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What John McCain didn't learn in Vietnam
In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century.
For the sake of the girl with the beautiful swing
For 10-year-olds everywhere -- Little Leaguers or not -- I hope we get a better president than the incompetent we've wasted eight years of our national life on.
Dalai Lama's time bomb
Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons.
On energy, McCain sounds a lot like Cheney
The GOP nominee wants to distance himself from Bush on climate change, but he'd do better to emulate Jimmy Carter than the vice president.
What Barack Obama can learn from Jesse Ventura
I made fun of Jesse for years, but the man knew something basic about politics: You need to talk to the people. How else will they get who you are?
Why Clinton voters say they won't support Obama
The attack of the PUMAs, or a dozen reasons why Clinton voters are still too angry to come home.
Why Clinton voters will come back to the fold
Don't worry about those angry Hillary supporters who say they'll vote for McCain or stay home in November. History proves they'll vote for Obama.
The Scott McClellan sideshow
The former press secretary's testimony about Valerie Plame is valuable, but only the press can uncover whether Bush and Cheney lied to investigators.
McCain on Iran: Bush all over again
An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
The motor home fades into the sunset
There's nothing like having the freedom of the road and the comforts of home. But $5 gas is pushing the fantasy of comfortable vagabondage to the wall.
Election 2008: Declare a forfeit
To avoid humiliating a once-great party and subjecting America to more painful glimpses of McCain's ideas and teeth, the mercy rule must be invoked now.
Why Obama should NOT pick Hillary Clinton as veep
He would lose his claim to being the candidate of change -- and probably wouldn't get any swing states in return.
Why Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as veep
The case for an Obama-Clinton ticket, also known as, you got any better ideas?
What happened to McCain the reformer?
He should follow Obama's lead and tell his rich supporters that he won't tolerate vicious advertising paid for with sewer money.
Supreme Court to Bush: You're not above the law
The court's latest rebuke of Guantanamo Bay won't close the prison down. But it's a step toward curbing Bush's unilateral tactics.
Coming to a Kabuki theater near you -- the search for a vice president
Every four years, the who-for-No.-2 drama follows the same insincere rituals, from comically straining to soothing the party's base.
Displaced Iraqis to return -- but to where?
Thanks to a law meant to quell sectarian violence, returning refugees who find their homes occupied cannot kick them out.
Obama's best veep choice
Here's a hint: She's not Hillary! Plus: Talk radio's paranoid delusions and a Brazilian diva Madonna could aspire to.
My Paulina, my country
During the making of a film about my exile from Chile, I finally met the anonymous woman who saved my life during Pinochet's murderous reign.
He's a young black guy, and that's a problem for some folks
But Barack Obama has gifts that transcend race and his own slim résumé.
Relax, liberals. You've already won
No matter who prevails at the ballot box in November, John McCain or Barack Obama, the four-decade-long conservative counterrevolution is over.
The mix master
Barack Obama's candidacy spells the end of the one-drop rule and the beginning of a painful but necessary exploration of the real meaning of race in America.
Who will Obama choose as veep? Nope, you're wrong
From Webb to Strickland, there are many names bouncing around the blogosphere. If history serves, it will be none of the above.
Democrats, put down your swords
Mourn defeat, yes, but the destruction wreaked by the Bush administration leaves little room for factional fights and identity politics between today and Nov. 4.
The real consequences when America is at war
We may not want to admit it, but the war in Iraq is now primarily about murder.
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