Obama and the Grumpy Old Men
Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.
Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.
Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics
I prefer a race to a rout. Democracy isn't about being swept off our feet -- especially by a mainstream media that can't even get polls right let alone interpret them with caution.
Tom Donohue | Posted 01.08.2008 | Business
As we work through a period of economic weakness, it is critical that policymakers make decisions that spur growth and make our economy stronger and more competitive.
James Moore | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics
Obama comes along after too many years of the Bushes, too many years of the Clintons, and too many years of various unremarkable white guys in expensive suits running for president promising change and delivering stasis.
236.com | Posted 12.28.2007 | Home
The first official Baby Boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, will be eligible for social security benefits this year. In the coming years, 80 million Am...
Peter Mehlman | Posted 12.18.2007 | Living
As I see it now, in selling people on the privilege of entering the health care system, presidential candidates are basically raffling off vacations to Fallujah.
Tom Alderman | Posted 12.12.2007 | Living
The Greatest, Silent or Boomer generations might say one person's multitasking is another's inability to concentrate on any one thing effectively.
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics
Democrats should not be attacking other Democrats for failing to propose a solution to Social Security, something for which there is no crisis.
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
There is not the least bit of urgency regarding Social Security, and it would be best to take the issue off the table entirely until we have at least a few years of education.
Washington Times | Brian DeBose | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama attacked his chief rival as out of step with the times and too locked in 1960s social and cultural...
Linda Franklin | Posted 11.06.2007 | Living
The Real Cougar woman is worth fighting for. She is smart, sexy, independent and wants to be loved and adored. So Boomer Guys -- stop focusing on age... it's not about age.
Ben Fractenberg | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
It is pointless to pigeonhole an entire group of people -- especially one as diverse as American youth.
AP | Stephen Ohlemacher | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics
The baby boomers' stampede for Social Security benefits has begun. The nation's first baby boomer, a retired teacher from New Jersey, applied for Soc...
Boston Globe | Irene Sege | Posted 10.15.2007 | Living
The custom-built ranch house in West Barnstable that Elizabeth Quinn, Janet Goldrick, and their three dachshunds share may look like one more gracious...
Ann Handley | Posted 10.11.2007 | Living
So here's what I wonder: Are Baby Boomers optimistic or delusional? Or maybe, are we optimistic to our own detriment?
Update: Peggy Noonan addressed the open...
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As is to be expected, the mainstream media is falling all over themselves to congratulate...
Below the video is text of Sarah Palin's speech. Each specific attack she...
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Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics