For all his talk about transparency and access, President Obama harbors a shattering secret-well, shattering to some people. It was blown wide open months before the election that made him president, and it recently surfaced again. Most of you have heard by now that Mr. Obama is gay. His favorite sexual partner is his Read More
In terms of the political strategy they are now pursuing, the national Republican Party can accurately be labeled clueless: blind, shrill opposition to a president with deep personal popularity, reliance on a dated government-is-the-enemy philosophy that voters have roundly rejected as deregulatory excesses have sunk the economy, and unblinking and highly Read More
It should go without saying that the $3.6 trillion budget Barack Obama submitted to Congress last week will be subject to countless tweaks, trimmings, slashings, and wholesale alterations as it winds its way toward enactment.
And, unlike the stimulus fight that defined the early weeks of Obama’s presidency, this time many Congressional Read More
It’s easy to spot a political embarrassment, but getting rid of one isn’t always as simple—something that both parties in the U.S. Senate are now being reminded of.
Democrats would just as soon be rid of Roland Burris, the Blagojevich-tainted appointee who is now the subject of investigations by both the Senate ethics committee Read More
The latest wave of polling has been an almost uninterrupted parade of good news for Barack Obama – widening leads in national surveys, solid advantages in most swing states, and startling strength in numerous Republican bastions.
It could all mean nothing, of course. Michael Dukakis led George H. W. Bush by 13 points at this Read More
In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer had a pretty easy time of it Sunday, facing off on This Week against John Ensign to talk about electoral prospects for 2008.
