and then decide if he'd get your vote:
White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. . . . more
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March 15, 2008 06:54 PM EDT --
Everyone else has their predictions, so here are mine for the three remaining presidential candidates.
John McCain : Will lose the general election due more to the Bush legacy than any failings on . . . more
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December 12, 2006 10:24 AM EST --
On CNN's "The Situation Room," Jeff Greenfield summons up the courage to be critical of Senator Obama:
JEFF GREENFIELD, CNN SENIOR ANALYST: Wolf, the political community has gone predictably . . . more
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December 13, 2007 02:12 PM EST --
I recently posted a poll and it surprised me to see how many people wanted an open primary. This means they can vote across party lines for anyone regardless of their own political party affiliation. . . . more
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July 29, 2008 03:02 AM EDT --
I originally wrote this as a comment in a thread in which a commenter (Sandre, thank you) said she couldn't call the two US Presidential candidates names because they both are US Senators and thus . . . more
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April 17, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
In reference to the Clinton/Obama debate last night, I came across an extraordinary column by Michael Greenwald of Time magazine, entitled "The Dems Play Trivial Pursuit."
Please read it . . . more
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December 27, 2006 03:38 PM EST --
W, Hillary Most Admired
President Bush and Senator Clinton are mentioned most often when Gallup asks the public which man and woman they admire the most.
Likely presidential candidate, Illinois Senator . . . more
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March 20, 2008 07:44 PM EDT --
Hillary Clinton often claims that she has won the big states and therefore the superdelegates should hand her the Democratic nomination even though she has won less delegates, won . . . more
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July 27, 2008 10:57 AM EDT --
In the continuing saga that is the 2008 Presidential campaign, another writer understands:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/opinion/27rich.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin . . . more
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December 11, 2006 04:32 PM EST --
It is rare that one has the chance to see a politician that appears to truly embody what is the best of a nation. I believe Senator Barack Obama is that man. Senator Obama visited New Hampshire this . . . more
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February 09, 2008 11:57 PM EST --
It was around 3:30 p.m. here in Ridgefield, Washington, when we finally left our Democratic Party caucus. My husband and I lingered there greeting old neighbors, parents of our children's classmates . . . more
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August 08, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
There has been a lot of talk about gaffes - things the candidates say that get them into trouble. And given the long campaign season (over 1-1/2 years) there have been plenty of opportunities . . . more
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December 12, 2006 09:16 AM EST --
Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy dropped his public commitment to support fellow Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in the 2008 presidential campaign:
Kennedy said he doesn't currently plan to endorse . . . more
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January 16, 2007 08:21 PM EST --
The much anticipated announcment that Senator Barack Obama is forming a presidential exploratory committee, I am providing the link to Senator Obama's Internet video announcment and the Presidental . . . more
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June 22, 2008 04:43 AM EDT --
I know, I know...I'm one of the ones who has been saying that the Obama vs McCain race will be a close one. That the results will depend on how a variety of factors swing in November. . . . more
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May 19, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
We walked across the bridge and up hill to get into downtown Portland, Oregon, as our daughter had warned us that the V.I.P. tickets she got for the five of us would only be good until 12:45 p.m. and . . . more
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August 04, 2008 07:26 AM EDT --
"John McCain is a real American hero. Obama is an upstart." (part of a comment from another post)
This epitomizes the problem. Let's go with the guy we know even though his ideas are . . . more
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May 23, 2008 01:08 PM EDT --
This is why Barack Obama is right for America, and why John McCain is not:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121150000249615875.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
The author, Senator Joe Biden of . . . more
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June 08, 2008 02:51 PM EDT --
When Senator Obama met with Senator Clinton at Senator Diane Feinstien's home in Washington, D.C., I will admit I was pleased. I wanted him to tell her she was acting like a Big Jerk, but you . . . more
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