Can We Talk Politics, Please?
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Some candidates take âfull disclosureâ too seriously.
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Wonktoberfest continues! With three days to go till the third presidential debate, those in need of a political TV fix can revisit the early days of the campaign with Diary of a Political Tourist
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Republican Alan Keyes needs votes, so he is here to meet and greet and make nice. This is a daunting task. Not many of his fellow Republicans have expressed great interest in the the former presidential candidate now running for a Senate seat from Illinois.
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Sure, the presidential candidates have their talking points on taxes, their policies on poverty, their white papers on war. But look beyond those top-tier issues and voters can find the eclectic ideas that reflect candidates' particular passions, their attention to the arcane, sometimes their outsized expectations.
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It has been a very long time since we had an opportunity to talk, and I wish that I could meet you and see you face to face, as I would like to tell you some things on very personal level.
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Oh, I don&#39;t mean the factual debate about John Kerry&#39;s war record. I&#39;m referring to the argument over what sort of speech should be permitted during an election campaign.
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Our position is: Politics trumped ethics in the House GOP vote to drop its no-indictment rule for the majority leader. When he was admonished by the House ethics committee last month for holding a golf fund
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Deborah Bagocius of Defenders of Wildlife, +1-202-772- 0239   WASHINGTON, Feb.
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The politics of terrorism has Democrats tied in knots. Each time President Bush raises fears of a possible attack, the political debate shifts from his most troublesome issue (Iraq) to one of his strongest (the war on terrorism) while Democrats fight their impulse to question the president's motives.
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Okay, wonks: Think you know how the political game works?
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Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: The confusing messages coming out of the Tory and Lib Dem camps are playing straight into the prime minister's hands.
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This is my official election eve post, and I'll try to sum up a lot of big thoughts in a few modest paragraphs.Comment
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The Republican debate in Columbia, South Carolina on May 15 broached the issue of 'enhanced interrogation techniques' and torture, and whether or not the use of either is legitimate. &nbsp;Ron Paul and John McCain were the only two in the whole field who called 'enhanced interrogation techniques' a euphemism for torture, and they were the only two who expressly rejected the use of these techniques. Ron Paul at one point accused Brit Hume, a Fox News moderator, as well as the other candidates, of engaging in 'newspeak.' &nbsp; This was a big highlight for me, even though I have, for years, resisted the urge to simply compare Fox News or the Bush administration to the societies described by George Orwell in his novels. I always rejected it as overly simplistic, or as breathless left-wing hysteria on par with 'OMG BUSHITLER' and the like. I must admit however that the exchange was getting pretty surreal until Ron Paul pointed it out. But that was hardly the strangest thing that happened. That would be the exchange between Paul and Giuliani, facilitated by moderator and all-around Fox News hack Wendell Goler. Paul comported himself well in spite of the openly hostile treatment by Fox News and some of his opponents, notching 2nd place in the Fox News text message poll. This is notable because Paul's positions on almost every issue stand in stark contrast to those of his opponents. Links, transcript, and some thoughts below the fold, with a poll.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Marti Pupillo of International Dairy Foods Association, +1-202-220-3535   WASHINGTON, Feb.
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If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate. Whether it makes sense to ban handguns. They might explore their differences on the Patriot Act or parental notification of abortion.
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There is another election this week. The issues are not war, taxes, morals or international credibility. They are microbes, diseases, data and international credibility.
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QUESTION: Good morning. Sir, does it bother you that there's a perception out there that your administration has been one that favors big business and wealthy individuals? And what can you do to overcome that, sir?