Be Wary of Late New Hampshire Polls Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:31 AM CST View the New Hampshire polls you see in the final hours before the voting occurs with a large grain of salt. It's not because the pollsters doing the surveys aren't good at their jobs. It doesn't...

Authenticity Wins in Iowa

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

Back in the 1990s, Bill Clinton talked a lot about building "a bridge to the 21st century." Right now, his wife looks like an unappealing detour back to the 20th. Having him stand behind her as she...

Hucksters Stumble on Hustings

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:20 AM CST

Iowa Democrats clearly decided not to repeat the mistake of 2004. In 2004, caucus-goers, who opposed the war in Iraq, put their weight behind John Kerry, who had voted for the Iraq war resolution,...

Race Is Obama's To Lose

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- It may seem paradoxical, but New Hampshire is poised to close down the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and launch a wide-open Republican contest. The...

More U.S. Involvement Needed In Africa?

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- Last week's tribal violence in Kenya reminds us of the severe social and political problems facing Africa. But is greater involvement by the U.S. military the answer to these African...

Leaders' Tests

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

The year 2008 will confront many leaders in Asia, especially in Beijing and Islamabad, with exceptionally difficult tests. For the US, stuck with a lame duck president and a tedious election...

The Annoyed White Liberal

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

SAN DIEGO -- When historians look back on Barack Obama's presidential campaign many years from now, let's hope they pick up on one of the most interesting and important story lines. You've...

The Problem with Populists

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- Like Job after losing his camels and acquiring boils, the conservative movement is in distress. Mike Huckabee shreds the compact that has held the movement's two tendencies in sometimes...

Obama's Victory A Turning Point

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- It was one of those moments that give you goose bumps -- the cheering crowd, the waving placards, the candidate and his family looking Kennedyesque on the occasion of a stunning...

Goodbye Fred

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 AM CST

MANCHESTER (NH) -- Fred Thompson spent most of caucus night in Iowa hovering between third and fourth place -- a far cry from the lofty first-place position he held in Rasmussen's poll of likely...