By Chuck Muth

There’s something a lot of Republicans need to learn, especially this year: Many voters don’t vote with their heads, but with their hearts. The person they select on their ballot isn’t always a logical choice, but an emotional one. So Republicans who can and do come to the absolutely logical conclusion that the November election is a choice between John McCain and Barack Obama need to understand that for a lot of conservative voters that logic simply isn’t enough. Read the rest of this entry »

Our collective standards for choosing a president haven’t gotten any higher

By Elan Barnehama

I was recently surprised to discover that George W. Bush was still in office. Two years of a relentless rush to press with every nuance of primary coverage (gossip) had produced a news blackout. And then, after it was over, I barely had time to catch my breath before the six-month election campaign coverage began. The primaries were replaced with daily score sheets rating the McCain and Obama campaigns’ performance, read by newscasters who reported on the days tally. So, it was easy to see how I forgot, or just didn’t remember. Besides, the way things have been going lately, it’s not hard to understand why I felt like no one has been in charge. Read the rest of this entry »

GOP nominee must decide which void his running mate should fill

By Chris Ingram

The “veepstakes” talk has begun to heat up in earnest now that both parties’ presumptive nominees for president have been picked. While pundits focus their short attention spans on the current discussion of “Will Obama pick Hillary Clinton?” (the easy/smart/obvious answer is an emphatic “no”), the McCain veep stakes are more intriguing. Read the rest of this entry »

Former press secretary’s tell-all book could poison relationships with media for administrations to follow

By Dylan Mathieu

Watching the parade of Scott McClellan’s self-assessed “friends” step up to the plate to try and discredit his book-bound assertions of a wayward White House reminds me of what President Truman said about having friends in that neighborhood: “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Read the rest of this entry »

Illinois’ redistribution of wealth could foreshadow life in an Obama administration

By Chuck Muth

While it may be just a coincidence, it is certainly instructive to read about how they do things in Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois. And it wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see this sort of socialism take root nationally should B.O. make it all the way to the White House. Here’s the (stinking) deal… Read the rest of this entry »