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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Elections Opinion</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/opinion/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/opinion/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Elections Opinion</description><language>en-us</language><category>elections/opinion</category><item><title>Paulson: Speaking styles give good clues about candidates
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/04/choice-depth-or-dazzle/</link><description><![CDATA[As a longtime professional speaker and past president of the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers, I've seen my share of great speakers. The best blend style with substance; they demonstrate eloquence and expertise.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/04/choice-depth-or-dazzle/</guid><category>elections/opinion</category></item><item><title>Election still up for grabs
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/28/election-still-up-for-grabs/</link><description><![CDATA[Six months ago, Americans were worried about Barack Obama's inexperience and John McCain's age and adherence to President Bush's policies. Today? Ditto. Granted, most normal people are not yet besotted with the upcoming presidential election. Vacations, gas prices, the upcoming Olympics and the sagging economy are more important right now.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/28/election-still-up-for-grabs/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>McCain must speak plainly on immigration reform
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/articulating-his-position/</link><description><![CDATA[Presidential candidates who seem to change positions as they change audiences should avoid accusing others of flip-flopping. It makes them look silly.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/articulating-his-position/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Unimaginable presidential election
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/unimaginable-presidential-election/</link><description><![CDATA[I was a kid when World War II started. There were days when the sky over Detroit would become very dark. It was full of warplanes — B17 bombers moving south. They would head east toward the Jersey coast and on to the European theater.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/unimaginable-presidential-election/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Government still broken
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/30/government-still-broken/</link><description><![CDATA[Every day there is another example of how our government is broken. The presidential candidates are so busy assuring us that they have good values, love their country and will give us cheaper energy that they have no time to talk about broken government.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/30/government-still-broken/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: McCain
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14mccain29/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14mccain29/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: Obama
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14obama29/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14obama29/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>McCain's idea of justice sounds more like tyranny
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/mccains-idea-of-justice-sounds-more-like-tyranny/</link><description><![CDATA[We are just one president away from being this kind of country: One whose president can pretty much on his own hook declare any fight we are in a war and then, as commander in chief, order the capture or kidnapping of adversaries and imprison them indefinitely, even for life, with no chance ever to dispute their fate before an impartial court. John McCain wants to be that president.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/mccains-idea-of-justice-sounds-more-like-tyranny/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Editorial: Passing up public funds 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/passing-up-public-funds/</link><description><![CDATA[Into each idealistic young politician's life reality must one day intrude and it happened to Barack Obama. Looking at the harsh arithmetic of campaign finance, Sen. Obama swallowed his embarrassment and announced he would not participate in the public financing system in the presidential general election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/passing-up-public-funds/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Paulson: McCain has the strength to ensure nation's safety
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/choosing-a-commander/</link><description><![CDATA[In endorsing Barack Obama, Al Gore listed problems ending with the same mantra: "Elections matter!" Yes, elections do matter, and clarity on key issues is critical.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/choosing-a-commander/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Paulson: Voters need to understand candidates' positions
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/09/now-its-time-for-clarity/</link><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama appears now to have earned enough delegates to ensure his eventual selection as the November standard bearer for the Democrats. Obama has harnessed his rhetorical abilities and populist message to position himself as a new kind of politician. He's selling himself as an inspirational uniter who promises to take our country beyond the partisan bickering that dominates Washington.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/09/now-its-time-for-clarity/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Lesson from McClellan
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/lesson-from-mcclellan/</link><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton could learn something from Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who bit the hand that stopped feeding him. McClellan came to Washington as a close aide to President Bush and became his chief spokesman until a new chief of staff ushered McClellan out the door, basically suggesting he was ineffective.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/lesson-from-mcclellan/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: Thousand Oaks' Measure B
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7measureb02/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7measureb02/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Your letters: elections
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7electlets02-wc/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7electlets02-wc/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Democrats: Remember Ronald Reagan, the spoiler
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/democrats-remember-ronald-reagan-the-spoiler/</link><description><![CDATA[When Hillary Clinton made reference to political history as justification for staying in the presidential race, her choice of analogy sparked a firestorm that distracted attention from her point. In a way, she's lucky it did.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/democrats-remember-ronald-reagan-the-spoiler/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Deceptive measure
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/deceptive-measure/</link><description><![CDATA[If you are of the opinion that Measure B will control traffic, take a good look at what it says. It does not mitigate, in any way, traffic problems currently affecting the city. It is directed against future developments and only if they exceed a certain size defined by square footage.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/deceptive-measure/</guid><category>elections/opinion</category></item><item><title>When in doubt, vote no
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/when-in-doubt-vote-no/</link><description><![CDATA[As Abraham Lincoln said of his opponents, we might say of Measure B's proponents that they "are tied to interests they cannot admit and to arguments they cannot defend." Measure B is fundamentally about money. Money found. Money lost.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/when-in-doubt-vote-no/</guid><category>elections/opinion</category></item><item><title>Your letters: 24th congressional district
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/no-headline---ob11gallegly01/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/no-headline---ob11gallegly01/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Your letters: Thousand Oaks' Measure B
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/no-headline---ob8bpro01/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/no-headline---ob8bpro01/</guid><category>elections/opinion</category></item><item><title>Not a traffic cure
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/not-a-traffic-cure/</link><description><![CDATA[I have served on the Thousand Oaks Traffic Commission for nearly three years. During that time, I have had the opportunity to view firsthand how all the parts of the Thousand Oaks government work to keep traffic moving in Thousand Oaks.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/01/not-a-traffic-cure/</guid><category>elections/opinion</category></item></channel></rss>