Five Myths About John McCain

Charles R. Black Jr. says he is going back to lobbying after his stint advising 2008 Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain on his campaign.Black is to resume his post as chairman of BKSH and Associates, a subsidiary of WPP Group, The Washington Times reported Saturday.I’m happy to work with good friends and with clients whom I like and respect, Black told the Times.Black resigned from BKSH early this year to work full time for McCain after McCain prohibited lobbyists from workin... more

One day and night has passed for CRNC: Vegas. Top gossip so far: 1. “WestFest” was the big party of Friday night. The party was sponsored by Zach Howell, and was reportedly a tremendous success. One report estimated that more than 100 people attended throughout the night. 2. A CR mole reports that Ben Johnson has promised to appoint former Texas CR Chair Ryan Murphy as CRNC executive director in a Johnson administration. Either Johnson is buying off Texas, or in the words of Joh... more

Deborah Howell Takes On A Strawman, But Refuses to Make The Hard Calls Conservatives—keep hitting the MSM where it hurts: in the bank account Last week, Post Ombundswoman Deborah Howell “took on” the issue of media bias. I was underwhelmed, as were most of you (I suspect). IIRC, the job of the ombundsman is to hold people inside one’s own organization to account. To point fingers and assign blame. Howell doesn’t do this. I submit that she wrote... more

Just three days ago, Barack Obama looked ready to score a knock out blow in Texas and Ohio. It didn’t happen. Then came the 3AM phone commercials, the Resko trial , NAFTA debate s and of course Saturday Night Live. A combination of forces turned in favor of Senator Clinton. On Monday, Obama got roughed up by the media for the first time in the campaign. Something had changed. After months of largely getting a pass on tough questions, Obama seemed caught off guard ... more

If Hillary Clinton stumbled in Ohio, it would have meant more than a loss of delegates. It would have spelled the end of her campaign. Instead, she won an impressive victory . Now, all eyes turn to Texas, where a Clinton win would completely recast the democratic primary. addthis_url = ’http%3A%2F%2Fblog.iconflict.com%2Fcritical-win-as-clinton-takes-ohio%2F’; addthis_title = ’Critical+Win+as+Clinton+Takes+Ohio’; addthis_pub =... more

John McCain will be the Republican candidate for President. Tonight he secured the necessary delegates to win the nomination.   After he delivered his victory speech tonight, McCain will travel to DC where he will be formally endorsed by President Bush. “I have never believed I was destined be president,” McCain told supporters. “I don’t believe anyone is pre-destined to lead America. But I do believe we are born with responsibilities to the country that ha... more

Only in the media environment of today could a comedy show alter the course of a presidential election. Since the 1970’s Saturday Night Live has been parodying U.S. Presidents and revealing something about their personality or character. During his 2000 White House race, Al Gore’s aides showed him clips of Darrell Hammond’s spot-on parody, to demonstrate that Gore needed to be more loose on the campaign trail. But in the most recent parody on politics, it is the pres... more