Topic: Michael Dukakis
Capital punishment foes convene today in Olympia to rally behind a bill sponsored by Sen. Debbie Regala, D-Tacoma, which would put an end to the...
A reporter - or a citizen for that matter, but reporters do this for a living - can write about a political race in a number of different ways...
I think it's time for another mournful column from either David Brooks or Ross Douthat, bemoaning the fact that so manymembers of the putative GOP...
As political gaffes go, Mitt Romney's $10,000 "bet" may not be such a big deal.. . In the latest Republican presidential debate on Saturday night...
It's a welcome moment when we TV reporters get mail, since we usually talk to an invisible, mute audience. It's more gratifying still when the...
More ideas from Thurman . Question: The "East meets West" paradigm has been around for awhile. Has Eastern thought improved Western lives?....
In 1988, Michael Dukakis was asked a question at a debate that probably helped end his career. You can see a video of the exchange on YouTube, but needless to say Dukakis' answer is completely unsatisfying. But thankfully, our government tries to ...
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were two of America's founding fathers and the second and third Presidents of the United States respectively. " ?In every elementary school in America, children learn about our Country's first President, George Washington. But what many ...
During a political campaign, a candidate has essentially two equally persuasive paths to take. Dukakis never fully recovered from the negative effects of these attack ads, even if he had a rational explanation for his previous actions as governor.Some voters can ...
The term vetting derives from the act in horse racing of having horses evaluated by a veterinarian to make sure they are healthy and in good condition to run a race. Certain identifiable conditions could cause permanent disbarment from future races.In ...