March 27, 2012
Taking Flexibility Too Far
It was Everett Dirksen who said, “I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” Flexibility is an important, underrated and currently unpopular political attribute. You need to be...
March 26, 2012
The Politics of Health Care
Democrats used to own the healthcare issue. As Chris Matthews put it, voters used to see the Republicans as the daddy party (particularly strong on national defense issues) and the Democrats as the mommy party (particularly on healthcare and education)....
March 24, 2012
Not a Trivial Moment
The Trayvon Martin incident is no trivial moment in American history. Mr. Martin was gunned down by George Zimmerman in a Sanford, Florida gated community. Zimmerman says he was defending himself. Civil rights leaders and the Martin family believe it...
March 23, 2012
Continuing Bush Policies
The front-page story in the New York Times about America’s progress on energy independence had this little nugget: “How the country made this turnabout is a story of industry-friendly policies started by President Bush and largely continued by President...
March 22, 2012
Etch-A-Sketch
Of course, Eric Fehrnstrom was exactly right when he said that the campaign would change completely after the primaries. My high school history teacher, Mr. Keller, taught me that back when I was a junior. Killer Keller...
March 22, 2012
To Everything, There is a Season
Turn, Turn, Turn It was the Byrds who transformed this Biblical passage into a top hit in the mid-1960’s: To everything – turn, turn, turn There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time for every purpose...