It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals
Category: Campaigns
Adlai Stevenson, the last real progressive candidate
In baseball, it’s often said that you have to be a good pitcher to be a twenty game loser. The reason is simple; if
It’s hard to criticize John McCain, but…
The contrast could not have been more apparent. On Monday, February 18, 2013, MSNBC aired a program, Hubris, about how the Bush Administration used
Increasing Congressional pay is a good idea
Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina is resigning his seat in order to become head of the Heritage Foundation. Though he didn’t say so,
Cory Booker: It’s not easy being a political star
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the hazard of being seen as a hero. The downfalls of General David Petraeus and Lance Armstrong demonstrate
Reminiscing about the conservative movement of the 1960s
He was considered anathema to progressives; the most conservative member of the Republican Party. The time was the 1960s, and his name was William
Obama sees the poor as well as the middle class
Shortly after assuming the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson announced his commitment to a war on poverty. That
Advice to freshman Senators: Keep a low profile
Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” truly insulted me and most of his viewers recently. He asked us to leave to room,
What if electoral votes were awarded proportionally?
The record shows that President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012 by defeating Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes to 206. Even though Obama
Romney’s Project ORCA: Technology fails, shoe leather wins
When my friend who worked in the Obama campaign’s analytics department told me about Project ORCA, I thought he was talking about an environmental