Shields and Brooks

Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the political news of the week.

Karl Rove, the chief political strategist for President Bush's reelection campaign, offers his thoughts on the Democratic convention, Sen. John Kerry's service in Vietnam, the Republican National Convention and the president's bid for a second term in the White House.

Jim Lehrer speaks with Mark Shields and William Kristol about this week's developments in the presidential campaign and the controversy created by television commercials questioning the medals Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., received for his service on Swift…

The New York Times' David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant assess the political ramifications of the latest unemployment numbers as well as this week's terror alert.