Putting aside partisan politics On Sept.11, John McCain and Barack Obama will put aside partisan differences and make a joint appearance in New York at the site of the World Trade Center to honor those who died in the attacks seven years ago. ...Politics, Meet Poetry: An Interview with Joshua Beckman and ... Political poems have a bad reputation. The worst of them hit you over the head, scream at you, or try too hard to be funny or sly or rebellious. But when you encounter even one good one, it can change the way you look at the world (or ... Religion Is Politics ... and politics is religion. With Sarah Palin, America has taken one very large leap toward a completely theocratic politics. For Palin, as for Rick Warren, there can be no distinction between politics and religion: all politics is subject ... Sarah Palin and the Sport of Politics ... blossoms into true love, the good Governor has excited the country in a way no other politician has in memory. Love her, hate her or somewhere in between, Americans are now engaged in the sport of politics and it is a beautiful thing. Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite."Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time and money. ... The politics of healthcare THE POLITICS OF HEALTHCARE.... John McCain's acceptance speech last night was strikingly thin on substance, but there was a portion, about halfway through, in which the Republican nominee ran through a handful of policy issues. ... The Politics of Resentment Smells like the Mommy Wars Because I know that there are plenty of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum, including two lovely candidates and their lovely families, that love this country. Love it fiercely and deeply and sometimes unconditionally. ... McCain’s Insane Choice Proves He’s Unfit To Be President Whatever few doubts I may once have still had about this election, they are resolved now. Obama has to win. The alternative is unthinkable. Originally posted as a comment by CraigHickman on Jack and Jill Politics using Disqus. Talking politics on WFAA-TV's Inside Politics Join WFAA-TV's political ace Brad Watson, Dallas Morning News editorial board member Colleen McCain Nelson and myself this morning at 8:45 am on Channel 8 as we talk presidential politics, gab about the recent national conventions and ... Rural identity politics I do not think politics is noble, and I deplore career politicians like Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, and, yes, Hillary Clinton. I would in fact rather be ruled by competent small-town mayors than accomplished professional ... |