War Room - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/war_room/?source=rss&aim=war_room en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT GOP candidates may skip convention Mike Madden Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/skipping_the_convention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/skipping_the_convention/index.html?source=rss Most of the Republicans in the hottest Senate races say they aren't going to St. Paul to celebrate John McCain (and send off George W. Bush). Rove map shows Obama beating McCain Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/rove/index.html?source=rss A series of Electoral College maps produced by the company run by the man once known as "Bush's Brain" has Barack Obama narrowly winning the presidency. The John Edwards "love child" story Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/edwards/index.html?source=rss Yes, the original report comes from the National Enquirer, but new information lends additional credibility to its article. McCain memo is riddled with inaccuracies Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/mccain_memo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/mccain_memo/index.html?source=rss McCain's campaign claims to have debunked "three prevailing myths about Obama's foreign policy," but it's the McCain camp that isn't connected to reality. Rollins: "McCain is having a disastrous week" Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/rollins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/rollins/index.html?source=rss Some assessments of the week in politics are in, and the consensus is that John McCain fared poorly. Quote of the day Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/qotd/index.html?source=rss An Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal argues that the new Batman movie is a paean to George W. Bush. McAuliffe's choice for veep not Clinton? Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mcauliffe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mcauliffe/index.html?source=rss The former chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign seems to say he wants someone else to be Barack Obama's running mate. Quote of the day Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/qotd/index.html?source=rss Chuck Hagel wants everyone to step back, take a deep breath and stop talking about the surge. From a glass house, the straight talker throws stones Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mccain/index.html?source=rss McCain's campaign is now criticizing Obama for having the temerity to make speeches outside the country -- of course, McCain did the same thing just a month ago. Report: More than 200,000 watched Obama Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_crowd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_crowd/index.html?source=rss The crowd for Barack Obama's speech in Berlin was reportedly his largest ever. Obama had cheering Germans; McCain had German sausage Justin Jouvenal Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/sausage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/sausage/index.html?source=rss With their choice of counterprogramming for Obama's Berlin speech, Republicans try to portray McCain as more focused on the U.S. than Obama is. "People of the world -- look at Berlin!" Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_berlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_berlin/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech in Berlin wasn't a partisan affair, but a chance for him to speak of the city as an emblem for what needs to be done. Now oil spills have a liberal bias Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/spill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/spill/index.html?source=rss John McCain's plan to counterprogram Barack Obama's Berlin speech by talking about offshore drilling was poorly timed, to say the least. In battleground states, bad news for Obama Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/battlegrounds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/battlegrounds/index.html?source=rss A recent poll from four potentially key states shows that Barack Obama can't take victory for granted just yet. Obama's Olympic-size ad buy Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_olympics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/obama_olympics/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama's campaign is spending millions to advertise during broadcasts of the Olympics. McCain digs himself in deeper Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mccain_surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/mccain_surge/index.html?source=rss John McCain tried to spin his way out of the mistake he made when discussing the timeline of the surge, but he didn't succeed. VoteVets targets McCain with new ad Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/votevets_ad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/votevets_ad/index.html?source=rss In the spot, a veteran of the Iraq war says, "'freedom' means when the Iraqi people and their Prime Minister ask us to make a plan to leave, we do." Who'll be the Republicans' Obama now? Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/jindal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/jindal/index.html?source=rss Bobby Jindal, who'd been discussed as a potential running mate for John McCain, says he doesn't want to be nominated for the vice presidency. More bad news for McCain on Iraq Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/iraq_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/iraq_poll/index.html?source=rss A new poll shows Americans favor a timeline for withdrawal, which McCain's campaign has argued against. Republicans lose a major financial backer Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/pickens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/pickens/index.html?source=rss T. Boone Pickens, who gave millions to support the Swift Boat Veterans, among other GOP causes, is now focusing on energy independence instead. Obama camp debuts Spanish-language radio ad Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/obama_ad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/obama_ad/index.html?source=rss Highlighting Obama's personal history, the spot concludes, "It's time we had a president who understands we all deserve a chance to make our own way." McCain dodging questions on surge timeline? Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/mccain/index.html?source=rss John McCain's campaign canceled a press availability scheduled for Wednesday -- is it trying to avoid some tough questions? Klein questions McCain's temperament Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/klein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/23/klein/index.html?source=rss Time's Joe Klein says John McCain's remarks about his opponent's Iraq policy weren't presidential. No mistranslation in Maliki interview Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/maliki_spiegel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/maliki_spiegel/index.html?source=rss Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct. Bush's economic analysis: "Wall Street got drunk," now hungover Alex Koppelman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/bush_drunk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/bush_drunk/index.html?source=rss President Bush had thought the cameras were off at a fundraiser in Houston, so he gave his candid -- and alcohol-related -- view of the economy. Oops.