Now, let’s have a civil public debate Sheila October 16, 2008 It’s been a long year of talking heads on TV, both in media and politics. We have heavyweight voices Read More
About one hour into the debate… Sheila October 15, 2008 ….the moderator finally raised the subjects everyone avoided until now. Abortion. And judges. Schieffer: All right. Let’s stop there Read More
Who scored the most points in the Sheila October 15, 2008 Joe the plumber. During tonight’s debate the candidates mentioned Joe by name more than a dozen times throughout the Read More
Is race really an issue again (or Sheila October 15, 2008 Though we didn’t hear much about race in the presidential campaign for a while, it has re-emerged in recent Read More
Could this issue determine the election? Sheila October 14, 2008 It’s the one that no one has asked the presidential candidates about in the debates. But soon after Gov. Read More
How well do we know this man? Sheila October 13, 2008 America may be about to elect him president, but Barack Obama’s ascendancey left out the traditional rigors of climbing Read More
Palin’s Pennsylvania speech Sheila October 13, 2008 She focused again on abortion. Mainstream media reported it with choice words. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin charged into the culture Read More
It’s not a US presidential candidate unifying Sheila October 13, 2008 It’s a global economic crisis. European leaders agreed a plan that would inject billions of dollars into troubled banks Read More
Ask the candidates about judges Sheila October 12, 2008 This is worth repeating. The single most important issue to vote is the president’s power to appoint judges. So, Read More
No debating this Sheila October 12, 2008 More and more people are asking why the presidential debates are not asking the right questions. Or at least certain Read More