Cal Thomas & Bob Beckel

Common Ground

Friday, April 4, 2008

Common Ground consists of liberal Bob Beckel and conservative Cal Thomas, the authors of the syndicated USA Today column of the same name.

Beckel, one of Washington’s top political analysts began his work in politics in 1968, working for Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign. He worked in the White House as a deputy assistant secretary of state for the Carter administration, and was campaign manager for Walter Mondale. He appears regularly on television as an analyst, working on CNN and for CBS This Morning. Beckel has also been a regular contributing columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Cal Thomas is one of the most widely read and highly regarded voices of the political scene. He has a twice-weekly column appearing in over 600 newspapers nationwide, and is a panelist on the popular Fox News Watch show. Thomas is also the author of ten books, including The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas, Blinded by Might: Can the Religious Right Save America?, and Liberals for Lunch.

Their newest book, Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That is Destroying America, is a call for liberal and conservatives to work together to get the United States back on track and to end the partisan war that is dividing us. The book was published in October 2007.

Although Beckel and Thomas have different opinions on almost every subject imaginable, the goal of Common Ground is to show audiences and Americans that bridges can be forged between differences, and agreements can be made.

http://www.calthomas.com