Who are we to gripe about Iran's arguably rigged election? We most likely elected the wrong guy in 2000.

If the Supreme Court had not hastily short-circuited the Florida recount, we might know for sure whether another tally could have confirmed what we now know to be true -- that...

Ok, so Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet with an exceedingly blunt speech in Cairo that, while not a policy address in diplomatic terms, provided a road map for ending hostilities between Jewish and Arab interests.

If the President's direct words, holding both sides accountable for progress, are not...

What I like most about Sonia Sotomayor's style so far is what appears to be a spirited nature to match Justice Antonin Scalia's aggressiveness. The court needs a fresh voice and a fierce debater to challenge Scalia's ultra-conservative passion behind the scenes, where decisions are hammered out.

For the sake...

Heading into the holiday weekend, politics and gardening are on my mind. In this week's CQ Politics Video we present our annual spring gardening issue and include many of our favorite "tortured" political metaphors. (Don't miss the yard gnome at the end!)

Anti-abortion activists are really out of luck if the top GOP senator for reviewing Supreme Court nominees sticks by his words that he will support a "pro abortion" pick. Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the new ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the remark on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" airing on...

Dick Cheney sees a black and white world that's only about whether torture works or doesn't work. President Obama presents a more nuanced approach. In this CQ Politics Video I look at who is playing checkers and who is playing chess.

Join me tonight at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for my live Cell Cam Vlog of Washington's ultimate prom date. See my archive of clips NOW ON YOU TUBE.

I preview the dinner with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann . . .

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As we hear news of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's expected retirement, I am reminded of those days in 1990 when I covered his nomination by President George H.W. Bush. I found Souter to be a remarkably evenhanded and surprisingly moderate judicial pick in an era when conservatives thought...

What if Mystery Science Theater did an Obama press conference? In this CQ Politics video, I give it a try. But, like the president's 100th day, I was more interested in moving on to the 100th episode of Lost.

For those who have fantasized about doing unto Dick Cheney what he was apparently so willing to do unto others, here is your golden rule: Enjoy...

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Swine flu politics is back. It helped claim the career of a president more than 30 years ago. As if Barack Obama needed any more headaches.

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Earth Day has arrived, and it is bigger than ever -- especially when compared to its humble beginnings in the 1970's. In this CQ Politics video I take a look at how the rise of Earth Day symbolizes the changing politics of the environment since Teddy Roosevelt helped get...

What does Obama give to evil pirates? A shot in the dARRRk!!!

Why do pirates hate seals? They're ShARRRp Shooters!!!

Since none of the good guys were harmed in the saving of a maritime hostage, surely the world is again safe for pirate jokes:

What do pirates now fear...

In their zeal to portray the president as weak on defense, Newt Gingrich and Dick Cheney seem to think that aggression makes us safer. In this CQ Politics video I consider the dangers of hawks pressuring Barack Obama. Here's hoping he resists in ways that other presidents did not.

These global summits always make me hungry, thinking about foods from the various countries. In this CQ Politics Video, I find out what the G-20 Summit might look like if it were a tasty stew -- But keep your Pepto-Bismol handy!

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Much has been made of President Barack Obama choosing not to tap any major national newspapers for questions at his primetime press conference on Tuesday. What a sign of "The Times" that in today's media world it was a perfectly valid choice. In this video I wonder if Obama's...

This was the week for obligatory reviews of the President's first 50 days. In this video, I consider the Republican Party's first 50 days in the Age of Obama -- and find that the GOP is all over the map.

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How fitting that Rush Limbaugh is a straw man for Democrats portraying him as the face of the GOP. He has, after all, spent a career in faux battle against straw man arguments. In this video I take a look at past efforts by both parties to define their foes...

While television's torture freak, Jack Bauer, tormented a suspect inside the White House this week, the real-life White House was again spotlighiting the last administration's Bauer-like fondness for "enhanced interrogations."

Plenty of Americans still agree with the FOX "24" star's passionate defense of torture to save lives. When an anti-torture...

What is it about things going haywire when John Roberts is around? But the Chief Justice, who mangled the inaugural oath, can't be blamed for Tuesday night's humorously awkward moment when President Barack Obama spoke out of turn before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced him for his first address...