https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/07/22/kicking-the-times-a-one-point-program-for-gop-candidates/feed/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.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 19:48:39 -0400<![CDATA[Journalists love giving advice to political candidates. You know the drill: &#8220;The Five Things McCain Should Do To Boost The Economy, Bring Peace and Tranquility to the Middle East, and Prevent Balding,&#8221; &#8220;The Three Things Obama Should Do To Lower Gas Prices, Make Friends With Iran, and Cure Cancer&#8221;&#8211;that sort of thing. Fortunately, candidates seem blissfully unaware of all of this earnest advice. They follow their consciences&#8211;or maybe it&#8217;s only the results of the latest focus-group poll as filtered through the intelligence of their strategists. In any event, the shrift candidates bestow upon the punditocracy is characteristically (and, let&#8217;s face it, appropriately) short.]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:41:22 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/07/22/kicking-the-times-a-one-point-program-for-gop-candidates-n115010