http://dir.salon.com/topics/2004_republican_national_convention/?source=rss&aim=2004_republican_national_convention en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT By James K. Galbraith Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/14/bush_approval/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/14/bush_approval/index.html?source=rss Although briefly buoyed by the convention, the president's job-approval ratings are likely to continue their steady decline, giving Kerry reason for hope. But he should brace himself for an October surprise. By James K. Galbraith Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/08/democratic_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/08/democratic_response/index.html?source=rss It's the future. Democrats need to focus their campaign on which party is best able to fix the mess in Iraq and create jobs at home. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/08/campaigns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/08/campaigns/index.html?source=rss The Republicans' post-convention bounce deflates as documents about Bush's evasion of military service surface. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/03/lone_ranger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/03/lone_ranger/index.html?source=rss Bush sees himself as the heroic rescuer and avenger in a primal struggle with savages -- but he shouldn't forget Custer. By Mark Follman Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/09/01/rnc_bloggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/09/01/rnc_bloggers/index.html?source=rss They promised substance over style -- hard-hitting, inside scoops. So say hello to Bo Derek, Miss America, TV star Angie Harmon, and "Ari Fleischer's guide to red-hot G.O.P. love." By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/01/arnold_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/01/arnold_speech/index.html?source=rss In trying to transfer his heroic, powerful image to Bush, Schwarzenegger reveals the deep anxieties of the GOP. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/08/31/revisionism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/08/31/revisionism/index.html?source=rss Avoiding any mention of domestic issues, convention speakers instead rewrite history, and seal the demise of the Republican Party's moderate wing. By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/31/poor_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/31/poor_people/index.html?source=rss Cheri Honkala's diverse group of anti-Bush marchers arrives in New York, declaring that homelessness is a societal, not a personal, failing. By Jeff Horwitz Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/27/barnes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/27/barnes/index.html?source=rss The former Texas official who got George Bush into the National Guard apologizes for making sure that young men with important "family names" did not have to fight in Vietnam. Compiled by Salon staff Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/27/rnc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/27/rnc/index.html?source=rss William Kristol, Dick Armey, Paul Weyrich and others tell the president how he can retake the White House. By Mark Follman Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/08/25/rnc_protests/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2004/08/25/rnc_protests/index.html?source=rss Bernadette Malone rips New York Mayor Bloomberg for coddling "mice-releasing, AIDS-spreading junior terrorists." Mark Steyn deems Elton John and Hollywood Dems "deranged." Plus: Why Buchanan loves Nader. By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/17/convention_protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/17/convention_protest/index.html?source=rss If militants violently disrupt the GOP convention, it could be Chicago 1968 redux -- and Christmas in August for the Bush campaign. By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/11/rnc_protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/11/rnc_protest/index.html?source=rss Cops plan zero tolerance for violent protests at the GOP Convention. Militant groups plan to disrupt the city like never before. Welcome, delegates! By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/05/honkala/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/05/honkala/index.html?source=rss Leading a feisty army of homeless people, fiery activist Cheri Honkala is about to descend on the Republican Convention.