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In this article the authors criticize the foreign policy actions and agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama, a member of the Democratic Party, and provide suggestions to the 2012 presidential nominee of the Republican Party (GOP) on how to highlight Obama's weaknesses as an international leader. The authors note various 2008 campaign promises that Obama has failed to fulfill, including developing relationships with leaders from Iran, and argue against Obama's views on American exceptionalism and U.S. nationalism. The authors recommend that the GOP nominee focus on foreign policy topics including the prevention of radical Islamic terrorism, budget cuts to the U.S. military, and relationships with Iran and North Korea.

The author discusses the losses suffered by the U.S. Republican Party in the 2008 U.S. elections, and offers a list of ways the party can prosper in the future. These steps include supporting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama when he is right and holding him accountable when he is not, regaining critical U.S. voting blocks such as young persons, and coming up with good candidates for the U.S. Congressional elections in 2010 and the U.S. presidential race in 2012.

This article looks at the U.S. Republican Party and its presidential candidates and says the party is not as debilitated as some would like to believe. According to the author, both the Democratic and Republican parties are in need of growth and development and both are struggling to answers the challenges of the early 21st century. The author says it is too early to mourn the death of the Republicans.

The author suggests that U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic party nominee and that she will be a formidable opponent. He gives advice to the future Republican nominee. He mentions that the Republican candidate should talk about his or her personal history and discuss issues important to families as well as the Iraq War.

This article presents news briefs about Republican politicians. Highlighted are U.S. President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, former White House official Scooter Libby, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, and conservative political commentator Ann Coulter.