October 3, 2012
The First Debate
The best part of any American Presidential debate is at the beginning and at the end. The beginning is when the two candidates shake hands in mutual respect, instead of shaking fists in mutual disdain. The end is when the...
October 3, 2012
Obama the Campaigner; Romney the Governor
“Obama doesn’t like people. In fact, he hates people.” That is what a very prominent Democratic strategist told me the other day. Obama doesn’t really like to deal with the people he is doing business with. One Democratic Senator was...
October 2, 2012
Comparing the Candidates
Originally published in The Hill You never really get a chance to size up two candidates for office until they stand shoulder to shoulder on the stage. Mitt Romney is about an inch taller than Barack Obama. Usually, the taller...
October 1, 2012
The Independent Voter?
In the 2008 election, the independent voter was the king. Remember how everybody was talking about independents being the true swing voter? Remember how Barack Obama killed John McCain with independent voters, and that is how he easily won the...
September 28, 2012
The Kitchen Cabinet
Andrew Jackson first formed his “Kitchen Cabinet” amid the tumult of his first term. He decided to kick out the John C. Calhoun partisans, and stick his own friends (including his step-son) in positions where they could give him the...
September 27, 2012
The Referendum
This election was supposed to be a referendum on President Obama. Then it suddenly morphed into a choice election between President Obama and Mitt Romney. Now, it has become referendum on Mitt Romney. How the hell did that happen? Part...