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Analysis: Obama Shows a Black Can Win

Democrat Barack Obama has put to rest the question of whether a black presidential candidate can win in white America.

Iowa Could Make or Break Democrats

Iowa could make or break a Democratic candidate on Thursday. The question is, who?

Dems Turn Iowa Backers Into Caucus Goers

Mary Beth Dolecki walked briskly toward the home of Joyce and Lee Davidson, ice crunching beneath her feet. Dolecki's mission: to persuade the couple to attend their local precinct caucus Jan. 3 and vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Dems Have Four-Letter Focus: I-O-W-A

For now, the Democratic presidential campaign has become a four-letter word.

Pelosi Backs Murtha for Majority Leader

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, in line to become speaker of the House, stepped into a postelection power struggle among fellow Democrats on Sunday with a letter of support for Rep. Jack Murtha in the race to pick a majority leader.

The Vine

Huckabee and Obama: A study in contrasts::By Star Parker

Source: townhall.com

In almost poetic lockstep, Republican and Democratic caucus voters in Iowa rejected the political establishment. In picking Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama, they selected candidates who, at this time last year, conventional wisdom would have deemed inconceivable.

Voters aren't stupid::By Paul Jacob

Source: townhall.com

Isn't Election Day grand? Caucus Day 'taint bad, neither. That voters can change their representatives at regular intervals is what I like best about government.

John Edwards: The Hater::By Rich Lowry

Source: townhall.com

John Edwards is angry, and he wants people to know it. Republicans complain of Democratic class warfare all the time. It's usually an overwrought charge. But Edwards is the real thing. His message is resentful, confrontational and paranoid, verging on the openly hateful.

Election 2008 - Who is your boogeyman?::By Phil Harris

Source: townhall.com

The boogeyman is coming, and he is going to get someone next year, no doubt about it. Yes sir, the boogeyman is going to decide this upcoming presidential election and nothing can stop him. The only question left to answer is which boogeyman it is going to be.

A Gift from Divided Government::By William Wilson

Source: townhall.com

Amid all the stories of gloom and doom filling the news as we crawl to the final days of 2007, a bright and shining nugget was given to the American people this week. More surprising yet, this wonderful gift came from none other than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The Clinton Albatross::By Victor Davis Hanson

Source: townhall.com

If polls are accurate, Sen. Hillary Clinton's once-sure bid for the Democratic presidential nomination is now not so sure. Her wide lead vanished without warning in Iowa and New Hampshire — and maybe elsewhere as well.

Clinton denies White House run is in trouble

Source: breitbart.com

Hillary Clinton on Friday denied her White House campaign was in disarray, despite sliding poll ratings and an uproar sparked by an aide who questioned her rival Barack Obama's drug history.

The Coming Democratic Majority?

As the nation approaches the first of the presidential nominating events in the form of the Iowa caucuses, despite what national public opinion polls might show vis-a-vis a GOP matchup with the Democratic nominee, the party faces extreme challenges both this year and down the roa …

Did Iran surrender to President Bush or Appeasing US Democrats in Iraq?

Source: Redstate

Iran appears to be honoring an informal pledge to halt the smuggling of explosives and other weapons into Iraq, contributing to a drop of bombings by nearly a half since March, a senior US general said yesterday.

The Politics of Racial Insult: Who Decides?::By Michelle Malkin

Source: Town Hall

Thanks to his bipartisan enablers in politics and the media, leading civil rights charlatan Al Sharpton never lacks a stage. Still surfing on the wave of publicity over the Jena Six case in Louisiana, Sharpton is scheduled to lead an anti-hate crimes demonstration on Nov.

Oh No! 2008 Election a Year Away, And I'm Playing Catch Up.

Well here in Iraq it is November 7, and something just hit me as I perused the vine. The fact that I have a year to decide who my coveted, (or maybe not-so-coveted), vote for president will go to. My problem is this I have not been paying much attention at this juncture.

The Al Gore Factor (from Spiegel)

Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Price to former Vice President Al Gore could have a noticeable impact on the presidential election campaign in the United States.

Whoopi Hints

Source: The Washington Post

from whatever it was: Yes, Whoopi implicitly acknowledged, she'd like to do Mr. Pelosi - but she might take his wife while she's at it. "I would do her as well. But we should wait on that because you're still in office, I don't want to cause a problem."

Bush quietly advising Hillary Clinton, top Democrats: not a satire

Source: Examiner

President Bush is quietly providing back-channel advice to Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to modulate her rhetoric so she can effectively prosecute the war in Iraq if elected president.

Cost Of Edwards' Haircut Hits $1,250, Beverly Hills Hair Stylist Who Cuts Democratic Presidential Hopeful's Hair Tells All To Washington Post - CBS News

Source: CBS News

I am so glad this guy is really concerned with his hair, that is such an important leadership quality, check out this video. You know what if you were someone who really believed in John Edwards and you scraped together 100 bucks to co …

Dems Trounce GOP In Campaign Cash

Source: US News & World Report

The presidential campaign finance filings for the 2nd quarter are in, and one thing is abundantly clear: the Democrats are, as a whole, vastly outraising their GOP counterparts.

Joe Lieberman continues to annoy the crap out of everybody

Source: The L.A. Times

Although he caucuses with Senate Democrats, Connecticut's Senator Joe Lieberman, who was re-elected last fall as an independent, continues to live up to his non-party label

Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)

Source: MSNBC

MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission.

Lieberman gets it

Source:

Joe Lieberman wants the US to go after the regime for its involvement in Iraq. "They can't believe that they have immunity for training and equipping people to come in and kill Americans," he said. "We cannot let them get away with it.

TheHill.com-Conyers links Fox News mistake to race

Source: thehill.com

Conyers can howl and get coverage while the MSM continue to make glaring, condescending mistakes day-in and day-out. Let's all listen to the CNN questions during the debate and see if this boo-boo is anything like the arrogance of the questions.

Bush's Push on Immigration Tests His Base

Source: The New York Times

President Bush's advocacy of an immigration overhaul and his attacks on critics of the plan are provoking an unusually intense backlash from conservatives who form the bulwark of his remaining support, splintering his base and laying bare divisions within a party whose unity h …

What Democrats need to learn about power

Source: Salon.com

The former communications director for Newt Gingrich compares the Democratic takeover of 2007 to the Republican takeover of 1995.

Democrats going after the Jesus vote: Faith playing larger role in 2008 race

Source: Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON - Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs — even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W.

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