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Friday, July 30, 2004

Enemy of the Week

Heaven Can Wait

Enemy Central | 7.30.04

The Democrats put on a show of shows for an unlikely King.

Political Hay

Hell Is on the Way

George Neumayr | 7.30.04

Weaker at home, weaker abroad — welcome to Sister Kerry’s America.

Campaign Crawlers

Soft on Terrorism

David Hogberg | 7.30.04

Kerry wanted to sound tough yet couldn’t bring himself to use that very word.

Special Report

Big Guns Fire Blanks

John Tabin | 7.30.04

Democrats and defense still don't mix.

Latte Nation

Action Jackson

Shawn Macomber | 7.30.04

The Rev. and Bobby Jr. come unhinged. Also: Janet Reno's shrubs. Plus: A conservative cracks up.

Another Perspective

Edwards and the Damsel in Distress

William Tucker | 7.30.04

If you want to understand trial lawyers, you have to recognize their one enduring fantasy.

Media Matters

Me and My Radio

Lawrence Henry | 7.30.04

It's hard to listen to Internet radio in bed.

Reader Mail

Picture Perfect

7.30.04

Kerry in clear focus. Iran waits. Edwards divided. Tyrrell eternally banished. Ganging up on the Eurocentric. Plus much more.

Thursday, July 29, 2004

Editor’s Desk

Johnny Comes Marching

Wlady Pleszczynski | 7.29.04

How great was he last night?

Latte Nation

Hall of Kerry

Shawn Macomber | 7.29.04

Admit it, he had great hair. Also: Lack of fockus. Plus: Our man in Boston switches parties.

Washington Prowler

Boston Bummer

The Prowler | 7.29.04

A convention without momentum — and Kerry acts weird too.

Special Report

Confronting Iran

Jacob Laksin | 7.29.04

Are we with Canada or against it? Does the Bush Doctrine still have teeth?

The Current Crisis

Democrat Doubletalk

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.29.04

Some of it is even done in English.

Movie Takes

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

James Bowman | 7.29.04

Michael Moore without the charming wit.

Reader Mail

Conventional Wisdom

7.29.04

Kerry's big entrance. Ron Jr's judgment. Berger's blunder. CAIR vs. Mason and Felder. Plus more.

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Campaign Crawlers

Dull and Mean

John Tabin | 7.28.04

Teddy was both, except when the slurs got in the way. Teresa was superbe and Obama delivered.

Political Hay

The Boston Me Party

George Neumayr | 7.28.04

Speaker after speaker goes treading in self-absorbed water.

At Large

Go Back to Ballet

Timothy P. Carney | 7.28.04

The shameless lies their Ron told us.

Washington Prowler

Kerry Camera Ready

The Prowler | 7.28.04

John’s lens lease. Blue suit blues. Edwards follows suit. A drive-by photo-op. Plus: Aping Bush.

Special Report

Democratic Signs of Pro-Life

Sean Higgins | 7.28.04

A remnant attempts to save the party from itself.

Latte Nation

Protest City

Shawn Macomber | 7.28.04

Kerry gets his comeuppance, as he too is depicted as a Nazi by some of the many uncaged visitors to convention Boston.

Another Perspective

A Nearly Perfect Injustice

Hunter Baker | 7.28.04

What kind of son would honor those who demonized his father?

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Editor’s Desk

Top Clinton

Wlady Pleszczynski | 7.27.04

Could it have been the best speech of his life?

Special Report

Checked and Unbalanced

George Neumayr | 7.27.04

The Dems trot out their big horses and proceed to ride small in the saddle.

Washington Prowler

Coaching the Convention

The Prowler | 7.27.04

The speakers’ svengali — but can he teach slobs good manners? Also: First daughters crack the whip. Hillary makes time. Designating a star.

Campaign Crawlers

Rhythm and Blues

Shawn Macomber | 7.27.04

Our emissary to the Democratic Convention hip-hops his way across an angry Boston where everything is expected to go wrong.

Political Hay

Great Barack Hope

David Weigel | 7.27.04

Colin Powell never had it so good — or proved this good. Live from Boston tonight: Barack Obama.

Another Perspective

The Count of Nine

Jay D. Homnick | 7.27.04

A much neglected Jewish holiday being observed today illuminates the conservative movement.

Reader Mail

No Comparisons, No Compromises

7.27.04

Arguing responsibly. Baylor and a fallen Southern Baptist. The real Colin Kelly. Coming to terms with life without Europe. Will Kerry’s opening pitch be his closer? Plus more.

Monday, July 26, 2004

Latte Nation

Pity Party

Shawn Macomber | 7.26.04

Our delegate to the Kerry coronation spends a religious Sunday with Boston Democrats deep in prayer to their secular devils.

Washington Prowler

Kerry the Green Monster

The Prowler | 7.26.04

A fairweathered Fenway fan. Labor on strike alert. Shutting the Clintons up.

Special Report

USA Today’s Late Addition

John Tabin | 7.26.04

Michael Moore hired to cover Republican Convention — provided he’s not paired with Ann Coulter.

Loose Canons

Code Word Bergler

Jed Babbin | 7.26.04

What the top Kerry adviser did is a serious felony, for which people spend decades in Club Fed.

Media Matters

Foer Score

James Bowman | 7.26.04

The irresponsible politics of privileged minds.

Campus Scenes

Baylor Epilogue

Hunter Baker | 7.26.04

In a demonstration of real integrity, university regents prove there is such a thing as a happy ending.

Reader Mail

Commission Imaginings

7.26.04

What is it about those Middle Eastern men on our planes? Plus: No selective outrage. Saturday night specials. St. Helen Thomas. A convention schedule. And much more.

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