AltWeeklies Wire
Fore! Prime Minister Harper Gets to Swing Againnew
I understand in golf they call it a mulligan. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper managed to slice both his parliamentary prospects and personal credibility deep into the political rough.
Fast Forward Weekly |
David Bright |
12-11-2008 |
Commentary
W.: As Bad as Hoover?new
With six weeks to go before his exit and a longer period after that needed for reflection, it is too early to settle the big academic question of our time: Was George W. Bush as bad as Herbert Hoover?
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
12-11-2008 |
Commentary
Obama: Smells Like Bob Dylan
Barack Obama passes himself off as America's first Generation X president. When it comes to his personal style and politics, however, he identifies with the Boomers.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-10-2008 |
Commentary
Is Clay Middleton the Future of the S.C. Democratic Party?new
Clay Middleton and Barack Obama have a number of things in common. They have each lost elections — Obama in a race for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, Middleton in a bid for S.C. House of Representatives this past June. Both men are policy wonks, comfortable with the nuts and bolts of organizing and campaigning.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
12-10-2008 |
Commentary
Virginia's GOP Chairman Navigates Some Stormy Watersnew
Not only did the much-despised Democrats thoroughly trounce the GOP at every level in the November elections, besting Republicans at the top, bottom, middle and occasionally along all four edges of the ticket, but Jeff Frederick also attracted a great deal of negative attention for some of his pre-election antics.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
12-10-2008 |
Commentary
Presidents & Near-Presidents I Have Knownnew
With Barack Obama's Jan. 20 presidential inauguration practically upon us, my thoughts have turned to the very complex subject of American presidents. As I contemplated the subject, I had an odd revelation. It happens that I have spent a not inconsiderable amount of time around presidents, vice presidents and presidential candidates.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
12-04-2008 |
Commentary
Black: The Color of the GOPnew
I've always known that, contrary to popular belief, the African-American community is very conservative, but it's really starting to dawn on me that I'm surrounded by people who would probably be Republicans if they weren't black. And, frankly, I wish the GOP would get its stuff together so that my brethren and sistern can just follow their hearts and join.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
12-02-2008 |
Commentary
Obama's Center-Right Cabinet Foreshadows a Center-Right Presidency
Lefties who swooned on Election Night had might as well get used to the truth: Obama isn't one of you. Never was. Never will be.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
My Choice to Head the RNC: Saul Anuzisnew
A Harley-riding, blue-collar, first-generation American currently chairs the Michigan Republican Party and is one of the best, most forward-thinking men I have had the pleasure of knowing in my years in politics.
Jackson Free Press |
Amile Wilson |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
Janet Napolitano: A Terrible Choice to Head DHSnew
Consorting with anti-immigrant enforcers, indulging rank opportunism, and adhering to failed policies seem an unlikely recipe for change we can believe in.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
Barack Obama, the Urban Presidentnew
There's a new advocate for regionalism in America. His name is President-elect Barack Obama.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
A WPA Kind of Solutionnew
Waking up from this nightmare to hear President-elect Obama mention a "WPA solution" or that he's been reading about the FDR transition from Hoover is the sign of intelligent life returning to the Oval Office.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
11-28-2008 |
Commentary
The Final Days of White Supremacy in Americanew
I don't mean to sound apocalyptic or anything, but the era of the United States as a white country run by white people is ending — and that has almost nothing to do with Obama, although he may have perceived and tapped into the wave of change earlier than others.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
11-25-2008 |
Commentary
The Strange Tradition of Washington's Political Turnovernew
Presidential transitions are odd times any time there's a change of parties in power, but after the last eight years, this one may be even more so.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-25-2008 |
Commentary
Will Bush's Exit Bring Peace Between the U.S. and Iran?new
Improvement is a reasonable expectation. Short of all-out war, relations with Iran can't get much worse. But don't expect Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be sharing kabobs and O'Doul's at the White House anytime soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-20-2008 |
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