Media figures and politicians on both sides of the fence are working hard to spin the selection of Sarah Palin as Republican vice presidential candidate. Some would have you believe that Palin is the second coming of, um, Eleanor Roosevelt (if Roosevelt had been a Republican, a governor, a Vice President, and a beauty […]
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By the time you read this, there’s a good chance John McCain will already have named his VP. Maybe I’ll write about that for next week’s blog, but for now let’s look at the choice of Barack Obama: Joe Biden. I actually had a student, Zak Bednar, say to me months ago that
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I read an article recently where the writer suggested John Edwards timed his confession of adultery to coincide with the start of the Olympics because media attention would be diverted. If so, it was a smart move because the fewer details the public reads about it the better for the former senator. Adultery is
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On the one hand, I really appreciate what former President Bill Clinton is doing in Africa. I read an article online that said he is over there talking about the AIDS crisis. He told his audience that one way to combat the spread of the disease is for people to practice monogamy. I like
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In recent days Iraq’s government has talked about creating a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. If you’re waiting for the governments of Germany, Japan, or South Korea to do the same thing, don’t hold your breath. Some of the citizens of those countries might not be so happy with our presence there, but
A Timetable for Iraq—Good for America? Maybe. Good for the Candidates? Definitely! Read More »
