Running for Office

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Why No One Runs For Office Today: An Allegory

Richard Laermer | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics


Richard Laermer

Why on earth would anyone run for office and spend low-paid days and nights handling the "mishegos" of people who make you feel less than adequate no matter how hard you work?

Rumors For The Next Campaign

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Shaffer

To those who are already planning for the 2012 elections: if challenged by a reporter to back up your claims, simply say, "The issue isn't about facts. It's about starting a necessary discussion."

Why I Stopped Running for Congress... After Three Months

Larry Platt | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Larry Platt

According to my would-be opponent, Jim Gerlach, "I see myself as a cultural anthropologist who goes into black culture to explain it to the white intelligentsia."

Fresh Faces on the National Scene: My Sons for President

Joel Weinberger | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Joel Weinberger

I watched Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric and learned that living next to another country and/or being on a flight path to another country c...