www.nypost.com — Posted: 4:08 am August 7, 2008 THE pundito cracy is per plexed. Why isn't Barack Obama trouncing John McCain in the polls? Some credit the McCain camp's ads ridiculing Obama as a celebrity airhead; others think his overseas trip made Americans feel neglected. But it's more likely that oil prices, not cheering German crowds, are swaying cranky voters. In 2004, many commentators noted that ...
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Obama: Policy Lightweight?
California Conservative —
... Kirsten Powers’ column tells Sen. Obama to abandon his position on oil- fast. That’s a step in the right direction…sort of: ...
Seven States That Will Decide the Election
Pajamas Media —
... ,” Rivera notes. “Obama has stated on several occasions that he would meet with leaders such as Fidel Castro without preconditions. Many Latinos are noticing what is happening with leaders such as Chavez or Evo Morales and they oppose Obama’s plans and can see that he does not have the experience needed to deal with Latin America.” Finally, as Obama is even being urged by his supporters to drop his reticence to debate, Florida Republicans are motivated.“The situation in congress demonstrates the lack of interest for the environment and our energy crisis and people are ...
Good news: GOP platform drops drilling in ANWR in deference to McCain
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... in just four months. Even our favorite liberal, an Alaska native, says it’s high time we put ANWR to use . Exit question: How many GOP bigwigs will mislead America at the convention by ...
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blog.beliefnet.com 8/7/2008 — An interesting memo from Eleison Group, a Democratic campaign consultant operation about the McCain ad. They dissect the ad in an effort to prove that McCain camp is intentionally trying to cast Obama as the anti-christ or at a minimum, someone with a ...
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