Ed Driscoll.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The Jawa Report (with an assist from James Pethokoukis of US News & World Report) asks the question of the hour: Is John McCain Trying to Win this Election? On the flip side Bill Hobbs suggests ten ways that McCain...
Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
They both enjoy referring to themselves in the 3rd Person."... No better friend to Israel than Joe Biden." (except maybe Joe Lieberman)
Vermont Daily Briefing (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Long ago VDB-reader Rick out in Colorado pegged John McCain as “The New Bob Dole.” And so it proved. But the unfolding of the Presidential debates has taken the parallel to a whole new level. Like Dole, McCain failed to dent his rival in the first debate. Like Dole, McCain has [...]
Alone on a Limb (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Walter Mondale - Bob Dole Geraldine Ferraro - George Bush Lloyd Bentzen - Dan Quayle Al Gore - Dan Quayle Al Gore - Jack Kemp Joe Lieberman - Dick Cheney John Edwards - Dick Cheney Joe Biden - Sarah Palin I think this list is the complete list of the major party Vice Presidential debates in our history. These debates have included some interesting moments. Think of these 13 folks and their debates....
I-Am-Bored.com Latest Links (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... was entertaining. I loved Jo Biden refering to himself in the third person. Made me think of Bob Dole. Heh. Male, 18-29, Europe 2236 Posts Monday, October 6, 2008 4:36:06 AM Or, if that doesn't work, follow Coconutnut`s link (first post). Thanks Coconut! Male, 18-29, Europe 2236 Posts Monday, October 6, 2008 4:34:24 AM People outside the US can watch the video here: You Must be Signed in...
Spooky Action (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
I can't recall a Republican senator ever winning the Presidency. I CAN recall them losing it; most recently Bob Dole in '96. And if things stay on course, John McCain will lose in 2008. Why? Because there are no consequences of losing. On Inauguration Day 2009 he'll have the same seats at the same banquets that he had in 2004 - and 1996. He'll have the same chambers as the day before the election...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
As I've noted earlier , 2008's may be the most heavily analogized election in American history. Barack Obama has been likened, often quite convincingly, to leaders ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Jimmy Carter. John McCain--the American Disraeli to admirers, the second Bob Dole to critics--isn't far behind. Sarah Palin, though, seems to conjure up just one historical parallel: Dan Quayle, the...
Dorf on Law (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Here's a sign of progress: In a Presidential debate in 1996, in fielding a question about gay rights, Bob Dole dodged it by saying that he personally was not prejudiced and that he didn't think discrimination against gay people was appropriate. He also said, however, that he didn't want to give gay people (the broader notion of LGBT had not then, and probably still hasn't, made it into mainstream...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
This is the first presidential campaign since Bob Dole's in 1996 that candidates have broadcast TV commercials seen across the country at the same time, says Evan Tracey, head of TNS Media Intelligence/Campaign Media Analysis Group, a firm that tracks ads. The preference is for local ads, which are cheaper and enable campaigns to reach specific communities in battleground states with messages...
