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I'm Feeling Good About John McCain? Michael Barone likens this year's election to the election of 1976. I think he has a point. The current political environment has something in common with the aftermath of Watergate and the toxic political environment that confronted Republicans in 1976.
In tracing the source of Ford's comeback nearly to catch Carter by election day, Barone credits the Ford campaign with altering the mood of the nation. Among other things, he cites the Ford campaign's use of the song "I'm Feeling Good About America" with contributing to the comeback ("I'm feeling good about Gerald Ford, and I'm feeling good about me!").
I have absolutely no recollection of "I'm Feeling Good About America," but I do recall Meredith Wilson's "Whip Inflation Now." The song had been commissioned by the Ford administration as part of its memorable Whip Inflation Now campaign. In President Ford's speech announcing the WIN program he included helpful advice to average Americans struggling with the effects of his own Powerlineblog.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 In his intensely reported June 2 Weekly Standard cover story on Secretary Rice, Stephen Hayes took a look at the major areas of foreign policy committed to Rice's care during Bush's second term: North Korea, Syria, Iran and Iran's terrorist proxies. In these areas, the administration's record is one of miscalculation, retreat and failure. Why?
In May Secretary Rice hailed the Lebanese government's capitulation to Hezbollah as "a positive step toward resolving the current crisis." Hayes's article showed that Secretary Rice applies similar verbal dexterity to address a series of foreign policy disappointments.
To outward appearances Secretary Rice has delegated responsibility for diplomatic issues with North Korea to Christopher Hill, with Iran to Nicholas Burns, and reserved Israeli-Palestinian issues to herself. While Secretary Rice seeks to salvage a legacy out of her weak record, American interests in every one of these areas have suffered. The "surge" of troops to Iraq has pro Powerlineblog.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 William Katz: Sweetness and greatness Jo Stafford died Wednesday at 90. Terry Teachout paid tribute to her and collected links to her obituaries in "Jo Stafford, RIP." Our occasional contributor Bill Katz of Urgent Agenda observes: There are respectful obituaries, but it has not been headline news. There are no front-page stories, as with Sinatra, no huge remembrances from TV commentators. In fact, some younger readers may not even know her name. But Jo Stafford was one of the great singers of the 20th century, and revered among American soldiers of World war ii and Korea.
The word "great" is overused. But, If you don't believe me when I apply it to Stafford, get a CD of her singing, "You Belong to Me," a hit of the early fifties, and ask if you've ever heard a sweeter, more pure, more perfectly pitched voice. Maybe Ella. All right, I'll grant Ella, but I'll call them equals.
Stephen Holden, in the New York Times's obituary, said her "pure, nearly vibrato-less voice, with perfect intonation, conveyed steadfast Powerlineblog.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 I have a longer quasi-review elsewhere that’s kind of embargoed currently, but here’s a summary of my reaction to last night’s midnight show:
Oh man the dialog is not so good. An awful lot of on-the-nose and MOS stuff that doesn’t play. The Nolans should have more confidence in their story: characters spend too much time [...] Unqualified Offerings Saturday, July 19, 2008 Michael Ramirez observes, as Barack obama sets off for Europe and Asia accompanied by his biggest fans, other than himself: Powerlineblog.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 The official campaign kickoff for Chris Bell is tomorrow at his new campaign headquarters. The details: WHO: Chris Bell and... Offthekuff.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 And the special mystery guest is... ...Al Gore. Or so I'm told. But first, Rep. Lloyd Doggett is giving Speaker Pelosi a rousing introduction. The question... Offthekuff.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 I thought our panel went pretty well yesterday. It was well attended given its local appeal, and we got a... Offthekuff.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 Impressive. Barack obama and the Democratic National Committee revved up their money machine in June, outpacing their Republican rivals by... Offthekuff.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 This ought to be fun to watch. Two days after telling an online town hall meeting that NASA had "failed... Offthekuff.com Saturday, July 19, 2008 1 2 3 4
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