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- Letters to the editor
Regarding “Thinking about the real John McCain” (Opinion, Sept. 27): Columnist David Brooks poses some concerns. Brooks talks about the John McCain he knew in the past: “He was an unfailingly candid man.” There was a time when I also liked McCain for his independent thinking.
- Other voices: What other editorial pages are saying
The horror of contaminated baby formula in China, like earlier instances of poisoned dog food and unsafe construction in earthquake-crumpled schools, is what happens when free markets meet an unfree political system. If brand China has been devalued, China's ruling Communist Party has nobody to blame but itself.
- GEORGE F. WILL THE WASHINGTON POST
Only a little TR in McCain
John McCain, like many Americans who should know better, extravagantly praises Theodore Roosevelt. He is a kindred spirit of the impulsive Rough Rider, but the visceral McCain is rescued from some of TR's excesses by not having TR's overflowing cupboard of ideas.
- Hot seat: Jeff Perwin
- Community letters
I just wanted to voice my opinion regarding a recent article in the Union-Tribune in which the city of Carlsbad found itself defending a decision to place the municipal golf course, The Crossings, close to Palomar Airport. I'm confused. Is the golf course and/or the city of Carlsbad responsible for the recent crashes?
- CHRIS REED
America's Finest Blog
La Mesa's attempt to scare voters into approving an 0.75-cent sales-tax hike with a dishonest, taxpayer-funded “public information” campaign is the sort of thing that drives the chairman of the state Fair Political Practices Commission up the wall. And he's doing something about it.
- Economists view Obama's and McCain's plans
As the financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters' concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for a living, Obama's lead is much more commanding.
- Notable & quotable: National
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