Lack of Judgment at Pittsburgh
CLINTON, Miss. There he goes again. John McCain's instant acceptance of the highly suspicious story that one of his female campaign workers had b...
CLINTON, Miss. There he goes again. John McCain's instant acceptance of the highly suspicious story that one of his female campaign workers had b...
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics
Many voters are attracted to McCain's quick, "don't look back" decision-making and fancy that he will keep them secure. But would he? The experience of October 1962 strongly suggests otherwise.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
Nancy Pelosi offered her most sharply-worded assessment yet of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Tuesday, comparing the Alaska gover...
Bill Marovitz | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
The idea that a woman of such limited experience should suddenly emerge on the national stage and be a heartbeat away from the presidency without a thorough vetting process is very scary.
Ari Melber | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics
The political world is still reeling from Sen. John McCain's Hail Mary pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who announced on Monday that her daughter is p...
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics
This morning McCain confirmed the problem to which Obama alluded. His choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is precisely the impulsive, risky sort of gamble that is a McCain trademark.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics
In politics, as in life, when one is in a hole, he or she should stop digging. This advice was not heeded by John McCain's campaign today. Both the Se...
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics