Political discussion from a conservative viewpoint
Political Rants | no comments yet
WASHINGTON — As speculation swirls, Barack Obama and John McCain are knuckling down to the work of choosing running mates with their nominating conventions just weeks away. … - By LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
AP - Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues.
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
AP - Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator, has been indicted.
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
Sen. John McCain’s campaign released the 30-second TV spot “Troop Funding” on July 18, and said it would run on national cable television and in unspecified “key states.” The claim that Obama “voted against funding our troops” is true. He did, once, last year. But that’s hardly the whole story. … - By BROOKS JACKSON
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
AP - Anne Armstrong, a powerful Republican in the 1970s and ’80s who advocated a greater role for women and served as U.S. ambassador to Britain in the Ford administration, died Wednesday. She was 80.
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
CONCORD - Third-party candidates Ralph Nader and Bob Barr are working to beat a deadline to qualify for New Hampshire’s presidential ballot as alternatives to Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. … - By NORMA LOVE The Associated Press
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
AP - Newport society’s grande dame Eileen Slocum, who lived in a Gilded Age mansion along Millionaire’s Row and was a former national committeewoman for the Republican Party, has died at age 92.
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
WASHINGTON — The two major presidential rivals sharpened their long-standing dispute over the Iraq War on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama calling it a costly distraction that must end while Republican Sen. John McCain insisted it is a conflict the United States has to win. … - By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
LONDON — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama brushed aside Republican criticism of his overseas trip on Saturday and stood outside the famed 10 Downing Street to say that both President Bush and Sen. John McCain were moving his way on the key issues of Iraq and Afghanistan. … - By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press
More: continued here
Political Rants | no comments yet
CQPolitics.com - The protracted fight between Ron Paul activists and the Nevada Republican Party over Nevada’s delegates to the Republican National Convention is finally over.
More: continued here
