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- When the Warmest in History Isn't - November 30, 2008
- In that spirit, many papers (including The Chronicle) have reported on a UC San Diego science historian who reviewed 928 abstracts of peer-reviewed articles...
- Revenge of the Boxes - November 13, 2008
- The earth has moved. The anti-tax governator has called a special session to address the budget shortfall, and he has renewed his call for the Legislature to...
- Palin Smears Hurt McCain - November 11, 2008
- Newsweek reported that when campaign strategists Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter went to Palin's hotel room, she greeted them clad in a towel. Schmidt later...
- Free Clarence Aaron - November 9, 2008
- Aaron broke the law and the fitting consequence for that is a serious prison stay. But because Aaron was a newbie to the drug trade and did not have the...
- Loose Ends - November 6, 2008
- Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Pa., has such low regard for his constituents that he called them "racist" and "really redneck." They re-elected him. "You keep sending...
- In with the New - November 6, 2008
- And the stale GOP leadership deserves to be history. Take Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who was convicted on seven felony violations of federal ethics laws in a trial that...
- In With the New - San Francisco Chronicle - November 5, 2008
- Bankrupt with the Facts - November 4, 2008
- I was in the room and my ears did not perk up as if Obama had issued a headline-commanding quote, when he said the above. Why didn't the paper report on...
- The Biggest Loser: Conventional Wisdom - November 2, 2008
- It's better that way. When I attended this campaign season's first debate in February 2007 -- actually, it wasn't really a debate, but a labor-sponsored rollout for...
- Questions about Obama - October 30, 2008
- Yes, he is impressive, but here are my problems with Barack Obama: Taxes: During the last presidential debate with GOP opponent John McCain,...
- Not Moderates but GOP Wimps - October 28, 2008
- Republicans Colin Powell, William Weld and Scott McClellan also have endorsed Obama. On Friday, Limbaugh lashed out at Buckley and company, as he asked,...
- McCain Sticks to His Guns - October 21, 2008
- I disagreed with McCain on the amnesty aspects of his bill, but I had to respect that he was determined to honor the drive of those who, if not particularly...
- Is Palin Presidential Timber? - October 19, 2008
- I know what it is like to be angry at unfair attacks -- say, when a Democrat accuses President Bush of, say, going to war in Iraq "to distract us from...
- The Growing Price of Economic Rescue - October 17, 2008
- But Obama has not moved to the center. He continues to lurch to the left as he offers up underfunded new spending proposals -- all beneath the radar of...
- Playing the Race Card - October 12, 2008
- A racially tinged subtext? Palin may have exaggerated about Obama "palling around" with William Ayers, a founder of the Vietnam War-era Weather Underground,...
- Obama, the Good Soldier - October 9, 2008
- Both questions touched on the new political post-bailout reality: That is, White House hopefuls may promise Americans more government for lower taxes, but...
- The Supersize Bailout - October 7, 2008
- Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami argued Monday that Pelosi did not fail, as she had made it clear that her Democratic Party would deliver 120 votes, but the...
- Return to Redistricting Sanity - October 5, 2008
- Unless voters put an end to the status quo and push for change after the 2010 census, Californians will be stuck with a setup that enables politicians to...
- The Palin-Biden Verdict - October 4, 2008
- Democrats used to crow about that common touch with Bubba. Well, meet Bubbette. Biden showed more fluency on foreign policy, to be sure. You know...
- Bonanza. Bailout. Bonanza. - October 2, 2008
- Like many Americans, I am angry and have strong doubts as to whether the bailout is necessary. Having proposed it, however, Paulson probably made it...
- Supreme Parody: Biden versus Palin - September 30, 2008
- Yes, Buckley told me over the phone Monday, Mitchell is "absolutely based on Joe Biden." As for Palin, Buckley was not even aware she existed when he handed...
- The Sheriff and the Professor - September 28, 2008
- And while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid derided McCain's appearance Friday, on Wednesday Reid declared a need for "the Republicans to start producing...
- Playing Chicken with U.S. Economy - September 25, 2008
- The Senate has done much to deserve its sorry reputation. Until McCain's announcement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seemed inclined to support the $700...
- Trillion Dollar Baby - September 23, 2008
- Yes, I've talked to experts who believe the package is necessary to thaw an international credit freeze and the run on money markets. But it is difficult to...
- Have Degree, Can't Work - September 21, 2008
- Or does the state have so few angry, educated people that it sees fit to spend more than $17,000 per year on tuition for University of California students, more than...
- The Hyperbole Market -- It's the Worst - September 18, 2008
- Remember last month when oil, having hit the price of $145 per barrel, was the issue on which the election would hinge? Forget it. Oil is now selling at below $100 per...
- Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Buy Beer - September 14, 2008
- Enter the Amethyst Initiative, pushed by former Middlebury College President John McCardell and signed by more than 100 college presidents, which is pushing for...
- Lipstick, Dipstick - September 11, 2008
- Obama also had said, "You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change;' it's still going to stink after eight years." What next? Will McCain's Navy...
- Romancing the Vote - September 7, 2008
- Like Kerry, John McCain seemed stuck in the past. He didn't talk about America's future as much as he should have. His campaign team made the convention too personal...
- Sarah Palin Strikes Back - September 4, 2008
- That said, the Palin pile-on is the result of much more than sexism. The political press corps' lack of familiarity with Palin, the liberal bent endemic to this...
- The RNC's Unconvention - September 3, 2008
- The media were predicting that a Category 4-strength Hurricane Gustav would hit New Orleans nearly three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the Big...
- The Palin Feeding Frenzy - September 3, 2008
- To the Washington press corps, that means she was "not vetted." This gives the press corps a grand excuse to tear Palin and her family into little, tiny pieces.News...
- Sarah Palin -- Dream Girl - August 31, 2008
- For social conservatives, the mother of five has impeccable credentials. She's a member of Feminists for Life, who walked the walk in April when she gave birth to a...
- It's All Good in Obama's 'Cathedral' - August 30, 2008
- Most important, Obama opposed the Iraq war vote in 2003 as other Democrats -- read: Clinton, running mate Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd and John Edwards -- voted to...
- Democrats Talkin' Like the GOP - August 28, 2008
- Radioactive is the new green. I like it. Many of the delegates are sick of Bill and Hillary. The candidate's wife makes it known that she only...
- Now Playing: The Four Deficits - August 27, 2008
- "I.O.U.S.A." follows the crusade of budget watchdogs David Walker, the former comptroller general, and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert Bixby. Walker warns...
- Obama, Clinton, Biden and McCain - August 26, 2008
- Yes, Biden is considered a statesman with strong foreign-policy credentials. He also comes across as a very decent man. He has been an effective senator, who could work...
- Renewing America's Promise Means Lots of Goodies - August 24, 2008
- And: "The American people do not want government to solve all our problems." But the Dems still promise to "provide immediate relief to working people who...
- Obama May Have Played It Too Safe - August 23, 2008
- Instead, Obama chose a man who, months ago, was shooting for a third- or fourth-place finish in Iowa - but came in fifth, and dropped out after he failed to garner 1...
- Woe Is Me, Said the Democrat - August 21, 2008
- "One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism," said Obama....