Interview

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty heaped praise on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in an interview on Sky News — the British answer to another Rupert Murdoch TV holding, Fox News — that was conducted shortly before Thursday’s vice presidential debate. ”I’m impressed with the pick,” Pawlenty says in the video, calling Palin “a good selection,” “a fresh face,” “a reformer,” and “a maverick” [...]

If you look only to John McCain’s record, it seems ironic that one of the great stumbling blocks in his campaign has been the opposition of prominent conservatives. Cliff Schecter says it’s not a matter of issues: “He hasn’t broken with [conservatives] any more than a whole host of people on the right who they [...]

“You don’t have to race to the center to be elected,” says Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. “The time is absolutely right for political leaders to be linked to citizen movements in ways that can change the political landscape, and I believe that my campaign is part of doing that.”

That campaign has been a surprisingly strong but still [...]

Growing up in Hopkins, David Carr observed his dad’s morning ritual, which involved toast and a copy of the Star Tribune. “This, I thought, is what it means to be a grown-up,” he wrote in a January column for The New York Times. “You eat your food standing up, and you read the newspaper. So [...]