Bringing Obama Back to Earth

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:40 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- Was it the tears in the New Hampshire coffee shop? Whenever there is a political upset, everyone looks for the unscripted incident, the I-paid-for-this-microphone moment that can...

Revenge of the Lunch Buckets

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:33 AM CST

Can hope pay the bills? Can it get people health insurance? Can it boost the minimum wage? Can it run the White House? By the time they voted on Tuesday, New Hampshire voters had heard nonstop from...

The Substance of the GOP Candidates

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:30 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- A few weeks ago, during a phone conversation with a press person from one of the major presidential campaigns, I asked, "What creative policy is your candidate most proud of?" The...

John Vincent Coulter

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:30 AM CST

The longest baby ever born at the Albany, N.Y., hospital, at least as of May 5, 1926, who grew up to be my strapping father, passed away last Friday morning. As Mother and I stood at Daddy's casket...

On the Lookout for the 'Bradley Effect'

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- Pollsters and pundits were quick to discount race and the so-called "Bradley effect" as factors in Barack Obama's narrow loss to Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. Given that...

It's All About Bill & Hill

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton's "surprising" win over Barack Obama in the nation's first primary -- in defiance of what polls had predicted and political prognosticators had projected -- has had...

Clinton Has a Chance to the Right of Obama

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

Hillary Clinton has shed the most famous tears since Alexander the Great wept that there were no more worlds to conquer. Observers have since noted that she was exhausted; that she was down in the...

Regardless of Party, Candidates Want a Break With The Past

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

The common wisdom is that the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary produced no clear message for American politics. The campaign moves on to the West and South as if nothing has been...

Hopefully N.H. Wasn't Another Clinton Con Job

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:10 AM CST

SAN DIEGO -- Exactly what happened to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire? Was it a makeover or a mirage? Could it be that she figured out that voters pick a president with their heart, as much as...

Hotheads of Hormuz

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:10 AM CST

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- In early January, this oceanfront resort community is usually a pretty quiet place. This year, however, nothing is usual. This week, hotel rooms are packed, and the lobbies are...

Race is Helping Obama, Not Hurting

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

All politics is local, said the late House Speaker "Tip" O'Neill. Tip was wrong. All politics is tribal -- as we just rediscovered in the New Hampshire primary. With Obama...

The South Carolina GOP Debate

Posted: 10 Jan 2008 11:31 PM CST

[*] HUME: And now let's meet the candidates. Fred Thompson, former senator from Tennessee. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, most recently the governor of that state. Senator John McCain of Arizona,...

Parade of Candidates on "Hannity & Colmes"

Posted: 10 Jan 2008 08:17 PM CST

SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS HOST: And welcome to "Hannity & Colmes," I'm Sean Hannity. We're coming to you live from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. And you just saw the Republican presidential rivals...

Panel Previews the Debate; Looks At Obama's Endorsement

Posted: 10 Jan 2008 08:13 PM CST

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHN MCCAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I'm confident that I will attract the core establishment and the social conservatives, and I think I will win these races because I...