In the Rolling Stone Magazine by Sean Wilentz (How Bush Destroyed The Republican Party) 4, September, 2008. The article chronicles various troubles associated with President Bush and the Republican Party. Several recent incidences are highlighted including Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the indictment of DeLay, the fall of Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey, the famous Mission Accomplished speech and the decision to polarize the threat of terrorism. The article also mentions the significance of the 2000 Republican Party Presidential race between Bush and McCain. Other figures mentioned include Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales and Karl Rove. Abstract by Tim Wells

On Men’s Fitness.com by Men’s Fitness (Who is Fit to Lead) 21, August, 2008. The article details the health of the two Presidential candidates. Mr. McCain, who is 75, has had multiple bouts with skin cancer, fought an enlarged prostate, and smoked until he was 45; he recently hiked the Grand Canyon. Mr. McCain has sponsored a Patient’s Bill of Rights. Mr. Obama has no major health concerns—he did smoke at one time. He is a regular at the gym, shooting hoops. Mr. Obama supports environmental health concerns and has supported improvements on parks and trails. Mr. Obama is an advocate of the same universal health care plan endorsed by Hillary Clinton. Abstract by Raymond Madison