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Henniker, N.H. These days, Jon Huntsman finds praise in unexpected places. On a recent September evening, the struggling Republican presidential candidate spoke to a modest crowd at New England College. His pitch was sober. He appealed in gentle tones for political unity, less “yelling and screaming,” more “real solutions” for the country. He spoke at [...]
–Former Council of Economic Advisors chair Christina Romer in a conversation with Elizabeth Warren quoted in Ron Suskind’s Confidence Men. On a related note, here’s a video of Warren, now a Senate candidate in Massachusetts, commenting on Republican charges of “class warfare” at a recent campaign event. Maybe you can see why Obama might have [...]
There’s nothing too shocking about a President and Secretary of State seeing eye-to-eye on a diplomatic vision for America’s future. But with stories of White House strife and dysfunction dominating Washington these days, it’s interesting just how little public conflict there has been between the once-bitter rivals.
Monetary policy is dull, so the Republican Party’s bizarre advocacy of job-killing tight-money policies during a jobs crisis hasn’t gotten much attention. But political food fights are exciting, so today’s letter from GOP leaders pressuring Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke not to approve more monetary stimulus is likely to get a lot of attention. The [...]
Lucas Baiano, the guy who made Rick Perry’s new web video, was born and raised on the far side of the Canadian border. This doesn’t matter of course. Baiano is legal to work in the United States, and his dedication to the American political system is unquestioned. After volunteering for both Hillary Clinton and John [...]
Obama will work publicly and privately against the Palestinian statehood vote at the U.N. Marist poll has his approval at a low of 39%. Jonathan Alter says no one in the White House was pining for Clinton.
Nearly every professional woman has had the experience of saying something in a meeting, receiving no response, and then listening as a male colleague offers the same thought or suggestion minutes later to great acclaim. The first time it happens, she feels slightly foolish and is a little unsettled. Did I say that out loud [...]
Hope, Arkansas Well, I’ve known the guy for about 25 years and I couldn’t just let his birthplace pass me by. The house where Bill Clinton first lived is on the main road into town and it’s been restored beautifully. It isn’t exactly overrun with visitors, but it’s a nice, quiet place filled with lots [...]
She doesn’t just want to win Iowa. She has to. Her campaign strategy is predicated on a caucus victory, which could validate claims of national viability, open donors’ wallets and propel her forward with a critical win under her belt.
