Nancy Killefer

Prominent people have, over the past few months, taught us things about taxes. Our teachers have gone from the very lowly (see Joe the Plumber) to the very sophisticated (see Tom Daschle).

It took a lot after Bush to get our hopes up and get hitched in the first place. I am not sure this newlywed bliss is ready for the partisan beating, delays and the frustrations.

Obama is carrying a silent-but-deadly majority group of leaders that are not represented in the MSM, the populist political establishment, or the right-wing crackpots that dominate the establishment Hill.

Have all these prospective nominees become so thoroughly Washingtonized that it doesn't even occur to them that anyone might look askance at this sweetheart deal or that interesting bit of tax avoidance?

President Obama did a series of television interviews Tuesday with the intention of promoting his stimulus plan. But with two of his nominees withdraw...

When our leaders, or even our potential leaders, fail to contribute to the collective good, it feeds our lack of faith in them as stewards of the incredible coercive power of government.

The Daschle-Geithner-Killefer tax goof is based on an almost-unconscious hope that the system they theoretically want to work ... won't.

The White House has released the letter that Nancy Killefer wrote to President Obama requesting that he withdraw her nomination as chief performance o...

Serious and occasionally somber, Barack Obama launched a massive media blitz Tuesday evening to address a variety of topics that have consumed his adm...

He is not just saying we need to improve government operations. He's saying we need to put this issue front and center and then he is taking real action.

This was originally posted as an exclusive commentary for The Washington Post. President-elect Barack Obama's choice today of Nancy Killefer as our g...

WASHINGTON — Nancy Killefer withdrew her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government on Tuesday, saying she d...