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My evaluation. No grades, but a narrow win for Obama.
Correction: In my haste to produce instant analysis late last night, I slightly misquoted John McCain: He said the fundamentals of the economy were “strong,” not good. Either way, it was a serious error–and the most significant sentence he has uttered in this campaign.
The clash with the White House over birth control is a reminder of just how much influence the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has lost in the 10 years since the child sex abuse crisis erupted in America.
President Barack Obama is pressing for investments in infrastructure while relying on familiar tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to claim progress on the federal deficit in his upcoming budget.
