Author Archive
Oversight
Rubio Alienates Some Other Republicans by Advocating Government Shutdown
The GOP presidential prospect has joined a movement calling for a shutdown unless Congress defunds Obamacare.
Management
What If John Kerry Outperforms Hillary Clinton as America’s Top Diplomat?
Kerry has already brought Israeli and Palestinian negotiators together for the first time in years.
Oversight
What Took So Long for These 3 Senators to Get Presidential Buzz?
Hillary Clinton is a bigger obstacle than sexism for Warren, Gillibrand and Klobuchar.
Oversight
Analysis: Senate Deal Doesn’t Help Obama on Judges, and That’s What Matters Most
Administration picks are one thing, but judges will carry his legacy into the future.
Oversight
Is Hillary Clinton Peaking Too Soon?
Fans fuel 'inevitability' narrative about a 2016 presidential run that damaged her in 2008.
Oversight
When Blocking Nominees Comes Back to Haunt Politicians
Some nominees thwarted by the Senate end up getting elected to the body that rejected them.
Oversight
Argo and a New Resolve to Hold Iran Accountable for 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
Families make a united push for action in a Father's Day letter to senators.
Management
Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for Public Opinion to Turn Against Obama
The president has a base of loyalists that won't quit and, at least for now, there's no evidence he was involved in any scandals.
Management
Analysis: How Obama Could Start Fixing the IRS
Step one, name a Republican—preferably a prominent one—to head the agency.
Oversight
Why the AP Phone Records Bombshell Could Threaten Eric Holder's Job
If Obama wants a high-level symbol of accountability, the attorney general is the only one left standing.
Management
Will George W. Bush Ever Get Historians on His Side?
Truman and Eisenhower won belated respect, but they didn't have an Iraq problem.
Management
Analysis: Obama Wasted a Big Chance to Sell His Economic Vision
Obama’s shortcomings as a communicator are not new.
Management
Analysis: White House Tours Are Fun to Talk About, but Jobs Are the Real Sequester Casualty
The Obama administration lost the first round of PR competition. Republicans should worry about what comes next.
Defense
'Argo' Is Great, But 52 American Hostages Are Still Looking for Justice
They and their survivors are pushing Congress for action.
Management
The case for Jennifer Granholm as Labor secretary
Granholm has the stature and the media savvy to put income inequality at the center of the national debate.
Management
Analysis: Second-term exodus leaves zero Hispanics in Cabinet
The Obama administration is sorely in need of binders full of Latinos.
Management
Does Obama Need Romney's Binder Full of Women?
Obama's white-guy problem seems worse than it is; male nominees and one particular female departure are among the reasons the president is developing an optics problem.
Defense
6 reasons Obama chose Chuck Hagel
The Vietnam veteran and former senator shares the president's goals and worldview.
Management
Analysis: Newtown Rampage Proves a Turning Point for Obama
No mention of guns, but the president turns a memorial service into a call to action.
Defense
Analysis: Picking a fight over Susan Rice would not serve the country
Aren't there bigger fish to fry?
