Breaking! McCain Praises Community Organizers

John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin disagree on at least one thing: the importance of community organizers.

“Of course I respect community organizers,” said McCain, responding to a question about whether he agreed with the evisceration of community organizers at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. (During the convention, Palin and Read More

Palin Speaks, Republicans Cheer

ST. PAUL—Sarah Palin’s at-times combative, at-times homespun, but consistently successful speech to accept the vice presidential nomination prompted unvaryingly ecstatic reactions on the floor here at the Republican National Convention.

“She did more about setting the record straight about her experience than could have been asked,” said former New York Senator Al D’Amato, who Read More

Rudy Attacks, Right Out of the Republican Convention Playbook

MINNEAPOLIS—In what may be a preview of his keynote speech tonight to the Republican National Convention, Rudy Giuliani spoke to the New York Republican delegation at a downtown Marriott this afternoon and attacked Barack Obama on matters of national security and experience.

“At the top of the ticket they have someone who is the least Read More

Pataki: Community Organizing — What’s Up With That?

ST. PAUL-Former governor George Pataki doesn’t think too much of Barack Obama’s post-college, biography-anchoring work in Chicago as a community organizer.

Speaking at the Ohio delegation’s breakfast this morning, Pataki went on the attack to dispel talk about G.O.P. vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin’s inexperience.

"They talk about her résumé," he said. "You know, she Read More