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John Taylor's post about the two Republican Presidents overlooked ---at least so far but don't hold your breath--- in Minneapolis reminded me of an article I meant to post last week --- from the Weekly Standard's "Scrapbook".   At least Republicans aren't the only...

  As the Republican National Convention finally gets under way in the Twin Cities tonight, it isn't untoward to remember a Minnesota Governor who left his mark on American politics --- and who was, in fact, RN's choice for President in 1948. In his extended latter...

Word came today of the death of Jerry Reed at age 71, of complications from emphysema.  Born Jerry Reed Hubbard in Atlanta in 1937, he worked his way up the ranks as a musician and songwriter, penning songs for the likes of Gene Vincent and Brenda Lee, and attracting...

In today's installment of "The Daily Politics" on the New York Daily News' blog, columnist Elizabeth Benjamin quotes a conversation with Ed Cox concerning Governor Palin's selection for the veep slot on the McCain ticket. Ed, of course, was RN's son-in-law. He is now...

Throughout our history the vice-presidency has been an evolving institution. For many years the vice-president served merely as the presiding officer of the Senate with little or no involvement with the Administration. Calvin Coolidge (1921-23) was the first...

For all the conflicting criticism (of the constructive kind of course), critical analysis, and unsolicited advice that we have been offering (and will undoubtedly will continue to offer) in such abundance, here at least is something on which all of us agree.

If Barack Obama winds up losing the election this November, most likely a significant portion of the blame will affix to his selection of a running mate. The issue will not have much of anything to do with Senator Joe Biden’s personality or performance. It will simply...

Over in Denver they may not remember it's LBJ's 100th birthday today, but I have the feeling one fellow in Washington hasn't forgotten it - columnist Bob Novak, who with his late partner Rowland Evans wrote Lyndon Johnson: The Exercise Of Power, still one of the most...

Bob Gardner, who at a (relatively) early age is one of the Grand Old Men of San Francisco advertising, wrote a provocative oped for yesterday's Chronicle. From a positive perspective, this is the most uplifting of elections. The Republican candidate comes from a...

Tomorrow night, an African-American will receive the presidential nomination of one of America's two major parties, for the first time in this nation's history. It will be the fulfillment of the dream of countless Americans, of all races. One or another of the parade...