National Journal

Early Clues Ignored That Obama Would Be McCain's Siamese Twin On the Big Ticket Issues

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

It's getting harder and harder to find much difference between presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain...

How Barack Obama Can Frame His "Liberal" Label

Stephen Ducat | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics


Stephen Ducat

Obama needs to hew to what has been a largely successful strategy of branding himself as the candidate who transcends labels and shrink-wrapped ideologies.

Obama, The Rookie

John Fund | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


John Fund

While Republicans tend to nominate their best-known candidate from previous nomination battles, Democrats often fall in love during a first date. They are then surprised when all the relatives don't think he's splendid.

Top Ten Reasons Why the Media Should Stop Citing Obama's "Most Liberal" Rating

Brendan Spiegel | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media


Brendan Spiegel

It is irresponsible for the nation's leading news organizations to report on this list without noting its obvious flaws.

Jason Linkins

Flawed Study Ranks Obama As "Most Liberal"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics


What does it all mean? Not much more than the National Journal finding "liberals" to be scary! The whole endeavor is a twisted skein of fuzzy math and ever shifting standards.

Small Lies, Big Lies, and the Israel Lobby (Part II)

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.05.2007 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Criticizing the policies of the Israeli government: it is no more anti-Semitic to do so than it is anti-American to criticize the Bush administration.

Small lies, big lies, and the Israel lobby

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Is the Israel lobby just one among a whole slew of lobbies, each pulling Washington its own way? Or can it trump all the others? What the data show is surprisingly little.


 

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