Obama vs. Romney: A Deb...

John Harwood, NY Times WASHINGTON — The currency of political persuasion is emotion — and the way President Obama and Mitt Romney are spending it crystallizes their starkly contrasting appeals. An Obama campaign video portrays the president as a hero of government and...

Big Lies in Politics...

Thomas Sowell, Investor’s Business Daily The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy them, and only in the short run. The current...

Booker Looks Like Obama...

David Graham, Atlantic In criticizing the president's attack on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital record, he gives an uncomfortable reminder of how voters saw Obama four years ago.This weekend, a young black politician — handsome, charismatic, and hipper than the average elected...

The Dumbing Down of Joe...

William McGurn, Wall Street Journal Can Joe Biden get any dumber? Just last Thursday, the vice president said he didn't blame the 41% of West Virginia Democrats who voted for an incarcerated felon over Barack Obama in the recent primary because they were acting out of frustration....

What Romney Should Have...

Ezra Klein, Washington Post Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., appeared on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC to act as a surrogate for President Obama’s reelection campaign. And he did a perfectly serviceable job. Asked about the...

The GOP’s Dukakis...

Theo Anderson, In These Times Republicans gloat that President Obama’s days are numbered—but Romney could go the way of Michael Dukakis.When voters begin paying attention to Mitt Romney late this summer, what will they see? The wealthy venture capitalist? The...

Krugman, Ask China If S...

Gordon Chang, Forbes On Friday, Paul Krugman once again made the case to the Obama administration for more stimulus, calling for $300 billion a year in additional spending “until the economy is back on its feet.”  And the resulting debt? ...

WH Logs Show Extent of ...

T.W. Farnam, Washington Post Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president.At 1 p.m.,...

The GOP’s Sad Inf...

Roland Martin, CNN Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy.The overall unemployment rate is above 8%; fewer than 150,000 jobs were created the last month; student loan debt has hit $1 trillion;...

Electoral Split Decisio...

Michael Medved, Daily Beast In looking ahead toward the November election, Republican strategists should take proactive steps to avoid a damaging, dangerous conclusion to the presidential race and to prevent the very real chance that Mitt Romney will win the Electoral College even while...