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...they can't even think nationally. Relations between the maverick western province and Ottawa have always been stormy. In the 1970s, at a time of skyrocketing fuel prices, leftist Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau promoted a National Energy Program of self-sufficiency and Canadian ownership of oil and gas development, which ignited a turf war with Alberta. Alberta won, which means so did the U.S., because the oil could be freely traded...
...fall strategy. Some (although not all) Clintonistas are warming to the idea of an Obama nomination--and the candidate seems to be readying herself for a probable departure. Meanwhile, in the face of disastrous poll numbers and recent defeats, Republicans have bonded together, put aside differences and turned to maverick McCain as a savior. But many Republicans still fear they will be hung together in November--even if they hang together now. X Triangulating Bush PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, during an overseas trip, picks a fight over the alleged "appeasement" of terrorists (potentially rallying the conservative base against...
...McCain’s wrists go limp when he’s dueling Democrats. The maverick labeled Obama’s plan to raise taxes “out of touch.” He called the Democratic frontrunner’s pledge to keep troops in Iraq to attack al Qaeda, after vowing to withdraw them immediately, “remarkable.” And when Ahmed Yousef, a member of Hamas, effectively endorsed Obama, McCain bellowed, “I think people can make judgments accordingly...
Unlike the maverick, liberals fight dirty. Distorting McCain’s remarks at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, Obama declared, “John McCain wants to continue a war in Iraq perhaps as long as 100 years,” which the non-partisan watchdog, Factcheck.org, says is a “rank falsehood.” Taking a cheap shot at his opponent’s age, the Illinois Democrat recently accused McCain of “losing his bearings.” And it’s only...
...know McCain stands for victory in Iraq, smaller, better government, and traditional values. But I want him to fight vigorously for those beliefs in the arena. For now, I’m sitting on the sidelines, shouting my two words of advice to the maverick for the fall: Aim left...