Mark Schmitt
“The Unnecessary Fall,” John Judis’ premature diagnosis of the demise of the Obama administration published in The New Republic, has generated a lot of approving buzz, even though it is mostly familiar. The thesis that Obama should have asked for a bigger stimulus, should have been more confrontational with Wall [...]
By Maureen Dowd
Maybe, for Barack Obama, it depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.
When the president skittered back from his grandiose declaration at an iftar celebration at the White House Friday that Muslims enjoy freedom of religion in America and have the right to build a mosque and community [...]
By Eugene Robinson
WASHINGTON — This is a radical break from journalistic convention, I realize, but today I’d like to give credit where it’s due — specifically, to President Obama. Quiet as it’s kept, he’s on a genuine winning streak.
It’s hard to remember that the inauguration was just 19 months ago. Expectations [...]
By DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN
Sen. Evan Bayh’s stunning decision to retire should serve as more than a wake-up call to Democrats. It should spur a fundamental re-examination and reorientation of the party’s policies, practices and approaches leading into the fall election.
Let’s be clear. The Democratic brand is in trouble—big trouble. There are at least eight Senate [...]
By Michael Scherer / Washington
So how is the White House hoping to avert an electoral catastrophe in November? One clue can be found coded in the attack ads now chewing up the airwaves in New England. “Who is Scott Brown really?” an ominous voiceover asks about the Republican candidate vying [...]
Spending is up nearly 24% since Bush’s last full budget year.
By KARL ROVE
After President Obama devoted much of 2009 to health care and global warming—two issues far down Americans’ list of concerns—the White House says he will pivot to jobs and deficit reduction in his State of the Union speech in a few weeks. The [...]
By Victor Davis Hanson
In the coming year, plenty of our chickens will be coming home to roost.
Take foreign relations. In 2009, the new administration assumed that George W. Bush was largely responsible for global tensions. As a remedy, we loudly reached out to our foes and those with whom we had uneasy relationships.
But so far [...]
Ralph Peters
A recent front-page New York Times article painted a picture of peace-loving Russians finally persuading the evil Americans to pursue disarmament in cyberspace.
The paper hasn’t pushed the Kremlin’s line so shamelessly since the 1930s.
Relying on Russian and Russia-friendly sources, the Times reporters claimed that “after years of rejecting Russia’s overtures,” the US, under President [...]
Jill Lawrence
The latest raft of polls isn’t great news for President Obama and congressional Democrats. His average approval rating has fallen below 50 percent and theirs is even lower. So where did they go wrong? What could they have done to avoid what many analysts see as portents of doom for the 2010 House and [...]
Accepting his Nobel Peace Prize, the president outlines his philosophy of engagement with hostile regimes, then sanctions as needed. But will his approach translate into practical action?
By Doyle McManus
The headlines on President Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize last week focused on the apparent irony: A man who had just ordered 30,000 more troops into [...]
