Peter Wehner presents an absolutely devastating critique of Obama’s most visible foreign policy record, his position on Iraq. It’s also the record of which Obama is most proud. But if one closely follows his shifting statements, it’s hard to conclude … Continue reading →
By now the consensus is that Hillary’s red phone ad probably helped her comeback on Super Tuesday Two. The ad was controversial but traditional, in the mold of a famous ad Walter Mondale used against Gary Hart in 1984, and … Continue reading →
Candidates’ spouses (we can’t just say “wives” anymore, can we?) are less important than the candidates themselves. But they still have an effect on elections. Most spouses still try to go the old route of staying bland enough to cause … Continue reading →
“Where’s the beef?” was not only a famous ad slogan of the early 80’s, it figured in the Democratic campaign for President in 1984: [Gary] Hart had moved his candidacy from dark horse to the lead over [Walter] Mondale based … Continue reading →
Somehow I’d missed the following extraordinary statement (HT: Obama Messiah) made by Obama in a speech he gave at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, shortly before the primary in that state: My job this morning is to be so persuasive…that … Continue reading →
I found this video through a link at Pajamas Media, where it was dubbed “the creepiest Obama tribute video ever.” If that’s hyperbole and there’s a creepier one, I hope I never see it. This one is bad enough. It … Continue reading →
Now that he seems poised to become the Democratic Presidential nominee, Obama is taking a bit of heat from McCain, his likely opponent, especially about Obama’s touchy-feely (that is, predominantly talky) foreign policy. It’s a different sort of heat than … Continue reading →
from Dr. Sanity: You think it’s just a cartoon? Life imitates art. On my walk today I passed a house festooned with red paper hearts, about fifty of them, randomly placed. And then above the window, a big banner that … Continue reading →
It appears that Obama is starting to pull away from Clinton. I’ve made no secret of my preference for Hillary over Obama: I think she’d mount less of a challenge to McCain, but if elected I also think she would … Continue reading →
It’s no accident that Obama does well with young voters. There’s something about his rhetoric that especially appeals to the idealism of youth. As Betsy Newmark points out, the young are often “too ignorant of history to realize that change … Continue reading →
Gerard Vanderleun has called our attention to a campaign poster of Obama, created by graphic artist Shepard Fairey in his characteristic retro-Soviet style: It’s really got it all, hasn’t it? The iconic angle of the fearless idealized leader as seen … Continue reading →
Many liberals I know are enthralled with Obama. In New Hampshire during the primary campaign, where voters get to see the candidates up close and personal, he made a very strong impression. As far as I could tell, this was … Continue reading →