Scene from a side road

Thank goodness for Montana!

2008-06-04T15:38:28Z

I am feeling so appreciative of the State of Montana, and the Montana voters, this morning! And I am also glad that I can reasonably claim some Montana roots, on the basis that Connie and I were married in that state in Great Falls) last Septem...

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John McCain on MSNBC's "College Tour"

2008-04-15T22:50:47Z

I have been watching John McCain on this 60 minute interview show, hosted by Chris Matthews, and am so struck by how much better McCain seems to me than Hillary Clinton! It is astonishing. On "the issues," there is an awful lot he stands for th...

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Obama's remarks on the economy

2008-04-13T03:02:13Z

Barack Obama is being double-teamed by his rivals, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, for comments that he made recently about the economy, and the despair and political alienation felt by so many Americans. The argument being made apparently is th...

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Did you see American Idol tonight?

2008-04-11T01:04:53Z

The three presidential candidates were on, each to plug the "Idol Gives Back" project of fund-raising for charities. They had probably 30 seconds or so each. John McCain slammed the Democrats. His were the only overtly partisan comments. Hill...

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Clinton just wants to defeat Obama--not win this time around?

2008-03-28T19:17:13Z

Here is an interesting post on the blog of a thoughtful relative. It, in turn, cites a New York Times article. Both are recommended reading.

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Bi-Partisan Adoration

2008-03-25T01:18:52Z

Here they are, a Democrat and Republican, such close friends. The two "real patriots" running for the presidency, the two who have "experience." The two who have passed the "commander in chief" test, and could deal so excellently with...

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Which Democratic candidate has won the most "big" states?

2008-03-23T02:30:28Z

Hillary Clinton has been claiming that she (and only she) can win the "big states." And, further, the way she views it, only "big states" really should count. Other states--the small ones, rural ones, those that use caucuses, those with large b...

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Obama's speech today on race in America

2008-03-18T17:04:10Z

It is being called the most important since Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. You can see it here, after watching a brief commercial for milk and cookies. What is astonishing to me is that the news channels are filled with discussi...

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Hillary Clinton "endorses" Republican John McCain for President

2008-03-07T02:51:17Z

If there are any Voxers out there who don't follow a lot of current political developments (some of my best friends don't) you might be surprised to learn that HRC is heaping praise on the Republican presidential candidate--supposedly a partisan r...

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The politics of hope and fear

2008-03-04T02:28:03Z

Here is what Bill Clinton had to say about this issue in October, 2004. He was right, of course. Politics is better when, as Lincoln put it, there is reference to and reliance on the "better angels of our nature." But, sadly, now his wife is...

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