Aug 15, 2008 – The phone may not have rung at 3 a.m., but when word came of Russia's brutal invasion of neighboring Georgia, one of the two presidential … candidates instinctively understood the adventure's long-range implications. … While Obama slipped away to Hawaii, Hillary Clinton finagled herself a roll call vote at the Democratic convention and her husband…

Aug 14, 2008 – Thanks to the timing of this year's Olympic games, the Democrats and the Republicans will be holding their presidential nominating … Few recall that John Kennedy didn't arrive for the 1960 Democratic convention with his nomination locked up. … Through "enforcement of rules" with Florida's and Michigan's Democratic delegates, and the bullying of the "super delegates," the Democratic…

Aug 14, 2008 – including thousands of deaths, thousands more wounded and massive property destruction, provides a look into how the two American presidential … candidates would handle such a crisis. … McCain has long been a critic of what he regards as Russia's retreat on human rights and democratic reforms.…

Aug 13, 2008 – Democratic strategists loudly insist that the tawdry sex scandal consuming John Edwards will do no damage to the Obama campaign. … In many ways, the two candidates offer similar packages to the voters --- handsome, youthful guys who make great speeches but campaign … With both candidates, there's a lingering suspicion on the part of many voters that we're really dealing with empty suits -- appealing…

Aug 13, 2008 – The UK Daily Mail reported this week that the "Ocean's Eleven" actor regularly speaks with and text messages the presumptive Democratic … We don't like candidates who consult with actors on foreign policy. … We like candidates who take no crap rather than candidates who spout bull-crap.…

Aug 13, 2008 – In June, it tried sticking a quasi-presidential seal on his lectern. … Now fate has given Obama a chance to be presidential rather than pretend. … But presidential vacations are always well planned - and often interrupted.…

Aug 27, 2008 – employees, brought to memory the three times I attended a Democratic Convention. … In recent years the political conventions have become staged events, aimed at showing the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates … McCain's selection of his Vice Presidential nominee immediately after the Democratic Convention and the four-day Republican extravaganza…

Aug 27, 2008 – It's a leaden cliche to note that the choice of a running mate is the first "presidential" decision a candidate makes. … But when it came time to act "presidential," Obama passed on several short-list VP candidates from red states - the governors of … And with Biden onboard, we know words are one thing the Democratic ticket will never run out of.…

Aug 27, 2008 – Our children are not being prepared morally to preserve our democratic republic. … But all of us want to hear the candidates talk about the important issues. … presidential nomination.…

Aug 27, 2008 – He then embarked on a four-day commercial in the form of the Democratic National Convention. … And then there was the opening of the Democratic National Convention. His wife, Michelle Obama, spoke. … By minimizing mistakes, candidates hope they can maximize their chances of victory.…

Aug 26, 2008 – Presidential candidates love to run against Washington and pretend they are outsiders, even when they have been insiders. … has a litany of criticism of Obama, which the McCain campaign will use to undermine whatever enhancements Biden brings to the Democratic…

Aug 25, 2008 – Bill Clinton was the first presidential candidate I supported and I have continued to support them through the years. … In both cases when there was a field of well qualified candidates they chose the candidate that polled the best. … In contrast to myself, I do know some Clinton supporters who are voting for McCain just to punish the Democratic party.…

Aug 24, 2008 – The Democratic National Committee draft platform is all goodies. … (You would never guess that half of this year's Democratic presidential candidates voted to authorize that war.) … The Democratic platform would raise the child-care tax credit, "provide every child access to quality, affordable early childhood education…

Aug 24, 2008 – In past presidential elections, it might have been a deal-killer. … When I first saw the video, it struck me that I’ve never before heard a presidential candidate - - not even another Democratic presidential … Similarly, Democratic presidential candidates Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry,…

Aug 22, 2008 – Anyone who bothered to watch saw a seismic difference between the two candidates, a true display of wisdom, warmth, experience and … have the God-given sense to cite Islamic extremist terrorists as an example of evil when asked is about to officially accept the Democratic … The presidential election has to be about energizing the base, mobilizing the voters, and making us excited to pull the level for the…

Aug 21, 2008 – In fact, both candidates will do so – and we are better for it because we get to know more about the men themselves. … Kennedy accepted the 1960 Democratic nomination speaking at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.  … It would be thirty years before local residents would have another chance for a presidential glimpse. …

Aug 21, 2008 – What are third-party candidates to do when the country's two major political parties exclude them from crucial upcoming presidential … McKinney, Georgia Democrat, will not only be in Denver during next week's Democratic National Convention, the third-party presidential … candidates will stage an "Open the Debates" rally at Magness Arena on Wednesday evening.…

Aug 21, 2008 – The presidential campaigns issued a joint statement this morning, outlining the presidential debates: ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, … on Presidential Debates. … Schieffer - Staging: Candidates will be seated at a table - Answer Format: Same as First Presidential Debate - Closing Statements:…

Aug 21, 2008 – Since my Democratic friend Bob Beckel and I wrote our book "Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America … Candidates fear losing more than anything else and when confronted with the possibility of political death, they will cling to any … I had hoped it could be modeled on the fascinating Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, during which the Senate candidates eloquently…

Aug 21, 2008 – Toward that end, Democrats have crafted the conceit that Republicans are attack dogs, while Democratic candidates are not sufficiently … Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows how to play to that conceit. … And please, don't bring up the "swiftboating" of 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry -- not after Obama met with billionaire T.…

Aug 20, 2008 – Alas, these are the same traits that plagued two of our most forgettable Presidential candidates. … He has spent a full generation in public life preparing for a Presidential run. … Minor candidates split the remaining two percent of the votes.…

Aug 20, 2008 – So important is eliminating the secret ballot to Big Labor that a few weeks ago Democrat Senate candidates, Reps. … The three current Congressmen already voted to eliminate the secret ballot and likely, along with the other Democrat candidates in … In fact, this issue is so far out of the mainstream that even ultra-liberal former Democrat Senator and Vice Presidential candidate…

Aug 20, 2008 – hosted by Pastor Rick Warren at his Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif., everyone is focusing on the contrasts between presidential … candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. … Wade expected of all Democratic politicians, "not because I'm pro-abortion," but because women "wrestle with these things in profound…

Sep 6, 2008 – The Obama convention contended that the Democratic nominees understood people's woes from personal experience and that their programs … Both candidates' vice presidential choices tended to undercut, at least marginally, their basic themes of change and experience. … But my sense is that the Democratic meme is less sustainable than the Republican' appeal. Which leaves things roughly tied.…

Sep 5, 2008 – to Freddoso on Wednesday by phone from Denver, where the 31-year-old self-described conservative-libertarian was covering the Democratic … When liberals and conservatives come together to defeat machine candidates -- as they did in 2006 with the Cook County board president … He also seems, perhaps, in this election – the general (presidential) election -- to have peaked early and is fading.…