by Nick on July 26, 2008
Failing in Civility [The Washington Post] - The Washington Post thinks McCain should heed some of his own advice.
Romney’s Value [Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times] - Bob Novak points out 17 reasons why McCain should pick Romney as his VP: Michigans Electoral Votes.
Romney As Swing-Voter Bait? Hmmm… [Norm Scheiber, The New Republic] - Norm Scheiber disagrees with Bob Novak.
Getting to Know You [Bob Herbert, New York Times] - Bob Herbert says the candidate that voters need to get to know is McCain, rather than Obama. And the real McCain is someone they might not like.
Lessons from Berlin [Jonathan Alter, Newsweek] - Jonathan Alter says history affects how the race (and Obama’s trip) are viewed.
McCain, Obama Rake in Megachecks - [Kenneth Vogel, The Politico] - Loopholes in the campaign finance rules allow both candidates to raise money far exceeding the limits of individual contributions.
by Nick on July 15, 2008
Posted By: Nick
Fascinating read over at The New Republic. Eli Lake writes that Obama’s foreign policy is likely to shape up to be more like Reagan than Carter. The article highlights the fact that Richard Clarke and Rand Beers are senior advisors to the Obama Campaign and are likely to hold important posts in an Obama administration. It also notes that:
Last November at a foreign policy forum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Obama said there may be “40,000 hard-core jihadists with whom we can’t negotiate.” He went on. “Our job is to incapacitate them, to kill them.” In that spirit, he famously announced that he would strike terrorist bases in Pakistan if President Pervez Musharraf ever refuses to move on actionable intelligence against Al Qaeda–a threat that earned him the chastisement of John McCain, among others.
While that situation drew heavy criticism from many directions (including the anti-war base), I firmly believe Obama was right. There’s no excuse for not protecting American national security interests. If that means Pakistan gets pissed off, well, so be it. We can’t sit around and wait for the next terrorist attack just because the Pakistani government isn’t cooperating.
