Buoyed by a reduction in violence in Iraq, John McCain is running a "the surge has worked" victory lap and war supporters like Condi "I'm Proud to Have Overthrown Saddam" Rice are beating their chests.
Though Obama has been trashed about his reversal on Iraq, he is right on the biggest foreign policy question facing voters: Is Iraq the central front on the war on terror or is Afghanistan?
Roll over, Newt Gingrich, and tell Ayn Rand the news: Sometimes capitalism can be improved when government and free enterprise work as partners. Entrepreneurs are understanding that.
Imagine how inspired you would have been if, instead of turning and running, Obama interrupted his campaign schedule to lead the filibuster against the FISA legislation.
Through his unabashed Christian faith, Obama is redefining the American Dream. His vision is one of individual freedom but tempered by obligation. Obama is pious and he is going to put us on a national diet.
First, the Obama campaign should not make the mistake of assuming that most voters know as much about the candidates as the insiders do.
People should have seen this all along but, in their fervor, somehow they missed it. There is nothing radical or new about the substance of Obama's politics.
When James Dobson cites research or statistics in this election cycle, news reporters have an obligation to check with the actual researchers who conducted the studies.
Anyone in San Antonio, Texas last week would have thought that American education had entered a new digital age.
If McCain and his staff persist in twisting the truth on Obama's tax plan, there can be no decent debate. It's an abrogation of anything resembling straight talk.
The institutions created after World War II, while serving us well in many instances, seem not up to the task to take on this century's challenges. Here are several doable big-think ideas for Obama.
Obama states that he is willing to "take his lumps" from his supporters on the FISA issue, but one wonders: why take lumps at all?
Most politicians say they favor some kind of health care "reform," but HCAN is mobilizing a citizens' force that can make sure we do it right -- based on choice, affordability, shared responsibility, and fairness.
