<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>PJ Media</title><link>https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/08/20/the-empty-sandwich/feed/</link><description>PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:29:34 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The Empty Sandwich</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Glenn Thrush at Politico describes the inner turmoil of the Obama campaign based on notes for a book titled Obama&amp;#8217;s Last Stand. Thrush says that unlike 2008, when there was an &amp;#8220;eyes-on-the-prize strategic focus,&amp;#8221; the 2012 effort has been afflicted &amp;#8220;by a succession of political disagreements and personal rivalries that haunted the effort at the outset.&amp;#8221;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:16:49 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/08/20/the-empty-sandwich-n191911</link></item></channel></rss>