2008

Our pig wears lipstick today, as Rob looks at recent attack ads from John McCain.

Highlights from Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Join Political Lunch next week for another week of convention coverage from St. Paul for the Republican National Convention.

The first episode of Political Lunch arrives shortly. Here is a preview of what you'll see from Denver all week.

For your Snack, Rob looks at why neither leading candidate can pay for their economic promises. Voters aren't demanding the details, so the candidates aren't giving them.

Today on The Lunch, Karl Rove has a few pieces of advice for John McCain. Rob looks at the five points which could put McCain ahead of Obama by November.

Rob looks at why the New Yorker cover offends, and why Obama needs to stop being reactive.

Guest host Alix Steel joins Rob to deliver the 10-in-3. Top stories today: McCain and Obama go in separate directions on Iran, and neither one shows up at work much, plus a cheesteak king talks immigration and Jesse Jackson talks nuts.

Special guest Lindsay Campbell joins Rob behind the desk to report on the awkward positions of McCain on Medicare, Obama on abortion and the U.S. in Iraq. Plus, eight black Republicans forgive a television network.

Today on The Lunch, contradictions weaken campaigns, John McCain finds a whole lot of money, and Obama steps outside for a little bit of theater.

Is Obama really a Muslim? Was he even born here? It's a day of exposure today on Political Lunch, as Rob looks at a new right wing attack site.