Bill Clinton's brief appearance last week excited both members of the media and Washington, but the question now is whether Clinton's presence can help Obama turn things around.

It seems to some that President Obama would be much better off as a figurehead. You see, his greatest problem is that he has simply been too powerful.

Tactics play a role, but they are a second-order concern at best. Obama's fortunes will largely be determined by the state of the economy, not "marketing and P.R. and public opinion."

General McChrystal's recommendation for more troops and material has a distinctly Westmorelandian flavor to it. If approved, it could create an additional $40 to$80 billion per annum in war costs.

If we assume that Podesta represents certain powers that be in the Democratic Party, are those powers writing off the president?

New York Times reporter Peter Baker is defending the paper's decision to ask President Obama whether he's a "socialist" in an interview that the pap...

The latest campaign twister from John McCain is that he is not questioning Barack Obama's patriotism, only his judgment. But what kind of judgment ha...