The bad dream ticket: Obama would be foolish to pick Clinton

JOEL MCNALLY | 5/12

Now that a bright, young newcomer has come out of nowhere to upset the Democrats’ only successful political brand in the past quarter-century, the last thing Obama needs is to be weighed down by the negatives of the past.

For Obama, time spent fighting Clinton drains focus from McCain

DAVID BRODER | 5/11

History says that the earlier a candidate nails down his nomination, the better his chances of winning. I saw that vividly demonstrated in 1968.

Con: Plain talk with Hamas might be best way to foster peace

JOHN B. QUIGLEY | 5/10

Even though Israel, like the United States, is trying to bring Hamas down, former President Jimmy Carter’s visit seems to have been welcomed by at least some Israeli officials.

Pro: Carter’s kow-towing to terrorists places another roadblock in path to peace

LAWRENCE J. HAAS | 5/10

Hamas’ commitment to Israel’s demise, its tactics, and the support it receives from Iran make clear why Jimmy Carter’s recent trip to the Middle East set back peace efforts.

Debate over separation of mosque and state sparks death threats

CHARLES C. HAYNES | 5/10

Allegations of school-sponsored prayer don’t ordinarily provoke threats of violence. But Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., is no ordinary public school.

It's time for Hillary to negotiate terms of surrender

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 5/9

Going left proved disastrous for Hillary Clinton. It abolished all significant policy differences between her and Barack Obama, the National Journal’s 2007 most liberal senator.

Send money in lieu of flowers to veterans’ moms

KATHLEEN PARKER | 5/9

A mom who doesn’t receive a card or flowers for Mother's Day is likely to feel let down. Then there are other mothers for whom flowers are of little concern, who gather on Web sites to exchange stories and sympathy for the sons and daughters lost to or damaged by war.

Why is it she can’t close the deal?

RICK HOROWITZ | 5/8

If you’re anything like everyone else, there’s been only one question bouncing around your brain lately: “Why can’t she close the deal?” Why can’t Hillary Clinton put Barack Obama away once and for all?

Obama might reach women through his late mother

ELLEN GOODMAN | 5/8

Barack Obama will soon have to reach out to Hillary’s supporters, especially to women of a certain age who attached their hopes to having a woman in the White House. Obama has not yet had a “gender conversation” with those women. What better link does he have than his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham?

For Democrats, campaign falls beyond irrelevance

DAVID BRODER | 5/8

Indiana and North Carolina were doubly irrelevant this year because the “issues” that Clinton and Obama were discussing in their two weeks there were some of the phoniest of this entire election cycle.