http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/index/ en jason@siffring.org Copyright 2007 2007-11-05T23:36:00-05:00 Written by Michael Crowley in The New Republic http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/siege_mentality/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/siege_mentality/ How impeachment explains the Clinton campaign. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-12T09:45:01-05:00 Written by Robert Novak in Primetime Politics http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/mccains_christian_problem/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/mccains_christian_problem/ His success this fall may depend on an erstwhile foe: Mike Huckabee. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-12T09:02:01-05:00 Written by Victor Davis Hanson in Pajamas Media http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/ten_new_regulations_for_the_2008_election/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/ten_new_regulations_for_the_2008_election/ That laudable proposition, that America has finally moved beyond race, is beginning to foster surreal rules of campaigning from both the media and Obama himself that do no one any good. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-12T02:29:00-05:00 Written by Jonathan Martin in Politico http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/limbaugh_my_impact_will_increase/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/limbaugh_my_impact_will_increase/ Diverted for now by Operation Chaos and the Democratic primary, Rush looks ahead to a McCain presidency and says he “will thrive.” Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T14:00:00-05:00 Written by Debra J. Saunders in Townhall http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/dont_kill_the_cartoonist_stand_up_to_intimidation/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/dont_kill_the_cartoonist_stand_up_to_intimidation/ It was a controversy so complicated that it gave many opinion-makers—including me—pause. The War 2008-05-11T14:00:00-05:00 Written by Jeff Jacoby in Boston Globe http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/a_triumph_of_life_and_hope/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/a_triumph_of_life_and_hope/ The birth of the state of Israel 60 years ago this week was an astonishment. It is not unheard of for a nation to vanish from the map and later reappear. World Affairs 2008-05-11T14:00:00-05:00 Written by George F. Will in The Washington Post http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/watch_mississippi/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/watch_mississippi/ Why a Mississippi special election could worry Republicans. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:57:00-05:00 Written by Benny Morris in Los Angeles Times http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/israels_unhappy_birthday/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/israels_unhappy_birthday/ After six decades, the Jewish state’s hopes for peace are near death. World Affairs 2008-05-11T13:55:00-05:00 Written by James Freeman in The Wall Street Journal http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_power_of_41_senators_interview_with_mitch_mcconnell/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_power_of_41_senators_interview_with_mitch_mcconnell/ The filibuster may be the only tool Republicans have in 2009. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Andrew G. Bostom in American Thinker http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/misunderstanding_islamic_antisemitism/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/misunderstanding_islamic_antisemitism/ The uncomfortable examination of Islamic doctrines and history is required in order to understand the enduring phenomenon of Muslim Jew hatred, which dates back to the origins of Islam.  World Affairs 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Michael Sokolove in The New York Times Magazine http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_uneven_playing_field/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_uneven_playing_field/ Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer? American Interest 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Andrew Lee Butters in Time http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/after_the_blitz_hizballah_runs_beirut/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/after_the_blitz_hizballah_runs_beirut/ The outcome of the Lebanese political crisis may have been inevitable. The War 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Kathryn Jean Lopez in National Review http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/campaigning_mom/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/campaigning_mom/ Meet Cindy McCain. American Interest 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Lally Weymouth in Newsweek http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_last_founding_father/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/the_last_founding_father/ Shimon Peres on the search for peace with the Palestinians, the Iranian threat and American presidents since Truman. World Affairs 2008-05-11T13:45:00-05:00 Written by Editorial in Investor's Business Daily http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/oily_chavez_oozes_beyond_venezuela/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/oily_chavez_oozes_beyond_venezuela/ Oil spiked $4 Friday on new evidence of Venezuela’s deep involvement in terrorism. There’s no glossing over such news: Hugo Chavez intends to destabilize the region. The U.S. will need to take action. World Affairs 2008-05-11T13:30:01-05:00 Written by Newt Gingrich in Newsweek http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/dear_senator_obama/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/dear_senator_obama/ A Republican reformer has advice for the new guy promising to clean up Washington: get specific. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:30:00-05:00 Written by Michael R. Gordon in The New York Times http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/sadr_city_bomb_squad_looking_for_trouble_before_it_explodes/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/sadr_city_bomb_squad_looking_for_trouble_before_it_explodes/ American soldiers search for roadside bombs around the clock, in dangerous missions hidden behind the bland job description of “route clearance.” The War 2008-05-11T13:30:00-05:00 Written by Bill Roggio in The Long War Journal http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/sadrist_bloc_buckles_agrees_to_let_iraqi_army_in_sadr_city/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/sadrist_bloc_buckles_agrees_to_let_iraqi_army_in_sadr_city/ The agreement will allow for the Iraqi military to operate freely inside Sadr City while the Mahdi Army must halt its fighting. The War 2008-05-11T13:30:00-05:00 Written by Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny in The New York Times http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/already_obama_and_mccain_map_fall_strategies/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/already_obama_and_mccain_map_fall_strategies/ Even before the Democratic nomination fight ends, the candidates are focusing on independent voters, Latinos and about a dozen states where they think the contest will be decided. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:20:00-05:00 Written by Stuart Taylor Jr. in National Journal http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/voters_racism_is_not_the_problem/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/voters_racism_is_not_the_problem/ Wright aside, if Obama’s race were a net liability with voters, he would have had no chance of winning the nomination. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:15:01-05:00 Written by David Ignatius in The Washington Post http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/keeping_cool/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/keeping_cool/ Under attack, Barack Obama doesn’t flinch. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-11T13:00:00-05:00 Written by Romesh Ratnesar in Time http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/is_it_time_to_invade_burma_afternoon_update/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/is_it_time_to_invade_burma_afternoon_update/ As the response to the 2004 tsunami proved, the world’s capacity for mercy is limitless. But we still haven’t figured out when to give war a chance. World Affairs 2008-05-10T19:36:00-05:00 Written by Mark Steyn in Orange County Register http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/israels_doom_could_also_be_europes/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/israels_doom_could_also_be_europes/ These days friends and enemies alike smell weakness at the heart of the Zionist Entity. World Affairs 2008-05-10T11:02:00-05:00 Written by Michael Barone in Primetime Politics http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/rethinking_the_iraq_critics/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/rethinking_the_iraq_critics/ Today we’re only beginning to learn about what went on behind the scenes in regard to Iraq.  The War 2008-05-10T11:01:00-05:00 Written by John F. Harris and Jonathan Martin in Politico http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/and_why_the_speculation_is_not_nuts/ http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/site/page/and_why_the_speculation_is_not_nuts/ Five reasons why Obama should offer Clinton the VP nomination — and why she would want to take it. Politics & Election '08 2008-05-10T11:01:00-05:00