Tag Archives: presidency

The Error of Inexperience

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Lee

According to a new Associated Press poll 46% of the public thinks Barack Obama is too inexperienced for the presidency, and only 36% say the same of Governor Palin. So much for that line of attack. In contrast with both, … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged AP, Associated Press, Barack Obama, election, inexperience, Obama, Palin, poll, presidency, Sarah Palin, survey | 1 Comment

Immunizing Sarah Palin

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Tom LeGro) Christopher Hitchens notices a pattern with anti-Palin rumors: their troubling tendency to turn out highly exaggerated or entirely fabricated, in a very short turn. [A]s often as I have forwarded some alarming e-mail about her from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged 1960s, 1970s, 1980, character attacks, Christopher Hitchens, criticism, election, email, Gossip, Hitchens, left, Nixon, nuclear war, Palin, presidency, racism, Republican, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, rumors, Sarah Palin, Slate, teflon, Tom LeGro, Walter Dean Burnham | 4 Comments

Reporting for Duty?

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Peg

My guess is that if I were a liberal, I would find Obama to be an attractive candidate. Surely the man is well spoken, charismatic – and whatever else you may believe negative about him, Obama is nobody’s fool. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page | Tagged Barack Obama, Election 2008, George Bush, Gossip, John Edwards, john edwards had an affair, John Kerry, presidency, rumor, Vice Presidency | Leave a comment

Russian Imperialism and the Election

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Chris Dunn) John Bolton argues that the future of Russian imperialism in Eurasia rides on the outcome of the US presidential election. Unsurprisingly, he pitches McCain: “First reactions, before the campaigns’ pollsters and consultants get involved are always the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged campaign, centrism, consultants, divided government, Domestic Politics, election, Eurasia, Foreign affairs, Georgia, geostrategy, imperialism, indicators, invasion, John Bolton, McCain, Obama, political, polls, presidency, Rasmussen, revanchism, Russia, Russian imperialism, war | Leave a comment

Give Reagan a Rest

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Fausta is fed up with the pundit’s question “who will be the next Reagan?” She mocks the impulse by asking “who will be the next Abraham Lincoln?” The genuine “next Reagan” of course wouldn’t be looking to the past at … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Would Lose in NYC

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Lee

According to SurveyUSA polling, Bloomberg would do best in NYC in a three-cornered presidential race against Obama and Huckabee. Even then though he only manages 28%. Via: Politicalwire

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