Sarah Palin and the Curse of the State House

Sarah Palin probably should have known better: Whenever a sitting governor strikes it big on the national stage and then tries to return to his or her State House, trouble—sometimes politically lethal trouble—invariably follows.

In a Thursday story, The New York Times reported on Palin's return to Juneau, Alaska, where her first gubernatorial term Read More

Once Upon a Time, Hillary Clinton Saved a Convention

With l Tsongas – because what Senator Tsongas did in this campaign cannot be in any way underestimated and will not be."

Later that night, after Brown’s fiery address, Tsongas delivered his prime-time speech. He stuck to his guns on his message of economic sacrifice and generational responsibility Read More

Moonbeam Is Back!

If you like comeback stories, then you’ll love this one. It seems that 69-year-old Jerry Brown – the former two-term California Governor, two-term Oakland mayor, California state Democratic Party chairman, three-time failed presidential candidate, unsuccessful 1982 U.S. Senate candidate, and current state Attorney General – is eyeing another run for Governor in 2010. Read More