Victor Davis Hanson says this is the speech Barack Obama should have given to defuse the Reverend Wright controversy.

Fears of lasting harm due to the prolonged battle for the Democratic nomination. Martin Nolan says we've seen this drama play out once before. Nicholas Kristof says if Hillary stays in at all costs, she could be the equivalent of Ralph Nader in 2000. Meanwhile, Dick Morris has this list of Hillary's lies.

Here is some evidence of that lasting harm, in the form of a new Gallup Poll that shows 28% of Clinton supporters who would vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee.

While the Democrats squabble, John McCain continues to act presidential, this time with a major speech on Foreign Policy.

A group of scientists now say that instead of spending so much effort and money on trying to limit carbon emissions to fight global warming, we should concentrate more on adapting to a warming planet.

The New York Times has this look at the troubles of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

An Iraqi view of our Presidential contest.

One of my favorite film actors has passed away. Richard Widmark, who once said (referring to the maniacal laugh of his first film character, Tommy Udo)...

“It’s a bit rough priding oneself that one isn’t too bad an actor and then finding one’s only remembered for a giggle.”

Not so. From the fanatical commander in The Bedford Incident to the Army lawyer seeking justice for those responsible for genocide in Judgement at Nuremberg, Richard Widmark created a number of memorable characters. Whenever I saw his name in the credits, I knew there would be at least one good performance.