Ralph Z. Hallow
Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow
McCain disappoints conservative base
John McCain's conservative base is showing increasing disappointment with his performance. Published October 10, 2008
Main Street, Wall Street share blame
For every "greedy" Wall Street banker, there were millions of Main Street Americans willing to live beyond their means. Published October 5, 2008
Debate showing key for Palin’s campaign
The Palin-Biden contest Thursday night in St. Louis may be the most intensely followed fight since the 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Published October 2, 2008
National Review endorses Obama — NOT
That National Review editor-in-chief Wick Allison endorsed Barack Obama for president was all over the Internet for a few hours on Wednesday. It was also the most misreported story in recent memory. Published October 1, 2008
Bailout political grist for challengers
Challengers are beginning to hammer congressional incumbents for backing Wall Street moguls over Main Street taxpayers in the evolving investment-industry bailout effort. Published September 26, 2008
Conservatives balking at Wall Street bailout
Rarely have Republican lawmakers - and especially the best conservative brains among them - been so openly rebellious against their own leadership in Congress and so critical of a GOP administration as they have been during the current financial debacle. Published September 24, 2008
Poll: Nevada voters blame GOP for bailouts
A large plurality of likely voters in Nevada blame Republicans for the government having to spend $700 billion or more in taxpayer money to bail out the U.S. financial system, a new poll conducted by Suffolk University shows. Published September 22, 2008
SEC chairman rebuke distances McCain from Bush
John McCain on Thursday found yet another way to separate himself from President Bush, this time by throwing fellow Republican Christopher Cox under his Straight Talk Express for not regulating Wall Street enough as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Published September 19, 2008
ANALYSIS: Palin biggest VP draw since Teddy Roosevelt
Sarah Palin may become the first vice-presidential nominee to win the White House for the top of the ticket. Published September 18, 2008
Republican ticket builds up in key swing state
Voter trust in Sen. John McCain and enthusiasm for running mate Gov. Sarah Palin have vaulted the Republican presidential ticket into a slight lead in the crucial battleground state of Ohio, according to a new poll. Published September 16, 2008
‘Values voters’ eye a leader in Palin as others fade
Gov. Sarah Palin has seemingly overnight become the leading candidate for future leader of the conservative movement in the nation - regardless of whether she and running mate Sen. John McCain capture the White House in November. Published September 12, 2008
ANALYSIS: Palin just the ticket to re-energize GOP base
John McCain, with his no-substitute-for-victory commitment, emerged from the Republican National Convention on Thursday at the helm of a party surprisingly united behind a throaty, aggressive foreign policy and a domestic policy rooted in the common-sense values of Sarah Palin. Published September 5, 2008
‘Black hats’ keep lookout for troublemakers
Fearing demonstrations from Ron Paul delegates at the Republican National Convention, the party has created a "black-hat" squad to track the Paulites and other potential disrupters. Published September 5, 2008
Evangelical faith drives Palin’s pro-Israel view
Sarah Palin displays an Israeli flag in her governor's office in Juneau and attends Protestant evangelical churches that consider the preservation of the state of Israel a biblical imperative. Published September 4, 2008
McCain in talks with Ron Paul for backing
The McCain campaign, acting through the Republican National Committee, has been negotiating with Rep. Ron Paul to win his support of his sympathizers among the 4,607 delegates and alternates at the RNC. Published September 2, 2008
McCain, Palin must sell ticket in St. Paul
ANALYSIS -- Hurricane Gustav already has tossed around the four-day Republican National Convention schedule, but the storm hasn't blown away the convention's real purpose - to give John McCain and Sarah Palin as big a boost in the polls as possible. Published September 1, 2008
GOP official: Storm won’t extend convention
The 2008 Republican National Convention will end Thursday, no matter what Hurricane Gustav does to Gulf Coast cities, a senior national Republican official told The Washington Times on Sunday. Published August 31, 2008
Zogby poll puts McCain-Palin in lead
The Sarah Palin pick for running mate about 16 hours after Barack Obama's acceptance speech of the Democratic nomination is a gift John McCain gave to himself that doesn't quit giving, a new Zogby poll shows. Published August 31, 2008
Bush, Cheney to skip GOP convention
The Republican National Convention will go on in a truncated fashion in light of Hurricane Gustav, and without President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Published August 31, 2008
Pro-choice GOP women praise pro-life Palin
Pro-choice Republican women, including one of their movement's best-known leaders, have embraced the strongly pro-life Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's choice for running mate. Published August 31, 2008
