HOW MCCAIN CAN PROSPER IN BAD ECONOMY

09/21/2008

The Wall Street mess now takes center stage in the presidential race. With company after company biting the dust, can John McCain survive as the representative of the incumbent party?
So far, McCain has focused on a populist criticism of Wall Street and its irresponsibility, firing away at corporate greed and lending practices.

CANDIDATE AND PARTY: THE OBAMA DEFICIT

09/17/2008

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Published on TheHill.com on September 16, 2008
There appears to be a gap of between 10 and 20 points between how voters see the parties and what they think of the candidates. Between one-tenth and one-fifth of America’s voters feel that the Democratic Party would be the best for the country but like the McCain-Palin ticket […]

GOP’S GAINING

09/15/2008

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Published in the The New York Post on September 15, 2008
The two party conventions and the trend of recent events have moved America more toward the Republican Party than it has been at any time this year, data from the latest Fox News survey suggest. The nation still trends Democratic, but less so than it […]

DICK MORRIS’ ‘08 PLAY-BY-PLAY Volume 1, #36

09/15/2008

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DICK MORRIS’ ‘08 PLAY-BY-PLAY
Volume 1, #36
September 15, 2008
OBAMA AND WOMEN: AN UNHAPPY COURTSHIP

Obama has never gone out of his way to relate to women. Only seven of his top twenty Senate staff positions are filled by women (McCain has thirteen […]

WHY SHE REALLY SCARES THEM

09/12/2008

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Published in The New York Post on September 12, 2008
For two weeks, Democrats and their media allies have leveled scorching fire at Sarah Palin. It’s not having much effect, but they keep at it anyway.
The latest Fox News poll shows Palin with a 54-27 favorable/unfavorable ratio, which compares well with Barack Obama’s 57-36, John […]

OBAMA VS. OBAMA

09/10/2008

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Published on TheHill.com on September 9, 2008
Now that the conventions are over, it is evident that the battle of John McCain is over (McCain won) and the battle of Barack Obama will determine the outcome of the election.
Now that McCain has definitively, and I suspect irreversibly, separated himself from Bush, he has become an acceptable […]

DICK MORRIS’ ‘08 PLAY-BY-PLAY Volume 1, #35

09/8/2008

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DICK MORRIS’ ‘08 PLAY-BY-PLAY
Volume 1, #35
September 8, 2008
…..AFTER THE CONVENTIONS
To read the polls, you wouldn’t think much changed after the two party conventions. Held back to back, Obama and the Democrats moved up during their gathering and then appear to have lost […]

DEMOCRATS IN TROUBLE

09/5/2008

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Published in the The New York Post on September 5, 2008
The convention floor was abuzz all yesterday with the news of the CBS poll showing a dead tie (42-42) in the presidential race. And the poll, conducted through Wednesday, couldn’t reflect the impact of John McCain’s speech, or the full impact of Sarah Palin’s […]

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CHINA LASHES OUT AT U.S.Premier Wen Jiabao aimed sharp words at Washington on Sunday, ceding little ground on China's currency policy and suggesting that U.S. efforts to boost its exports by weakening the dollar amounted to "a kind of trade protectionism."

DODD SAYS CONGRESS MUST ADDRESS FINANCIAL REFORMU.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Tuesday that Congress should not adjourn for its two-week Easter recess on March 26 without addressing financial reform.

OBAMA RUNS OUT OF PATIENCE WITH ISRAELThe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday strongly defended Jewish settlement construction in East Jerusalem in the face of US pressure.

HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS STILL SHORT ON HEALTH VOTESWhite House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said the party still needs to line up more support in the House of Representatives.

OBAMA TO PUSH 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND' OVERHAULThe Obama administration plans to send a wide-ranging overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law to Congress on Monday, arguing that the current legislation has pushed schools to lower their standards to meet federal requirements.

OBAMA DROPS OBJECTIONS TO SWEETHEART DEALS AS HOUSE MOVES TO CRAFT HEALTH CARE FIXESThe White House is backing down from efforts to drop "sweetheart" deals poisoning health care legislation as House Budget Committee Democrats meet Monday to craft a final bill that does not yet have a price tag.

OBAMA TO CREATE EXPORT TASK FORCE TO PUSH TRADEAs the latest trade report showed that exports declined in January, the Obama administration on Thursday signaled its intent to appoint a panel to help promote American goods overseas.

GATES IN ABU DHABI TO DISCUSS PRESSURE ON IRANDefense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi Thursday looking to tighten pressure on Tehran, as Iran's president warned Gulf countries against allowing a U.S. presence in the region.

CAN NANCY PELOSI GET THE VOTES?The Senate bill's abortion language is not the House Speaker's only problem

IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW: AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO OBAMACommunity organizations from around the country came to DC to appeal to President Obama to pass what he promised during his campaign, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and to fix a broken system.

VISITING BIDEN CONDEMNS NEW ISRAELI SETTLEMENT PLANVice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace talks with the Palestinians.

NANCY PELOSI'S GRIP ON HOUSE SLIPSHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not accustomed to the word she’s been hearing far more frequently in recent days: “no.”

AS IRAQ VOTES, U.S. CONTENT TO KEEP ITS DISTANCEAs Obama administration officials tried in recent weeks to anticipate what could go wrong in Sunday's elections in Iraq, they realized with some relief that they are largely powerless to control what happens.

BIDEN TO TRY TO BOOST MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROSPECTSU.S. President Barack Obama dispatches his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides.

OBAMA MUST DECIDE DEGREE TO WHICH U.S. SWEARS OFF NUCLEAR WEAPONSPresident Obama's top national security advisers will within days present him with an agonizing choice on how to guide U.S. nuclear weapons policy for the rest of his term.

OBAMA URGES ACTION ON HEALTH CAREPresident Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to “finish its work” on health care, dismissing criticism from Republicans as he sought to build a case that the legislation would be friendly to families and small businesses.

DEFICITS HIGHER THAN OBAMA FORECAST: CBOPresident Barack Obama's budget plans would rack up $9.8 trillion more debt by 2020, or $1.2 trillion more than the White House has forecast, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.

NANCY PELOSI'S BRUTAL REALITY CHECKAsked this weekend to grade her performance as speaker, Nancy Pelosi gave herself an “A for effort.”

REPUBLICANS WANT HEARING ON FANNIE/FREDDIE BAILOUTTwo key Republicans are urging the House of Representatives to speed up a public hearing to investigate the administration's bailout of home funding giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.