June 4, 2008
Five Stages of McCain
This originally appearing in the Washington Post on February 9, 2008; 12:00 AM As somebody who used to work for Tom DeLay and Denny Hastert, two politicians who have somewhat less than high regard for John McCain, I know something...
June 4, 2008
Honesty, Integrity, Courage
If I were drawing up John McCain campaign slogan, it would be the title of this essay. Honesty: McCain’s reputation for honesty is legendary. He is a straight talker in ways that most politicians are not. He gets...
June 4, 2008
John McCain’s GOP converts
(This originally appeared in The Politico) I think I know how a Christian convert feels in Saudi Arabia. When I worked for the House Republican leadership during the 2000 presidential primary, I voted for John McCain. I was then-House Speaker...
June 4, 2008
Mr. Change and the Same-Old Same-Old
As I sat in the Bloomberg studio, listening to Barack Obama’s stem-winder of a speech, listening to his lilting promises of spending more money on education, on health care, on programs for the poor and programs...
June 3, 2008
Bernanke Gets a Clue
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday put the U.S. dollar squarely on the Fed’s radar screen, saying its slide against other currencies has led to an “unwelcome” rise in U.S. inflation and may...
June 3, 2008
Speech before the American Marketing Association Meeting at Villanova University
Great to be here today at this meeting of the American Marketing Association. My wife is a Villanova graduate and she is very jealous that I am here and she is not. Of course, she...