Bob McCarty Writes

Before Americans pass post-debate judgment on Sarah Palin tomorrow night, I suggest they vaccinate themselves from “The Stockdale Syndrome,” a disease first introduced into the political arena by liberal members of the news media in 1992.  That vaccination is available in the form of an opinion piece, Debates Don’t Always Reveal Character, published in The [...]

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I had the privilege 20 years ago of working for Brig. Gen. Ralph T. Browning, a man who spent nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.  Through working for him, I feel like I know something about the character of John McCain.

At the time, General Browning was commander of the 313th [...]

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The 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul returned to normal by featuring a heavyweight lineup of speakers, including First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
The photos below capture some of the flavor of tonight’s activities, all of which followed the [...]

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Writer Paul Bedard published nearly a dozen posts today at the U.S. News & World Report Washington Whispers blog. Two of them dealt with photos and film footage of the place where John McCain spent five years as a North Vietnamese prisoner of war. Before the 2008 presidential race is over, those two should [...]

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With fall just around the corner, the International Coaching Federation issued guidelines today for schools and other organizations to follow when hiring a coach. I thought it would be interesting to adapt the group’s guidelines — they call them “the Five Cs” — to the political process in advance of the 2008 presidential election.
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