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OBAMA
Shivs You Can Believe In
Richard Wolffe 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
IT'S a bit of wisdom that Barack Obama has cited himself, but it's also a favorite line of his chief strategist, David Axelrod, who in turn probably got it from "The Untouchables": you don't bring a knife to a gunfight. A brooding former Chicago Tribune reporter, Axelrod has long been drawn to candidates who deliver high-minded messages of change and reform. But he doesn't shy from using the campaign equivalent of a shiv or a pistol.
THE STRATEGISTS
No Prize to the Noble Loser
Holly Bailey 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
If you want to really irritate Steve Schmidt (and seeing that he's 6 feet, 225 pounds, and can show a flash of temper, it's not recommended), just compare him to Karl Rove. The man in charge of John McCain's day-to-day presidential campaign is tired of reporters saying he's Rove's "protégé"—the implication being that he is willing to do anything to win. For the record: the two men go back only to 2004, when Schmidt, then a 34-year-old consultant, was hired to run George W. Bush's re-election war room.
Mail Call: Russia’s Power Play
10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
I agree with Clifford G. Gaddy's Sept. 1 essay, "How Not to Punish Moscow." Gaddy writes, "It appears that Russia will have its way with Georgia and that the West is powerless to do anything about it." Remember that Georgia was part of the Soviet Union. Although it gained independence, as far as Russia is concerned Georgia remains a vassal state. Russia will not tolerate positioning of weapons of destruction in its vassal states under the guise of NATO or other security arrangements with the West. What Russia did to Georgia is reminiscent of America's quarantine of Cuba when the Soviet Union placed missiles there. Thus, Russia feels justified in teaching a lesson to Georgia—a country viewed as too pro-America and beginning to feel that its independence is a license to test Russia's patience. Vladimir Putin is no ordinary leader. Being an ex-KGB man and proud of his Russian blood, he's prepared to go all the way to redeem Russia's pride after the unexpected loss of rich territories that have become nation-states in their own right. Georgia learned a lesson in ethnic politics. When Putin gave the order to invade Georgia, it was done with careful calculation. It will not be in America's or NATO's interest to retaliate militarily unless they are prepared for Armageddon. Russia is not Iraq, and Putin is not Saddam Hussein. The United States and NATO should not pour salt over wounds by making disparaging remarks, but must endeavor to look at the issue from a wider perspective in the name of peace, love and humanity.Hassan Bin TalibSelangor, Malaysia
POLITICS
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Sharon Begley 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
Barack Obama has been "palling around with terrorists" and wants to teach 5-year-olds about sex? John McCain is "out of touch," in bed with lobbyists behind the housing-market meltdown and doesn't know Ctrl-Alt-Delete from @?
CAMPAIGN 2008
Nader in Florida: Remember Me?
Richard Wolffe 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
Eight years ago Democrats had good reason to blame Ralph Nader for peeling off enough votes from Al Gore to cost him Florida and the presidency. But this year Democrats may have good reason to welcome the so-called Nader effect. According to recent CNN/Opinion Research polls, Barack Obama leads John McCain by four points in a two-way choice among likely Florida voters. That gap grows to eight points with Nader in the mix, along with other minor-party candidates such as Libertarian Bob Barr.
THE DIGNITY INDEX
PSST! He Also Picks Wings Off Flies!
10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM