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Thirty-two years later, the question is the same

With just a week left before the 1980 presidential election, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan asked Americans whether they were better off than they were four years earlier. more

9/13/12

Obama as Jackie Robinson, Clinton as Pee Wee Reese

Former President Bill Clinton had what I would call a Pee Wee Reese moment at the Democratic National Convention last week, during what will likely go down as his greatest political speech ever. more

9/13/12

Don't let it rain on our parade!

Although Isaac threatened some of the events of this year’s Republican National Convention, the rain could not dampen the mood of a re-energized Republican Party. more

8/30/12

The Romney-Ryan ticket is selling 'trickle-down snake oil'

There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger. more

8/30/12

For Romney, the damage was done by his fellow Republicans

Political campaigns are like wars. At some time during a skirmish, the generals declare that they’ve reached the key stage in the battle, and that all they have to do is keep up the momentum. more

8/23/12

Medicare: Who's scaring whom?

This week on the campaign trail, both the president and his challenger are trying to convince voters that the other is trying to destroy Medicare, the health insurance plan for the elderly. more

8/23/12

Don't expect much real change in November

It’s been almost four years since President Barack Obama ran a brilliant and successful campaign based on the promise of change. more

8/9/12

When you need a timeout, what do you do?

Sometimes you just have to get off the grid. Deadlines loom, tension builds, phones keep ringing and, if you’re in an office, the stuff in the inbox keeps piling higher and higher. more

7/26/12

The last thing we need is another stimulus package

As if one stimulus package wasn’t enough, President Obama has proposed giving hundreds of billions of dollars in additional federal funding to struggling state and municipal governments to hire more teachers, firefighters and policemen. more

7/19/12

The simple answer? It's Obama's fault.

Last Friday, the jobs report indicated that the U.S. economy created only 80,000 jobs in the month of June. more

7/12/12

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