http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-out-of-america-820690.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-out-of-america-820690.html?r=RSS <p>Could last week go down as the moment when the roof fell in for Barack Obama? True, just 48 hours before Tuesday's crucial primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, the pundits maintain &ndash; albeit with a mite less conviction than before &ndash; that the Illinois senator is still overwhelmingly likely to be his party's nominee after the last vote is cast in this extraordinary Democratic primary season. But something fundamental has changed.</p> Rupert Cornwell Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-we-must-never-forget-the-evil-inspired-by-hitlers-regime-818751.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-we-must-never-forget-the-evil-inspired-by-hitlers-regime-818751.html?r=RSS <p>Why bother with these doddering, pathetic old men, some of whom surely are dead and the youngest of whom now are in their mid-80s, when witnesses to their crimes of more than 60 years ago are themselves either no longer alive, or their memories have been hopelessly corroded by age?</p> Rupert Cornwell Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-curse-this-sheer-dumb-republican-luck-814690.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-curse-this-sheer-dumb-republican-luck-814690.html?r=RSS <p>In my wallet is a chit for a $100 bet I took out last summer with a Republican friend that a Democrat would win the US Presidency in November. These days I peruse the chit with the equanimity of a Bear Stearns hedge fund manager watching the sub-prime mortgage market go up in smoke.</p> Rupert Cornwell Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-the-pm-the-pope-and-some-political-realities-811175.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-the-pm-the-pope-and-some-political-realities-811175.html?r=RSS <p>How easy to mock Gordon Brown and his current visit to America. Once again, nature's brooding, seemingly pre-ordained number two is playing second fiddle. For a decade Tony Blair dominated the stage. Now, in the capital of Britain's most important ally, thanks to a quirk (or should one say blunder?) of diplomatic scheduling, he is being eclipsed by Pope Benedict XVI.</p> Rupert Cornwell Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:01 +0100