Hiatt Archive for PostPartisan - Quick takes by The Post's opinion writers

What Medvedev Didn't Say

I have to admit that I didn't remember the passage from Alexis de Tocqueville that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cited in his Monday oped in The Post, written in anticipation of today's meeting with President Obama. Now a friend...

'There Are a Lot of Reasons to Cover Losers'

Ralph Nader stumped the Post editorial board yesterday. He visited, with a few aides, to ask why his presidential campaign isn't receiving any coverage in the Post or most other media outlets. Since he's airing lots of important issues,...

Putting Words in Palin's Mouth

There was a flutter of attention when McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told a group of Post reporters and editors yesterday that his team was having to rework the vice presidential acceptance speech because the original draft, prepared before...

Russia Makes Trouble for the Democrats' Narrative

I wouldn't say that the words "Ossetia" and "Abkhazia" are on every delegate's lips out here, but Russia's aggression has spotlighted some interesting divisions within the Democratic Party -- and even the Obama team itself -- on foreign policy....

Live From Denver

Washington Post opinion editor Fred Hiatt was online today to answer questions about the 2008 election, the conventions and the launch of PostPartisan. Want to know what he thinks about Obama's position on Iraq? Whether a candidate's appearance matters? The...

Democrats Who Don't Believe in Change