- Tom Bevan deconstructs slogans as well as John Edwards stance on them.

- Peggy Noonan says the Bush administration has left the base entirely and lays into him like I haven’t seen anyone do in a long while. A further sign Republicans are turning on this administration and are looking for a change in this election.

- E.J. Dionne says watching the political debates is like watching parallel worlds.

- Rich Lowry writes about what he calls Clintonomics 2.0.

- A.B. Stoddard writes about Fred Thompson whom she calls a “force to be reckoned with”.

- Lynn Sweet says that Obama is on a fund-raising binge.

- Howard Fineman talks Al Gore & reason.

- Fareed Zakaria writes about the Republican candidates changing views on immigration.

- Richard Reeves uses the Congressional Democratic strategy of Vietnam to highlight the current Republican strategy toward Iraq and says Only Republicans Can Stop the War and says if they don’t they face defeat in the next election.

- Joe Klein writes about Religion, good works & the opposite of sin and the two presidential candidates who are doing the same.

- Richard Cohen looks at weight & politics.

- David S. Broder looks at the longshots in the race and has some praise.

- Howard Kurtz calls Iowa weird, then qualifies it & looks at Sen. Clinton.

- Howard Fineman looks at Clinton’s California Strategy | McCain & The Upside of Anger | Running Hard by Staying Out

Immigration
Immigration debate filled the Congress & the campaigns this week and many columnists took the time to write about it. They include Paul Krugman | Eleanor Clift | Pat Buchanon | Tony Blankley | Lynn Sweet | George F. Will | John Fund

Sorry yesterday was a busy day but here is Columnist Corner on Sat nor Friday.

- Ana Marie Cox looks at the many gaffes of Mitt Romney.

- Paul Bedard says if you don’t like the current GOP crop of candidates check out John Cox.

- Tony Blankley looks at Michael Bloomberg and what he calls the ‘Third Party Freak-show‘.

- Pat Buchanan looked at the Republican debate and asks who was right, Giuliani or Paul?

- This week Jerry Falwell passed away and Howard Fineman looks back at his legacy and impact on politics.

- David S. Broder says the current primary schedule is no way to chose a president.

- Peggy Noonan says Fred Thompson isn’t yet running but he is running a great campaign.

- Chuck Todd looks at conventional wisdom.

It is Friday which means its time to recap what the columnists have been saying about the elections this past week. This week the big talk of the town was Rudy Giuliani’s abortion stance.

- Rich Lowry sums up the conservative viewpoint that has now lead Rudy Giuliani to begin “clarifying” his abortion views. ”

- Pat Buchanan also writes about the Giuliani abortion issue and doesn’t write favorably toward Giuliani or his position.

“Rudy’s pro-choice, pro-Scalia stance seems intellectually incoherent and politically inexplicable. He loses part of the pro-life vote and all the pro-choice vote? This is smart politics?”

- Richard Cohen looks inside Giuliani’s conflicting views.

- George Will writes about the Republican strategy to take back the House in ‘08.

- E.J. Dionee Jr. writes about the “Democrats Foreign Policy Primary”

- Howard Fineman sees a possible third-party movement afoot.

Election news & opinions from the nations top commentators.

Frontrunners fumble: Obama and other leading Democrats for president get upstaged by also-rans in 1st debate

Lynn Sweet gives her take on the first Democratic Debate in South Carolina.

The Democrats’ polling puzzle Can any candidate cover the party’s many bases?

Ronald Brownstein looks at the many facets of the Democratic Party.

How News Oozes Forth

Howard Kurtz writes about how stories move from the campaign trail to our minds.

The Return of Pragmatism?
Howard Fineman sees a return to Bush 41 style foreign policy and he finds it in some unlikely sources. Who has been talking with Colin Powell & who has been talking with Brent Scowcroft, Fineman has the scoop?

$400 Haircut & Still a Bad Hair Day
Howard Kurtz looks at the blogosphere reaction to John Edwards pricey move to get his ears lowered.

Entitlement
Richard Reeves uses John Edward’s pricey haircuts and a few other examples to speak to a growing sense of “entitlement” in our nation and in our elected officials.

The Abortion Wars
Eleanor Clift takes a look at the impact a major Supreme Court ruling might have on the campaigns and the country.