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Vote Early: Skip Lines, Maybe the Debates, Too

Vote Early: Skip Lines, Maybe the Debates, Too

(AP) Vote early: Skip the lines, maybe the debates, tooBy CONNIE CASSAssociated PressWASHINGTONNow it’s for real. Every time Mitt Romney or Barack Obama hits a rhetorical high note or commits another blunder, millions of voters watching and listening out there

Sen McCain: Giving Up on Afghanistan an Option

Sen McCain: Giving Up on Afghanistan an Option

Senator John McCain is changing positions on the war in Afghanistan, and is now open to the idea of pulling all troops out of the region.  Up to this point, McCain has opposed pulling all remaining troops out in 2014,

Defense Hawks Offer Half an Answer on Libya

Defense Hawks Offer Half an Answer on Libya

Sens. John McCain R-Ariz., Joe Lieberman I-Conn. and Lindsey Graham R-S.C. split with some House Republicans over further aid for Egypt and Libya on account of recent events in both countries. They condemned the killing of U.S. citizens at the

Virginia: Obama Won't Monopolize Airwaves Like 2008

Virginia: Obama Won't Monopolize Airwaves Like 2008

In the first three weeks of September 2008, Barack Obama’s campaign ran 1,342 television commercials in the expensive Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia media market.  John McCain, during that same period, ran a grand total of 8 commercials in the same region. 

Hallelujah! Romney to Media Fact-Checkers: Drop Dead

Hallelujah! Romney to Media Fact-Checkers: Drop Dead

All throughout 2008, I watched as Obama’s Media Palace Guards at Politifact, CNN, the Washington Post, and elsewhere did everything in their corrupt power to blunt criticism of Obama by, at best, spouting their left-wing version of the truth and,

McCain: Hillary Has 2016 'Ambitions'

McCain: Hillary Has 2016 'Ambitions'

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told FOX News on Wednesday that he thought that President Barack Obama should replace Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton on the ticket. His remarks came in light of Biden’s most recent comments in which

To Win Independents, Romney Must Show Leadership

To Win Independents, Romney Must Show Leadership

Conservatives are worried that Mitt Romney isn’t fighting hard enough, as the Obama campaign and its satellites release one lie after another, and get away with it. Liberals are worried—possibly even more–as they lament Barack Obama’s dwindling financial advantage and

Romney Strategy: Claim Moral 'High Ground' in Ad Wars

Romney Strategy: Claim Moral 'High Ground' in Ad Wars

Mitt Romney took to the airwaves yesterday to condemn President Obama’s and his allies’ ridiculous and despicable attack ads, particularly late-breaking ads accusing Romney of killing a man’s wife with cancer and cheating on his taxes. “You know, in the

Obama Thinks Romney Will Pick Petraeus

Obama Thinks Romney Will Pick Petraeus

The Drudge Report is reporting that Gen. David Petraeus may be a serious candidate for the V.P slot with Mitt Romney.  Apparently even Barack Obama thinks it’s a possibility; he quietly told a top fundraiser this week that he believes

Obama Leads by Only 8 Points — in Liberal Connecticut

Obama Leads by Only 8 Points — in Liberal Connecticut

Mitt Romney has more than doubled President Barack Obama’s fundraising in Connecticut. Business Insider notes, what may be more troubling for the Obama campaign is that his lead in what should be a more-than-reliable state for him has decreased to

Obama Wants Florida for His Birthday

Obama Wants Florida for His Birthday

He’s got an iconic personal plane, a fortress-on-wheels armored car and lives in a historic home: so what do you get the President of the United States for his birthday? How about the state of Florida? President Barack Obama told

Anxious Obama Plans Fundraising Spree

Anxious Obama Plans Fundraising Spree

It’s getting pretty desperate in the fundraising corners of the Obama campaign. Not only is Obama being forced to do something sitting presidents don’t normally do, attend many fundraisers late in his reelection campaign, but Democratic Party officials are openly

Liz Cheney Disagrees With Dad, Stands Up For Palin

Liz Cheney Disagrees With Dad, Stands Up For Palin

In his interview with ABC News over the weekend, former Vice President Dick Cheney was not only wrong to take a public shot at Governor Sarah Palin in the sense that lending any kind of affirmation to a media narrative

Cheney: McCain Made Mistake Choosing Palin

Cheney: McCain Made Mistake Choosing Palin

In an interview that will air in full on ABC tomorrow, former Vice President Dick Cheney said that picking Sarah Palin for VP was a mistake for John McCain because based on her political background, she was not ready to

Romney Pursues Reliably Democratic Jewish Voters

Romney Pursues Reliably Democratic Jewish Voters

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONOn a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small but powerful section of the American electorate. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home. But while Romney’s