By George Packer NEW YORKER – In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had reached apocalyptic levels, and he based his candidacy, in part, on a bold promise to begin a rapid withdrawal of American forces upon taking office. At the time, this pledge represented conventional thinking among Democrats and was guaranteed to play well with primary... 

By Fred Lucas CNS NEWS – While Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has vowed to make pay equity for women a top priority if elected president, an analysis of his Senate staff shows that women are outnumbered and out-paid by men. That is in contrast to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's Senate office, where women, for the most part, out-rank and are paid more than men. Obama... 

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By Editor NY POST – What does Barack Obama truly believe? Does it depend on the day of the week? True, candidates typically tack to the center after contentious primaries. But the "candidate of change" is taking that process to Twilight Zone levels. Share/Save Read More →

NRO – I don’t begrudge Barack Obama the modesty of his accomplishments as a community organizer. Stemming the tide of urban decay in Chicago’s worst neighborhoods in the late 1980s was beyond even the most tireless efforts of one man. “Sisyphean” is the term that keeps coming to mind, but I would note that what Obama actually accomplished – “a successful effort... 

BY NATASHA KORECKI CHICAGO SUN-TIMES – Barack Obama's name could have been invoked more at the corruption trial of his former fund-raiser Tony Rezko. But it appears prosecutors opted against bringing Obama into the mix during the two-month trial. Share/Save Read More →

By Charles Krauthammer REAL CLEAR POLITICS – "To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies." – Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. 24, 2007 That was then: Democratic primaries to be won, netroot lefties to be seduced. With all that (and Hillary Clinton) out of the way, Obama now says he'll vote... 

BY KENNETH R. BAZINET, IAN BISHOP and MICHAEL McAULIFF NY DAILY NEWS – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama showed each other the money Thursday night – and even a little love. Meeting with a few hundred of Clinton's top cash bundlers at the Mayflower Hotel, Clinton's team and the presumed Democratic nominee traded checks to help each other's causes. Share/Save Read More →

WASH. TIMES – Barack Obama is not quite sure where he stands on the North American Free Trade deal. He has changed his position on several occasions, all the while claiming to be consistent. Mr. Obama needs to establish a trade policy that does not shift according to the preferences of the audience he is courting. Share/Save Read More →

By Jack Cashill WND – "I was wondering when you were going to call me," so said the irrepressible Nolanda Butler Hill when I phoned last week. She knew precisely what item of news had prompted me to call: the revelation that Barack Obama had selected Clinton deputy attorney general and Ron Brown protégé Eric Holder to help vet his vice presidential candidates. Share/Save Read More →

By Michelle Malkin NRO – If you don’t know what ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is all about, you better bone up. This left-wing group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers — you and me — and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism...