As will be reported by the Lancaster New Era this afternoon, Lancaster County students participating in a mock election sponsored by Newspapers in Education backed Barack Obama 49 percent to 36 percent for John McCain. (Other votes went to third-party nominees, some of whom did not qualify for the ballot here in Pennsylvania.)
It’s great, as […]

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John McCain’s behind in the polls.
I grant you that’s upsetting.
A Vietnam war hero with a distinguished record in the U.S. Senate is losing to a guy whose best resume item to date is running one heck of an effective presidential campaign.
That is depressing.
But it should not lead to madness.
I have fielded calls to the newsroom […]

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OK, three quick points on the $150,000 in clothes and beauty treatments for Sarah Palin.
Point No. 1 — Who, besides GOP donors, really cares?
Point No. 2 — I have to disagree with Palin’s “double-standard” analysis. I recall similar coverage of Bill Clinton and John Edwards’ expensive haircuts.
But, gosh, Point No. 3, just because the media […]

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On National Review Online today, Victor Davis Hanson compares Sarah Palin, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and makes a pretty strong case that Palin is being held to a higher standard.
A sample of his good points appears below:
While Gov. Palin’s frequent college transfers and Idaho degree are an item of snickering among pundits, none of […]

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I criticized our congressman, Rep. Joe Pitts, awhile ago for his response to the financial crisis. That was because I read a newspaper article that said his response to the crisis would be to eliminate capital gains taxes for a couple of years and make the Bush tax cuts permanent.
My feeling at the time was […]

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Just when the onslaught of negative polls might have had us resigned to our most liberal president ever, here come some polls showing the inevitable Barack Obama might just remain in the U.S. Senate.
First, nationwide, it’s a dead heat, thanks to the third debate and Joe the Plumber, according an AP poll released today.
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Not long after her rally at Clipper Magazine Stadium here in Lancaster on Saturday, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is headed to New York City for an appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”
According to The Associated Press:

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is set to appear on this week’s broadcast of “Saturday Night Live,” the entertainment show […]

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In January, Barack Obama compared himself to Ronald Reagan, suggesting in an interview with a Nevada newspaper that just as Reagan “changed the trajectory of America,” Obama, too, wants to transform American politics.
Defending himself against charges from primary rivals John Edwards and Hillary Clinton that he was praising Reagan, Obama defended himself before a crowd […]

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… the post-debate quick polls cited by Real Clear Politics are hard to take.
CBS News: Obama won 39%, McCain won 25%, Draw 36%
Insider Advantage: Obama won 42%, McCain won 41%, Undecided: 17%
CNN: Obama “did better” 51%, McCain “did better” 38%
And the problem gets bigger for those of us rooting for McCain who watched the debate.
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By “end times” I mean only the final weeks of the presidential campaign, and gosh are these weeks spurring some awful ideas.
The latest is part of the economic plan Barack Obama announced Monday: allowing people to withdraw up to $10,000 from their retirement accounts without any penalty this year and next.
Terrific.
Got any other ideas for […]

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