How can we be expected to pass up the chance to post a George W. Bush photo like this, no matter how irrelevant it might be to the topics of the day?
Below, the President of the United States cozies up to a like-minded creature during an Easter event on the White House lawn. Some deep policy discussions ensued…
[insert your own George W. Bush quote / punchline here]
In a millisecond, Comedy Central’s hilarious Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report pretty much summed up how most of us feel about the actions of the outgoing, disgraced Governor of New York State, Eliot Spitzer.
Stephen Colbert’s reaction to the sex scandal - in which Spitzer was outed after paying for trysts with high-priced prostitute Ashley Dupre, a.k.a. Kristen …
Eliot Spitzer certainly made many people cringe this week.
On a serious note, and somewhat interestingly, Eliot Spitzer himself appeared on The Colbert Report February 12, the night he booked Ashley Alexandra Dupre for $4,300 and the day before federal investigators nailed the prostitution ring.
The Governor, who is resigning the office as of Monday, has been married to Silda Spitzer for over two decades and has three teenage daughters.
If you thought George W. Bush’s embrace of Cindy McCain at the White House had this award wrapped up, we wouldn’t blame you… but think again!
Half a world away, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak went in for the kill as he greeted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Jerusalem Wednesday.
Politics sure is full of these moments, which certainly makes us laugh - and think that an international handshake-only policy would be passed pretty easily…
And we thought Condi was uncomfortable with foreign affairs already!
Okay, maybe that’s a bit extreme. Maybe.
There’s no escaping that George W. Bush has abysmal job performance numbers and an uneasy relationship (at best) with John and Cindy McCain.
With 1,226 delegates under his belt - more than enough for the nomination - John McCain is no longer the GOP nominee-in-waiting, but the nominee.
Receiving the endorsement of a sitting president is a big deal, but given the history and the current commander-in-chief’s plummeting popularity, we’re sure today’s formal announcement at the White House was a bit awkward for all…
Cindy McCain: Embraced by a man with 32.2 percent approval rating!
Herein lies the problem for John McCain: While conservatives remain uneasy about his candidacy, and those conservatives (apparently) still revere George W., just 24 percent of the U.S. feels the country is headed in the right direction.
How can the Maverick appeal to independents while appearing with George W. Bush and giving a speech last night that was, as Democratic strategist Paul Belaga put it, “an eloquent but not very energetic defense of the status quo.”
It’s a fine line. John McCain has no choice but to walk it, which leaves us confident about the chances for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
He knows it, too. When he starts looking at potential Vice Presidential candidates, as he says he will soon, expect McCain to steer clear of camp W.
Having posted another win and inched a bit closer to officially securing the GOP nomination last night, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hugged his wife, Cindy McCain, during a rally in Appleton, Wisconsin.
The McCains do make a sweet couple, but all John and Cindy McCain photos tell us that much. What we love about this particular photo is the sign held by the young McCain (and Green Bay Packers) fan in the background…
Wonder how Cindy McCain feels about Brett Favre on the ticket …
We’ve already speculated as to some of the names on a McCain V.P. short list, but apparently we left off legendary NFL star Brett Favre. At least in Wisconsin, a McCain-Favre ticket would probably deliver for the GOP.
This Associated Press picture could be interpreted as unexceptional in some ways, yet quite symbolic in others. Here’s Barack Obama addressing an audience at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Virginia last Saturday…
Your standard speech photo… until you look at the background.
Just a few of the possible allusions here …
We can’t say if any or all were intended, but it’s always interesting to take a longer look at political journalism - especially in a historic race.
This New York Times picture is a little dated - January 28 - but is notable for the photographer’s style and for the political symbolism.
Look at the way the posture of John McCain and Cindy McCain contrasts with the more intense press secretary / staffer giving the Arizona senator his daily update. Love him or not, McCain is renowned for his relaxed, easy-going style, which this Stephen Crowley photo illustrates.
It’s also appropriate how John McCain is seen walking right along the line - of a TV cord, presumably - which runs down the middle of the photo.
A candidate thought to be too centrist by many members of his own party, it will be interesting to see if the presumptive GOP nominee continues to walk that fine line - which makes him popular with moderates and independents - or whether he crosses it in an attempt to woo conservatives.
NATIONAL[NOTE: Figures above are averages of the 3-6 most recent surveys in each area. Updated June 17]
