No Straw Men

Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama.

Obama and his staffers have dismissed any scrutiny of his views on Israel with a blend of outrage and sarcasm, as if his record of support for Israel is so extensive, so undeniable, that anybody who raises doubts about his actual views is launching an inq

There is no doubt we like to push the envelope here at Politico, writing with more voice and injecting some edge into our stories. What we no longer want to do is push the envelope on dress code.

I saw Bobby Jindal talk last week at the National Press Club. He’s being widely touted as McCain’s potential running mate, though I agree with Ross that this would be a mistake—for Jindal. No one should run for office this year as a Republican who doesn

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Barr is is setting up the infrastructure to try to siphon off some of that Paulite passion. He’s hired Terra Eclipse, a Santa Cruz, California-based web design and consulting shop that designed the Paul campaign Web site.