May 15, 2008 – Had I learned of her medical condition, should I have refrained from criticizing her in my column and on national TV (Fox News Live … was out of line by suggesting that Jane Christensen, an anti-Semite and Holocaust denier, was ill-suited to serve as the sole political … I do not for one moment question your right to interject your political views into your lectures.…

May 15, 2008 – Buckley was a conservative icon and political leader whose column was not the most important of his many endeavors. … The Evans-Novak column originally was designated "liberal" by the National Review 45 years ago. … News & World Report, had done little reporting since he covered President Woodrow Wilson for The Associated Press.…

May 15, 2008 – Republican-leaning congressional seat in the Deep South going Democrat, the battle to replace Mississippi Congressman Roger Wicker proved bad news … Tough news, but as I say, most polls don't lie -- only pollsters do! … In my 30 years of watching the national political scene, I have never -- not once -- seen this throwback strategy of name-calling deliver…

May 13, 2008 – Today's most widely accepted political belief is that because an unprecedentedly high percentage of Americans -- 81 percent -- … percent think that "wrong direction" means, among many other things, the following: -- Forty years of left-wing control of the news … Obama and the Democrats even opposed declaring English as America's national language. So 81 percent of Americans are right.…

May 12, 2008 – distraction" by the end of the campaign: "Diversion of the mind, attention, etc., from any object or course that tends to advance the political … After a brief interlude of national focus during two Clinton terms, another Bush arrived wielding the dark art of distraction. … The campaign can succeed in imposing these rules on the race only if the news media cooperate.…

May 10, 2008 – Anyone who follows political and cultural news knows elections matter. … Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has railed against McCain's "radical right-wing judicial philosophy." … McCain gets what a travesty of political justice those Judiciary Committee hearings have become: "Over the years, we have all seen…

May 28, 2008 – But there's also a sharply honed political instinct at work, a deep brain understanding that anything can happen -- and with the Clintons … Not only are there three remaining primaries, but the rules committee of the Democratic National Committee meets this weekend to decide … In a letter to the New York Daily News published Sunday, Hillary said that she's still running "because my parents did not raise me…

May 27, 2008 – Miller, national political reporter for National Review and contributor to the Wall Street Journal — the American Prospect calls him … retired diplomat and Cold War-era arms-control negotiator Max Kampelman was presented with the Democracy Service Medal by the National … Hillary Rodham Clinton has suddenly thrust back into the news.…

May 25, 2008 – (Rap) Brown, national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, addressed a rally in Washington, where he called on … society and government, and a belief in racial justice so profound that she skipped around and shouted for joy when she heard a news … higher taxes for such things as new public housing that was vandalized before it could even be completed were responsible for the political…

May 23, 2008 – At the dawn of the Democratic primary race between Barack and Hillary, news anchors like ABC's Diane Sawyer were caught up in the … The chauvinist-pig national media? It sounds odd to hear liberals entertaining the notion that their profession hates women. … It is never a function of the "news" media being too liberal. It is the lament that the news media are not liberal enough.…

May 23, 2008 – All of this is an interesting counterpoint to what the masters of the mainstream media have been telling us in this very political … Both are crucial to U.S. national security. But Sen. … the Marines I have spoken to here in New York this week are troops with whom I have been embedded in Iraq and Afghanistan for Fox News…

May 22, 2008 – I am concerned talk radio and independent news sources will be regulated to the point that they are effectively silenced. … I fear those who oppose the homosexual moral and political agenda will be further punished. … I fear the loss of our national identity thru the flood of more illegal immigration already championed by Obama, draining resources…

May 22, 2008 – The shorthand, widely repeated by the news media, is that the Republican candidate must not "Swift boat" Obama. … That amounts to unilateral political disarmament by McCain. McCain is not about to disarm. … This will not be popular with McCain's erstwhile admirers in the mainstream news media, but America has not heard the last of Bill…

May 20, 2008 – Cohen says given the current national political scene, the upcoming forum is both timely and necessary. … Tim Kaine was the commencement speaker Sunday at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., and if audience response was…

May 20, 2008 – Last year, I enjoyed taking a momentary respite from my rather serious cultural and political commentary in order … Because I didn't make that political cut, I decided to weigh in on the vice presidency this year. … All parties involved will be allowed full and fair hearings under our "Alamo Due Process." -- Fox News will add one…

May 20, 2008 – Last year, I enjoyed taking a momentary respite from my rather serious cultural and political commentary in order to share my tongue-in-cheek … Because I didn't make that political cut, I decided to weigh in on the vice presidency this year. … All parties involved will be allowed full and fair hearings under our "Alamo Due Process." -- Fox News will add one…

Jun 8, 2008 – Chicago's sordid political machine churned out another felon last week. Ho hum. … As news bulletins blared the latest political casualty, Northsiders and Southsiders alike shrugged—seemingly inured to the steady stream … The demise of crooked businessman and political fixer Tony Rezko may very well end the political career of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich…

Jun 7, 2008 – That's just about the same as Obama's average lead of 47 percent to 44 percent in the 43 national polls taken since ABC and Fox News … Jeremiah Wright tapes on March 13 and a little less than his average lead of 48 percent to 43 percent in the 15 national polls taken … In these changes on the political map you can see reflections of the tribal warfare in the Democratic primaries.…

Jun 6, 2008 – So the Democratic National Committee effectively disenfranchised the entire state. … The news is bad for liberals, but great for our country. … Liberalism doesn’t seem to have much to add to the national conversation, yet Barack Obama is going forth as the most liberal political…

Jun 5, 2008 – Yet he is presented to the nation as not truly being of this place, as if he floats just above the political corruption here, uninfected … My argument is not with him — but with the national media pack that refuses to look closely at what Chicago is. . . . … Political strategist and commentator Karl Rove: “Obama’s call for post-partisanship looks unconvincing, when he is unable to point…

Jun 5, 2008 – About 15 years ago, Clinton's famously coarse political aide, James Carville, used the same word in public, and it fell to me to educate … After I apprised Carville of his indiscretion, he never again used this word on television or in any national forum that I am aware … I cite an interview my staff did with a friend and political aide of Clinton's, Terry McAuliffe.…

Jun 4, 2008 – We've lost count of all the national figures who have been impacted by online activism. … news sources like newspapers or TV. … video online to using the internet to fight political corruption.…

Jun 3, 2008 – News outlets are carefully predicting Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will acknowledge Barack Obama has won enough … Different news outlets report Obama only needs between 36 and 42 more delegates to become the nominee. … The most recent, and most likely final, roadblock to her nomination came Saturday when the Democratic National Committee ruled only…

Jun 1, 2008 – The recent presidential nomination of former Georgia congressman Bob Barr by the Libertarian Party puts the political periphery on … He had charisma, savvy, a vast following, and the makings of a national political organization (“Share Our Wealth”) that was becoming … At 41, Long was the political rock star of his day, one poll finding him to be America’s most attractive man. …

Jun 1, 2008 – Governor Jindal made national news last week when he, along with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former Massachusetts Governor … So what could possibly get in the way of Governor Jindal’s rise to national influence? … But what does any of this have to do with Governor Jindal and his future on the national stage?…