Bob Schieffer (Bob Shieffer!) asks Axelrod whether throwing a heap of excrement against the wall and seeing what will stick is really the best way for the administration to help the Democratic Party in next month’s election. No, he doesn’t … Continue reading →
President Obama admonishes us to “keep believing that change is possible.” He adds: Let’s show Washington one more time, change doesn’t come from the top. Change happens because of you! Change happens because of you! Change happens because of you! … Continue reading →
Barney Frank writes asking Sean Bielat for his position on Social Security. Here’s Bielat’s impressive response. Guess Barney forgot that, although he’s a mere Marine, Bielat’s the possessor of a graduate degree from Harvard, too. [Hat tip: commenter “Scott.”]
Continue reading →I happened to have been looking back at some old threads last night, and I ran across this, from our sorely missed late commenter FredHJr, who has been gone now for over a year. It was written on April 1, … Continue reading →
The predictions of the polls for this election are all over the place. Although in general a Republican win is expected, the scope and breadth of that win is highly disputed. Liberal rags and bloggers say that the Republicans have … Continue reading →
I’ve sometimes wondered whether, as John Dickerson wrote here, the Obama administration’s struggles will make at least a few Bush-haters acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, his predecessor wasn’t such an abysmal ignoramus after all. That maybe, just maybe, it’s actually … Continue reading →
I’ve thought for quite some time that Greta Van Susteren is one of the very best interviewers on TV. There’s something about her that’s intensely likable—and this despite the fact that she’s (gasp!) a lawyer (some of my best friends…). … Continue reading →
Did you know that these are “the toughest times any president has ever faced”? Rahm Emanuel knows. And he’s saying goodbye to all that. I don’t know what’s more frightening: that this is what the president’s Chief of Staff for … Continue reading →
Joe Biden has asked the base to stop whining. You might as well ask the sun to stop shining. It’s not a great way to get them all voting, But let’s not indulge in premature gloating, Though right now I’d … Continue reading →
Obama would like to energize the people who were instrumental in putting him over the top in 2008, the youth vote. When a person is accustomed to having the magic touch, it’s hard for him to perceive that the gift … Continue reading →
Here’s a recent roundup of Senate races and how they stand. And here’s some other news from Ohio that can’t possibly warm the cockles of Obama’s heart. Remember how close and how important Ohio was in ’04, determining the outcome … Continue reading →
…are apparently leaving for Chicago soon. Axelrod will be in charge of Obama’s re-election campaign from afar, and Emanuel plans to run for mayor of the city. Robert Gibbs is rumored to be Axelrod’s replacement as Senior Adviser. Axelrod and … Continue reading →