Right & Left Follow

Whenever longtime Democrats gather to note how the chemistry and calculus of the 2008 campaign seem to favor their party this year, one or another will always add some version of the following: "Yeah, but we could screw this up before it's over."

January 15, 2008: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney professed his love for his native Michigan, and its Republican voters returned the feeling on Tuesday, giving him his first notable win of the primary season.

President Bush on Thursday predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office, but undercut that optimism with harsh criticism of Hamas militants who control part of the land that would form an eventual independent Palestine. [...]

NPR: A New Hampshire Shakeup

NPR: Long Night, New Winners in New Hampshire

Al Gore savaged the US government’s “obstructing” attitude and urged delegates at the UN conference on climate change to ignore Washington if necessary to pursue the “moral imperative” of a new global regime.



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DES MOINES, Dec. 8 — When she begins a typical show, seldom does Oprah Winfrey question the power of her brand or wonder aloud about the influence that accompanies her golden[...]