The Case for Senator Barack Obama for President

Through the primary season, I had a much difficulty deciding whether I would support Senator Clinton or Senator Obama.  On one hand, Senator Clinton impressed me with her policy knowledge, intelligence, and pedigree.  On the other hand, Senator Obama’s famous oratory skills, comparisons to Jack Kennedy, and the powerful endorsements had given me pause to [...]

McCain’s Foreign Policy Adviser – Sarah Palin

Umm, yeah – from Politco:
John McCain said Wednesday that he has turned to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for advice on foreign policy issues “many times in the past.”
“She has the world view that I have and is very highly qualified and very knowledgeable,” McCain said during an interview on NPR.
“I’ve turned to her for advice [...]

It’s The Economy, Stupid – But Don’t Forget about Foreign Policy

Henry Kissinger
James Baker
Warren Christopher
Madeline Albright
Collin Powell
What do they all have in common?  They are former Sectretary of States under Nixon, Bush, Clinton, and Bush.  They all also came together for a panel sponsored by CNN in the context of ‘Advice to the Next President’.  There are two themes that have really emerged as I watched [...]