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Obama Dines With The Enemy: Journalists, That Is
By David Knowles - Politics DailyLast night, at 6:34 pm, President-elect Barack Obama's motorcade came to a stop in front of an unlikely Maryland address. The occasion was dinner, and the host was none other than George F. Will, one of The Washington Post's conservative columnists. Also waiting in that den of lions were such luminaries as David Brooks, Peggy Noonan, Bill Kristol, and Charles Krauthammer, who, like Will, tend to inhabit distinctly non-liberal portions of the political spectrum.So, no word yet on what was discussed over cocktails and gnosh, but the event itself must come as a surprise to those who have been ...
Obama's Lead: Growing, Growing. . .
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis race is a long way from over, but even arch-conservative Charles Krauthammer seems to see the writing on the wall:You can't blame McCain. In an election in which all the fudamentals are working for the opposition, he feels he has to keep throwing long in order to keep hope alive. Nonetheless, his frenetic improvisation has perversely (for him) framed the rookie challenger favorably as calm, stead and cool......he's [Obama has] got both a first-class intellect and a first-class temperament. That will likely be enough to make him president.Snap polls show independent voters prefered Obama ...
The Vice President to Nowhere
By David Knowles - Politics DailyI read the news today, Oh Boy:ST. PAUL--A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket. The first rule of picking a Vice President is to "do no harm." Well, consider this mission not accomplished. Like a hybrid echo of all the lousy picks and appointments from the Bush years (Harriet Miers, Michael Brown), Sarah Palin's was put forth in stunning, "Father Knows Best" fashion. What's clear now is that McCain ...
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