What Obama Is Up Against
We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.
We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
Has President Obama done a good job in office, or is he destined to suffer the same fate of Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, as unmemorable, ineffective one-term chief executives?
David Sirota | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
That could have been one of The Onion's fake headlines - or it could have been the headline on all the real news stories about George H. W. Bush decry...
Art Agnos | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.
Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media
Former President George H.W. Bush feels that the tone of the national discourse lacks civility. "I don't like it," Bush told CBS. "The cables (TV) hav...
AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Calling public service "the essence of our liberty," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Americans to step up and vo...
Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Sometimes dropping one letter is all it takes to end up on the wrong side of a gaffe. Speaking at a community service forum at Texas A&M alongside Bar...
Michelle Nunn | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact
President Bush built a powerful legacy around making service central to people's lives. The next step in the service movement is to make service central to our nation's priorities.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics
I think they gave this Nobel Peace Prize to Obama less because of what he's done so far and more for not being Bush. And it's well deserved.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
This month, the news for Obama fans is not bad. It's not get-up-and-cheer good, either, but it's a lot better than the news has been for the past two months.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
it is one thing to give the Pentagon considerable weight and another thing altogether to let it dictate the timing and terms of the debate, and the final decision.
Mike Lux | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business
The fights for financial regulation is symbolized by a phrase that the President and his economic advisors repeat too often, indicative of a much deeper problem in their thinking.
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics
Calmer voices have called the assault on Obama's speech "silly." That is terribly wrong: the attacks are not silly, they are dangerous. The attacks further split the party of opposition from a position of reason.
Larry Gellman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Apparently in addition to being a socialist, a terrorist, a Kenyan, a Nazi, a granny killer, and like Hitler -- Obama is not even really our president. The whole thing was just a big liberal lie.
Pablo Manriquez | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
In second grade, I wrote a letter to my President grilling him on homeless issues and drug policy. I also asked for his autograph. As expected, he got back to me right away.
Associated Press | Glen Johnson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat's Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision...
Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
Here are reactions to Ted Kennedy's death: President Obama: Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, S...
Don McNay | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media
Corporate honchos at GE and News Corp making back-room editorial decisions for the "news" subsidiaries they control? I can't help but think it might not be the best thing for the integrity of journalism.
Don McNay | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media
Obama's election was not only a door opener for people of color. It also showed that people with absent dads, or no dad at all, can grow up and live in the White House.
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.
Jon Bowermaster | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media
People suggested to Walter that he should run for President himself. "I think we'll wait and see how many uncommitteds there are after New Hampshire," he said. "And then maybe we'll go after them."
Robert Scheer | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
There are 187 F-22s that have yet to fly a single combat mission. The news that Congress might stop production of this high-profit weapons system is a considerable victory for logic.
Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216 was the venue for a skirmish that at times got awfully mean. Judge Sonia came in earnest, her cards laid out on the table.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
The Edwards and Palin stories both underscore the quirk in our electoral system through which vice presidents are nominated.
Russ Baker | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics