Daily Archives: July 26, 2008

Obama more conservative than McCain on foreign policy?

July 26, 20086:03 a.m.

obamapointingright2.jpg“Over the course of the campaign against Hillary Clinton and now McCain, Obama has elaborated more and more the ideas that would undergird his foreign policy as president,” columnist Fareed Zakaria wrote. “What emerges is a world view that is far from that of a typical liberal, much closer to that of a traditional realist. It is interesting to note that, at least in terms of the historical schools of foreign policy, Obama seems to be the cool conservative and McCain the exuberant idealist.”

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Foreign affairs, Presidential race | Comments (94)

Open thread 7/26

July 26, 20086:02 a.m.

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By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Open thread | Comments (291)

Obama-Sebelius talking points

July 26, 20086:00 a.m.

obamasebelius14.jpgScott Rothschild of the Lawrence Journal-World did an entertaining job of boiling down the increasingly tiresome conventional wisdom on a potential Obama-Sebelius ticket. Pros include: “Red state street cred” and “They are both jocks.” Among the cons: “Governor, you are no Hillary Clinton” and “Sebelius-Romney debate would put nation to sleep for years.”
One item made both lists: “National media would parachute into Kansas and write ‘Dorothy’ leads.”

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Presidential race | Comments (15)