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

RNC, Night One, Impressions

The Republican Party, which has held the White House for eight years and controlled both houses of Congress for six, is running on change. Now, that's audacity. Of course, they lucked out with John McCain, the accidental nominee, because...

The Palin Puzzle

McCain had been steadily gaining on Obama (before the inevitable convention bounce) and had the race in a dead heat in a year in which the generic Democrat is running ten points ahead of the generic Republican. He had...

Has He Lost His Mind?

“Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line,...

Teddy's Moment

Coda to night one. It will be remembered for only one thing: Teddy Kennedy's gallant appearance and wonderfully unpredisposing, even joyful speech. The most moving moment was the most subtle. He made many references to his earlier memorable speeches....

Obama's Task

What's astonishing about this convention is that we are coming into it with the race a dead heat. This is impossible. Every political wind is blowing the Democrats’ way. But the Democrats managed to nominate the weakest of their...

PostPartisan Archive: Krauthammer

RNC, Night One, Impressions

The Palin Puzzle

Has He Lost His Mind?

Teddy's Moment

Obama's Task