Barack Obama is in danger of causing his campaign as much damage as the furlough ads caused Michael Dukakis and the Swift Boat ads caused John Kerry.

There's no shortage of election issues: terrorism, war, jobs, health care, andenergy. So why is the presidential campaign stuck in a debate about John Kerry's Vietnam record?

If John Kerry has lied about what he did in Vietnam, and has done so not merely to spice his biography but to influence national policy, then he is surely not the kind of man we want as our president.

The dialogue over campaign finance reform has moved to 527s: President Bush and others have called for the abolition of the "shadowy" groups and their ads.

Although his campaign themes often sound like second-guessing,John Kerry seems never to second-guess himself. Whatever he did, he is proud of it, even if he has to misrepresent it.

A plan to get past talking points and elevate political discourse in the service of democracy.

Bill Clinton and Karl Rove agree that gay marriage was an overwhelming factor in the defeat of John Kerry.

In a recent speech, John Kerry revealed that he no longer believes that the United States can win in Iraq.