AM Roundup

• Galvanized Parties Head to Homestretch - Dan Balz, Washington Post
• A New Kind of Western Conservatism - Gerard Baker, Times of London
• The GOP's Resentment Strategy - Paul Krugman, New York Times
• How Palin Beat Alaska's Establishment - Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal
• The Old Warrior & Young Phenom - Jon Gurwitz, San Antonio Express-News
• McCain's Same Old Ideas - Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive
• How the Detroit Mayor's Fall Hurts Obama - Keith Naughton, Newsweek
• Can Palin's Star Power Overcome Resume? - Charles Krauthammer, NYDN
• Republicans Rediscover Idealism - David Harsanyi, RealClearPolitics
• Elegy for a Maverick - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
• The 'Organizer' Joke: What Obama Actually Did - Michelle Malkin, NY Post
• Palin's Hypocritical Choice to Have Trig - Rahul Parikh, Salon
• The American Idol Election - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
• Palin Bashing Press Keeps Swinging and Missing - Jonah Goldberg, NRO
• Media Not to Blame for Palin - Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• A Stronger Dollar Would Tame Our Enemies - Steve Forbes, Forbes
• Putin Wants a New Russian Empire - Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph

• The Leadership Washington Needs - Governor Sarah Palin
• Small-Town Ways Will Play Big Across U.S. - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
• Wrong Woman, Wrong Message - Gloria Steinem, Los Angeles Times
• A Pit Bull With Lipstick - John Dickerson, Slate
• Sarah Palin, The Natural - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
• Palin's Social Views Hurt Ticket - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
• Democrats Have a Problem on Their Hands - David Brody, CBN News
• Call of the Wild: The Education of Sarah Palin - Nathan Thornburgh, Time
• What's So Special About Sarah? - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
• Palin's Inexperience Still McCain's Problem - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
• Palin Gets the Spiteful Thatcher Treatment - Janet Daley, The Telegraph
• Where Does the GOP Go From Here? - Clark Judge, Wall Street Journal
• A Partisan in Maverick's Clothing - Matthew Yglesias, Washington Post
• Which Ticket Really Will Deliver Change? - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
• Democrats Should Stop Nominating Lawyers - Victor Davis Hanson, RCP
• Hot or Cool on Russia? - David Ignatius, Washington Post
• Bush's Enduring Legacy in Africa - Andrew Natsios, Boston Globe

• McCain's Bet on Palin Sets Up Wild Ride - Susan Page, USA Today
• The Palin Soap Opera - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
• Sarah Palin and the Two Americas - Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
• Nevermind the Palin Naysayers - Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Trib
• What Palin Says About McCain's Judgment - Mark Mellman, The Hill
• Palin Choice Paying Off Big Time - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
• The Culture Wars Are Back - Jim VandeHei & David Paul Kuhn, The Politico
• Palin is a True Feminist Role Model - Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times
• The Larger Message of the Sarah Palin Story - Maggie Gallagher, NY Post
• Lieberman's Partisan "Bipartisanship" - John Nichols, The Nation
• Why Obama Can't Close the Sale - Al Hubbard & Noam Neusner, WSJ
• The Right in the Rearview Mirror - E.J. Dionne, American Prospect
• A Stark Contrast with Obama on Abortion - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
• McCain, Palin Are Clueless on Energy - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
• Sarah Palin, Our Energy Answer - Larry Kudlow, RealClearMarkets
• The Real Economic Report Card - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
• Cracks in Putin's Kingdom - Paul Quinn-Judge, Christian Science Monitor

• The Party's Just Starting for McCain - John O'Sullivan, Daily Telegraph
• Palin Raises Questions About McCain's Judgment - John Dickerson, Slate
• Millions of Mothers Can Relate to Palin - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
• McCain Puts Politics Ahead of Country - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
• The Libertarian Case for Palin - David Harsanyi, RealClearPolitics
• McCain: A Roll-the-Dice Commander - Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
• Why McCain Still Has a Chance to Win - Peter Robinson, Wall Street Journal
• The Lesson of Bristol Palin - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
• Leave the Children Out of Politics - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
• DNC Sets High Bar for RNC to Reach - Mark Penn, The Politico
• From Dems, Change That's Difficult to Find - Kevin Hassett, Bloomberg
• John McCain's Hidden Depths - Jon Meacham, Newsweek
• What the Palin Pick Says - David Brooks, New York Times
• Coping with Cold Peace - Beste, Klussmann & Steingart, Der Spiegel
• America Needs a Post-Bush Makeover - Bronwen Maddox, London Times
• Bush's Legacy in Iraq: Credit Where It's Due - Jonathan Kay, National Post
• General Petraeus' Dilemma - Steve Coll, The New Yorker

• McCain Facing a Perfect Storm - Rich Lowry, New York Post
• Can McCain Seize the Stormy Moment? - Michael Scherer, Time
• Stakes High For Rising Star Palin - William Kristol, New York Times
• A Breathtakingly Reckless VP Choice - E.J. Dionne, Indianapolis Star
• McCain's Shrewd Gamble - Clive Crook, Financial Times
• How Palin Could Help - David Broder, Washington Post
• These Rookies Not Ready for Big League - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
• Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama - Gerard Baker, RealClearPolitics
• McCain's New Platform of Reform - Abcarian & Wallsten, Los Angeles Times
• McCain Offers Voters Contradictions, Conundrums - Al Hunt, Bloomberg
• GOP Too Divided for Palin to Repair Alone - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
• One Clintonite's Conversion - Howard Wolfson, Washington Post
• Candidates and the Common Man - George Will, Newsweek
• McCain, A Warrior, But... - Bob Kerrey, Los Angeles Times
• Can the Dems Gain on the Religious Vote? - Peter Boyer, New Yorker
• U.S. Is Not An Environmental Villain - Bronwen Maddox, Times of London
• NATO's Disastrous Georgian Fudge - Roger Cohen, New York Times
• What Labor Day Could Have Meant - Arthur Magida, Baltimore Sun

• McCain Choice Alters the Race - Nagourney, Rutenberg & Zeleny, NY Times
• Palin Electrifies Conservative Base - Jonathan Martin, The Politico
• A Cynical Choice - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
• McCain Takes Back Race With Inspired Pick - Dick Morris, New York Post
• Vice in Go-Go Boots? - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
• How the Left Will Try to Diminish Palin - Dean Barnett, Weekly Standard
• Palin Burnishes McCain's Maverick Image - Dick Polman, Philly Inquirer
• McCain's Secret Weapon in the Culture War - Raymond de Souza, Nat'l Post
• Choice of Palin Makes Everyone Happy - Reid Wilson, RealClearPolitics
• The Audacity of Hype - William Safire, New York Times
• Obama's Big Night - David Remnick, The New Yorker
• Staged Unity in Denver - Norman Birnbaum, Der Spiegel
• Obama Missed a Chance to Signal Change - David Broder, Washington Post
• Obama Outwits the Bloviators - Frank Rich, New York Times
• Joe Biden's Mythical Blue-Collar Roots - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
• Watch Out for Arnold's Post-Partisanship - George Will, Houston Chronicle
• Russia's Strategic Blunder - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek

• With Pick, McCain Reclaims Maverick Image - Dan Balz, Washington Post
• Why the Left is Scared of Sarah Palin - Bill Kristol, Weekly Standard
• McCain's Baked Alaska - Gail Collins, New York Times
• Why McCain's Veep Choice is Likely to Flop - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
• McCain's Brilliant Trap - Kirsten Powers, New York Post
• Silencing the Obama Doubters - Clive Crook, Financial Times
• Two-Front Republicans - Matthew Continetti, New York Times
• The Transformation of Obama - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
• Obama Plays His Cards Brilliantly - Greg Sheridan, The Australian
• Bill Clinton's Words, Not '92 Playbook - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
• Should Obama Have Picked Hillary? - Rebecca Traister, Salon
• Alaska's Joan of Arc - Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News
• The Perils of Palin - Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
• Palin Fought for Reform in Alaska - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
• Who is Prepared to be President? Nobody - Richard Reeves, RealClearPolitics
• Who Resembles JFK on Taxes, McCain or Obama? - P. Ferrara, Forbes
• Changes in Politics - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics

• The American Promise - Senator Barack Obama
• Obama Gives a Non-Celebrity Speech - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer
• Rekindling the Flame - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
• The Democratic Nominee Gets Serious - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
• Obama: The Perfect Stranger - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
• The Dream is Alive - Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
• Obama's New, Old Politics Clash - John Harris & Jim VandeHei, The Politico
• And If Obama Loses? - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• A 'Maverick' Nominee, But the Same GOP - James Barnes, National Journal
• A Fine Speech but a Wasted Convention - Toby Harnden, RealClearPolitics
• Republicans Don't Feel Your Pain - Paul Krugman, New York Times
• Democratic Platform is for Whiners - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
• Tax. Spend. Create Great Jobs. - John Schwarz, Washington Post
• Fiscal Conservatism Helped Beat Katrina - Gov. Bobby Jindal, WSJ
• A New Iron Curtain? - Daniel McGroarty, RealClearWorld
• Putin Maps Boundaries of Greater Russia - Philip Stephens, Financial Times
• A Speech to the Delegates - David Brooks, New York Times

• Obama: The Journey of a Confident Man - Carrie Budoff Brown, The Politico
• The Devils in Obama's Details - George Will, Washington Post
• Biden Finally Changes the Subject - John Dickerson, Slate
• Avoiding A Long, Disappointing Fall for Dems - John Judis, New Republic
• McCain's Next Seven Days - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
• Where is the 2004 Barack Obama? - Jon Gurwitz, San Antonio Express News
• What Bush Taught McCain - Joe Klein, Time
• Inflating Obama's Record Will Not Work - Karl Rove, Weekly Standard
• Why Obama Was 'The Most Liberal' - Charles Green, National Journal
• The Obama Democrats vs. Capitalism - David Harsanyi, Denver Post
• Obama and The Deeper Promises of America - Rep. Artur Davis, The Root
• Obama Needs to Take a Stand on Race - Juan Williams, Wall Street Journal
• Dems New Southern Strategy: Send Biden - Bob Moser, The Nation
• The Big Contradiction from the Denver Dems - Michael Medved, Townhall
• Charlie Wilson's Peace - Charles Wilson, Washington Post
• How Reagan Would've Dealt With Russia - Henry Nau, Los Angeles Times
• Farewell, NATO - Victor Davis Hanson, RealClearPolitics

• Clinton Urges Unity in Tightening Race - Susan Page, USA Today
• For Obama, a Challenge to Clarify His Message - Jackie Calmes, NY Times
• Voters Must Wonder Why He Didn't Pick Hillary - Kirsten Powers, NY Post
• It's Time to Put Aside Hurt Feelings - Margery Eagan, Boston Herald
• Obama Needs More Than Change - Philip Klein, The American Spectator
• High Anxiety in the Mile-High City - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
• Why Does U.S. Media Play GOP's Game? - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
• Which is the Real Michelle Obama? - Mona Charen, National Review
• McCain: A Noun, a Verb, and POW - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Obama Goes Too Far to Protect Roe - Dennis Byrne, Chicago Tribune
• What 'Culture War'? - Dick Meyer, Los Angeles Times
• Why McCain Shouldn't Pick Lieberman - Henry Olsen, Wall Street Journal
• The Credit Crunch Cuts Deeper and Wider - Ben Steverman, BusinessWeek
• Four Horsemen of Economic Apocalypse - Dick Armey, RealClearPolitics
• The Rise of Fantasy Politics - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
• A Biblical Seven Years - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
• How Scranton Became the New Peoria - Mark Jurkowitz, RealClearPolitics

• Why Obama Looks Vulnerable - Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
• Democrats, Snap Out of It - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
• Michelle Obama Seeks Reintroduction - J. Kaufman & M. Langley, WSJ
• Can Clintons Get Over It? - John Harris, The Politico
• Clinton's Thankless Job - Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star
• Are Obama & Pelosi Dodging on Abortion? - George Weigel, Newsweek
• Obama Campaign Goes Warm and Fuzzy - David Corn, Mother Jones
• Will Obama Heed The Bad Advice? - David Brooks, New York Times
• Blind Punditry in Denver - Eric Alterman, The Nation
• Obama Needs to Explain Ties to Bill Ayers - Michael Barone, US News & WR
• Will Latino Voters Push Obama Over the Top? - Mike Madden, Salon
• The Creepy Plagiarism of Joe Biden - Jack Shafer, Slate
• We Are Not All Georgians Now - Rod Dreher, Dallas Morning News
• Russia a Challenge to World Order - Sens. Lieberman & Graham, WSJ
• Joe Lieberman's Vengeance - Michael Idov, New York Magazine
• Drilling Will Bring Down Oil Now - Don Chance, Investor's Business Daily
• Liberal Lion Roars Once More In Denver - Kirk Victor, National Journal

• Obama & Dems Must Go After McCain - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
• Election All About the Hillary Voters - Rich Lowry, New York Post
• Over Half of Clinton Backers Not Sold on Obama - Susan Page, USA Today
• Obama Must Add Substance to His Style - Sean Wilentz, Newsweek
• Democrats Field a Liberal Dream Team - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
• What Biden Brings With Him - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
• Biden No Threat to Obama, But No Asset - William Rees-Mogg, London Times
• The Race Isn't About Race - Matt Bai, New York Times
• The Next President's Daunting Agenda - Richard Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs
• Back to Jimmy Carter? - Amir Taheri, New York Post
• Georgia and The Stakes For Ukraine - Victor Yushchenko, Washington Post
• Global Consensus on Trade Unravelling - Larry Summers, Financial Times
• The Professional Panhandling Plague - Steven Malanga, City Journal
• Can Dems Threaten GOP in the West? - Thomas Edsall, Huffington Post
• A Bold VP Choice for McCain - William Kristol, New York Times
• Damage-Control Time for Michelle Obama - Margery Eagan, Boston Herald
• Netroots Hit Media for 'Slights' Against Obama - M. Calderone, Politico

• With Ticket Set, Dems Go To Work - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
• What The Pick Says About Campaign - Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen, Politico
• Obama's Economic Fairytale - George Will, Washington Post
• Last Call for Change We Can Believe In - Frank Rich, New York Times
• Obama's Slender Record - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
• How Smart a Pick Was Joe Biden for Obama? - Joe Trippi, JoeTrippi.com
• Is Obama Overshooting? - Mark Halperin, Los Angeles Times
• Can Obama Hold JFK & FDR Democrats? - Ted Van Dyk, Wall St. Journal
• Obama and the Get-Even Gang - David Ignatius, Washington Post
• Soft Power and the Beijing Olympics - Joseph Nye, RealClearWorld
• Melting Pot Meets Great Wall - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
• China's Totalitarian Games - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
• The End of the Musharraf Raj - Reihan Salam, The Atlantic
• Russian Loyalty to the Kremlin - Carmen Eller, Der Spiegel
• World's Bullies Can Only Go So Far - Francis Fukuyama, Washington Post
• A Marathon Long Before China Began a Mad Dash - John Burns, NY Times
• What Obama Learned From His Father - Jon Meacham, Newsweek

• Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate - Nagourney & Zeleny, NY Times
• Biden's Experience is His Biggest Asset - Massimo Calabresi, Time
• Blowhard Could Be Just What Obama Needs - Charles Hurt, New York Post
• Experience Trumps Change for Obama - Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics
• Clinton Backers Point to Obama 'Ego' - G. Thrush & A. Parnes, The Politico
• Will Media Question the Obama Narrative? - Michael Barone, US News
• Racism is the Only Reason McCain Might Win - Jacob Weisberg, Slate
• Less Poetry, More Clarity on the Issues - Edward Luce, Financial Times
• The Overthinking Obama - Kathleen Parker, RealClearPolitics
• Convicted of Charisma - Michael Kinsley, Washington Post
• The William Ayers Connection - Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
• What Are Obama's Priorities? - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
• Success in Iraq Confounds the Dems - Noemie Emery, Weekly Standard
• Will Russia Force Rebirth of Realism? - Gregory Scoblete, RealClearWorld
• History Is Still Ending - Francis Fukuyama, Washington Post
• What to Do About Pakistan - Robert Tracinski, The Intellectual Activist
• Confidence and Freedom - Senator Joseph Biden, The Atlantic (Sept. 2007)

• The Race Turns Ugly. Expect It to Stay That Way - John Dickerson, Slate
• 'Yes We Can' Turns to 'Oops, We May Not' - Gerard Baker, Times of London
• For Dems, Worst of a Rough August is Over - E.J. Dionne, Indianapolis Star
• The Mystery of Obama's Problems - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
• McCain on Taxes: Now That's Rich - Paul Krugman, New York Times
• Why McCain is Rising - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
• Why Obama Has to Get Mad to Win - James Carville, CNN
• Are We at War, Senator Obama? - Jonathan Rauch, National Journal
• Swing State Review: Virginia - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
• What Obama Can Learn From Gov. Bill Ritter - Ryan Lizza, New Yorker
• The Shockingly Liberal Legacy of George W. Bush - Luiza Savage, Maclean's
• Democrats Aim for a 60-Vote Senate - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
• Left Has Yet to Grasp the Eclipse of Socialism - Martin Kettle, Guardian
• The Bear Growls, NATO Meows - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
• Oligarchs Could Be Russia's Best Bet - Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times
• The End of The Fairy Tale - Ralph Peters, RealClearPolitics
• Petraeus Leaves Iraq, Not Letting Guard Down - Rod Nordland, Newsweek