Filed under: State of the Union, Obama Administration, Congress'Where you stand depends on where you sit' is a political cliché. Can a crusade to eliminate partisan seating during the State of the Union raise the tone on Capitol Hill? Permalink&n...
When Barack Obama speaks at the Arizona memorial service Wednesday, it should not be viewed as a can-you-top Bill Clinton political competition. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Filed under: Guns, Congress, AnalysisThe enduring glory of Congress -- especially the House -- has always been its democratic openness. Will the shooting of Gabrielle Gifford place new barriers between Congress and the voters? Read | Rea...
Filed under: Obama Administration, White House, Analysis, EconomyWhen Barack Obama called making $172,000 a year "relatively modest pay," he reminded voters why bipartisan Washington values are so out of touch with the rest of America. Permalink&n...
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Congress, Deficit, AnalysisThe incoming House speaker appears to have learned the risks of legislative overreach by watching Newt Gingrich and, yes, Nancy Pelosi. Permalink |...
Filed under: 2010 ElectionsNo journalistic gimmick is more transparent than the no-news holiday tradition of reviewing every single thing you already remember from the year that was. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&...
Filed under: Viral Video, Culture, 2010 Elections, 2012 ElectionsOn the cusp of the New Year, it is time to purge the hackneyed and the humdrum from the language of politics. Instead of growing the economy, maybe we should be honing our metaphors. ...
Filed under: Democrats, Gay Rights, TaxesThese are heady days for cultural liberalism, whether it comes to gay rights or efforts to legalize marijuana. But at the same time, the liberal economic agenda is in full retreat. Permalink | Ema...
Filed under: Democrats, 2012 President, Liberals, Barack ObamaLiberals loudly grousing at the president they helped elect trigger memories of 1968 when LBJ, another invulnerable political leader, was nearly upended in the first primary. Permalink&...
Filed under: Democrats, Obits, Obama Administration, International, AfghanistanThe larger-than-life career ambassador served every Democratic president since Kennedy, brokering the 1995 Bosnian peace accords, shuttling to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and ...
Filed under: Democrats, Media, 2012 President, Conservatives, Liberals, White House, Barack ObamaHis 1995 "Dreams from My Father" offers a lode of overlooked insights into what drives the president -- including the belief that "life is too messy to liv...
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