McCain Heeds the Lessons of the Clinton Campaign?

One of the leading lessons political observers drew from Hillary Clinton’s loss to Barack Obama was her slow reaction to Obama’s emergence following Iowa. Rather than dynamically refocusing on caucuses rather than big-state primaries or attacking Obama’s credentials, Hillary’s team said “steady as she goes.” The result was a string of 11 straight primary and [...]

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God for (D), But Not For Thee

I’m still taking in Charlie Gibson’s interview of Sarah Palin, but I am struck (again) by the total inability of the news media to accept the legitimacy of conservative Christians holding public office.  Gibson, in the interview broadcast this evening: Gibson: You said recently in your old church that “Our national leaders are sending U.S. [...]

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