Jul 13, 2008 – It’s always awkward when presidents and candidates are embarrassed by the words and behavior of their own friends. … Consider the Democratic Primary races. … But don’t try to tell that to the presidential candidates.…

Jul 10, 2008 – pretty underwhelming," said Lawyer Gus several days after he and some 200 other big-money supporters of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential … Gus is a multimillionaire trial lawyer whose name would be widely recognized as a Democratic money man. … With his support sought by several presidential candidates, Gus at one point considered backing Obama but ended up with Clinton because…

Jul 9, 2008 – With the November presidential election just months away, it’s time to examine the views of the two major candidates.  … In this article, we’re taking an in depth look at the opinions and voting record of Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama on the…

Jul 25, 2008 – "Imagine being 13, 14, 15 years old and putting the microphone in front of senators or presidential candidates and asking them about … Miss Ralls, who adds that 12 youths from Washington, New York and New Orleans have been selected to attend the Republican and Democratic…

Jul 19, 2008 – Looking back over the last 40 years, the presidential campaign that most closely resembles this year's is the contest between Gerald … The Democratic nominee was a little-known outsider, with an appeal that was based on the idea that he could transcend the nation's … He made, as most candidates do -- and as Obama seems to be doing now -- some mistakes along the way.…

Jul 19, 2008 – But the unannounced, small evening sessions with them since he clinched the Democratic nomination have been non-confrontational and … for the first time since 1992 because of Bob Barr's ballot position as the Libertarian Party presidential candidate. … Third party presidential candidates almost always run more poorly in the actual election than their showing in the polls, but Barr…

Aug 6, 2008 – the sun dawns over the “silly season” of pre-convention blather in Washington, centered mostly, on which of the prospective candidates … for the vice presidential slot seemingly makes the most sense. … There is but one reason and one reason only to pick a vice presidential running mate beyond the obvious qualifications; and that is…

Aug 5, 2008 – have been linked to Barack Obama’s candidacy along with former chairman and chief executive Jim Johnson, who was vetting vice presidential … candidates when he had to resign after the Countrywide scandal. … But when a far worse atrocity occurs and Democratic fingerprints are all over it, along with government, then that couldn’t be news…

Aug 5, 2008 – As Ignat tells the story, on the morning after the presidential election he got a taste of American political re-education at the progressive … Wesley Clark has not come out of retirement, but he's sounding like he has in expressing his support of Democratic candidates, including … They're planning to roll out a rapid-fire barrage of 'swift-boat' style attacks against all of our Democratic candidates," he warns…

Aug 3, 2008 – So why are both presidential candidates promising voters bigger government and more tax cuts? … A Democratic Congress, with a President Obama, likely would spend, well, like he's George W. Bush.…

Aug 1, 2008 – The Snobbery: If little girls are made up of sugar, spice, and everything nice, then Obama is made up of arugula, personal presidential … His Liberalism: Although Obama has attempted to shift to the center since he captured the Democratic nomination, his record is one … In other words, if he's elected, he would be one of the least worthy candidates ever to make it to the White House.…

Aug 1, 2008 – The Gallup Poll finds the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee with a 36-point lead over Sen. … moves between "Athens and Jerusalem," between the classics of literature and the Bible from which our philosophical, literary, democratic … We'll hear a lot from the candidates over the next three months about their differences on school choice, vouchers and No Child Left…

Jul 31, 2008 – that his network contract is set to expire next year, and he is currently weighing his various options, including becoming a Democratic … Joining the Democratic National Committee in promoting Sen. … FEEL THE TROPHY The two presumptive presidential nominees, Sens.…

Jul 29, 2008 – Some members of Congress, as well as the Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. … Recently on the campaign trail Republican Presidential Candidate, Sen. … It’s time for both parties, and both presidential candidates, to acknowledge that America’s energy industry isn’t the problem.…

Aug 17, 2008 – Next, McCain should make an asset of an inevitability by promising two presidential vetoes. … The inevitability is enlarged Democratic congressional majorities in 2009. Americans suffer political astigmatism. … Both candidates favor NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine, perhaps Vladimir Putin's next victim.…

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.…