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Why We Vote For The Happiest Cavemen

Rick Foster | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Our attraction to certain personal characteristics is integral to how we evolved as humans. How do we leap from prehistoric clan success to modern day presidential politics?

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On Principle, The Presidency Is Not for Average Folk

Lance Simmens | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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We have become a wistful electorate, intoxicated by the elixir of irresponsibility that I can only guess traces back to the gee-whiz, by golly folksiness of Gerry Ford.

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Sarah Palin and Women With Too Many Kids

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living

Read More: John McCain, Judaism, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Ageism, Racism, Candidate, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Living News

A society that does not respect the elderly and does not love babies is a society that has seriously lost its moorings.

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The Education of a Cipher

Bill Parent | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Gaffe, Vice President, Education, Sarah Palin, Candidate, Election 2008, Republian, Foreign Policy, Home News

Real learning of complicated stuff takes time. Governor Sarah Palin has enrolled in a crash course called John McCain's Domestic and Foreign Policies. You cannot skip steps.

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Biden Travels to St. Louis

Cindy Letchworth | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home

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The ability to rationalize nearly kept me from meeting history in person. Luckily, I was able to overcome myself and in a flurry of activity made it just in time.

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Is Sarah Palin "Mainstream" on Guns?

Josh Horwitz | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

A closer examination of her background reveals that Palin has embraced views on gun ownership that are ideologically extreme even by the standards of gun rights advocates.

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McCain's Warped Worldview

Robert Scheer | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics

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A lesson McCain should have learned is that the world is a complex place, that today's enemies may be tomorrow's negotiating partners -- as Obama has at times dared to suggest.

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Gotta Be There At Invesco Field

Calvin Gipson | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home

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Yes, I admit I'm caught up in Obamamania. I have been one of the fans (as the McCain campaign likes to describe me) ever since I saw Obama speak in January at Denver University.

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Cindy Sheehan Makes It On Ballot To Challenge Nancy Pelosi!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Now comes the true test for the progressive movement. Will progressives who vehemently oppose Nancy Pelosi's failed Congressional leadership come forward to help Cindy Sheehan challenge Pelosi for her seat in San Francisco's 8th Congressional District? I know I will.

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Female Pols Mount Record Number of 'Comeback' Bids

Allison Stevens | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Unlike men, women still are reluctant to put themselves forward as candidates without first climbing the political ladder, often from the bottom rung, and don't throw their hats into the ring unless asked to.

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What Makes McCain Tick?

Robert Scheer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Will the real John McCain stand up? Actually, I don't expect him to, now that he is the Republican presidential candidate, he is pandering to the irrationalities that drive his party.

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No Country for Old Men

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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Let's not kid any longer. Age is a factor in this race and nowhere is it so important as in McCain's vice-presidential choice.

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I'm Wright and You're Not: Is He One of the Pharisees Who Will Not Abide the Popularity of the Upstart?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.29.2008 | Media

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Tune in today to the Latest Talking Head. Obama and the media, particularly those who welcome his new low impact politics, could (and should) be appl...

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Friday Talking Points [28] -- It's Debatable...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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The twenty-first debate of the Democratic presidential nomination race happened this week. Much fulminating in the blogosphere immediately followed. ...

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Debates Are Not About Issues.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...

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The Man Who Would Be Bush

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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A vote for McCain is a vote for that rancid recipe mixing religious bigotry, imperial arrogance and corporate greed that he had stood against in the run-up to the 2000 presidential election.

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Campaign To Beat McCain

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

Obama and Clinton should declare a one-week truce, roll out the best anti-McCain talk they can think up, and compete to see who is better at it.

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Reading The Pictures: Getting That Endorsement Off On The Right Foot: Sneak Peek At "43's" White House Scrapbook

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.06.2008 | Media

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Former NY Gov. Pataki Endorses McCain

The Journal | Joseph Spector | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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After staying politically silent for months, former Gov. George Pataki will endorse Arizona Sen. John McCain at a news conference this afternoon at Gr...

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Obama, Clinton and the War

Robert Scheer | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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Clinton's apologists include Gloria Steinem and too many other feminists, who should know better than to betray the women's movement's commitment to peace in favor of simplistic gender politics.

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No Joke: Politics In The Era Of Late Night Reruns

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

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It seems to me that the bump in Bush's popularity began right around the time the television writers decided to strike.

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