OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Green Light, Red Light Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Twitter Wars And The 2012 Election

Will Twitter impact the 2012 elections? The evidence seems thin that it will.

Get Rid Of Recall Elections

Recall elections in a hyper-partisan atmosphere are not a good thing.

GOP Pollster Tells GOP It Must Change Its Position On Same-Sex Marriage

Some Republicans see the light on same-sex marriage. Whether the party will listen is another question.

New Obama Ad Attacks Romney’s Bain ‘Job Creator’ Record

A tough new Obama campaign ad highlights people who lost their jobs after a Bain Capital takeover–at a time Mitt Romney was not at Bain Capital.

OTB Caption Contest

Time for the Monday OTB Caption ContestTM

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Sarkozy Car Cozy Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Was The Romney “Bullying” Story Good Journalism?

There’s much to question about The Washington Post’s decision to run a 47 year old story about Mitt Romney.

Dissecting Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy

Is there a Romney Doctrine?

Santorum To Romney: Make Opposition To Same-Sex Marriage Part Of The Campaign

Rick Santorum is urging Mitt Romney to go all-in on opposition to same-sex marriage. Not surprisingly, this is bad advice.

Is Mitt Romney Running Against Barack Obama, Or Jimmy Carter?

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

Who Wins From Obama’s Same-Sex Marriage Announcement?

Will Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage benefit him or Romney in the upcoming campaign?

Harry Reid Calls For Filibuster Reform, 15 Months Too Late

Harry Reid is apparently regretting not going forward with filibuster reform in January 2011.

Avoiding NATO Summit Disaster

My first piece for the Christian Science Monitor, co-authored with my Atlantic Council collegue Barry Pavel, has been posted.

The Census, the House GOP, and the Founders

The Founders would never have thought to do more than count people in the Census!

Family of Alleged Romney Bullying Victim Denies Knowledge of Incident

There may be reason to doubt reports alleging that Mitt Romney engaged in vicious bullying of a gay classmate as an 18-year-old prepster.

The Return Of Economic Pessimism

Americans are getting pessimistic about the state of the economy again.

Day’s Funniest Headline

The Day’s Funniest Headline

House Republicans Gut Defense Sequestration Cuts

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

No, We Don’t Need To See The President’s College Transcripts (Or Romney’s Either)

Some blogger wants to pay someone to get Barack Obama’s college transcripts. It’s time for this silliness to end.

German Police Fired Only 85 Bullets in 2011

The Germans are taking this austerity thing a little far: their police fired only 85 shots at humans last year.

Dish Network Enables Commercial Skipping

Dish Network is offering customers a DVR that will skip commercials. I’m sure their content providers are thrilled.

Microsoft Seeks to Reinvent Search, May Destroy Web

The next generation search engine may not point to Web pages at all.

Yes, Biden Did Force Obama’s Hand on Same-Sex Marriage

How the Vice-President’s comment’s on Meet The Press led to an historic Presidential announcement.

The Battle For The Senate

The battle is on for control of the Senate, but whoever wins is likely to have a very slim majority.

DC Man Steals His Own Bike

Danny Lesh freely admits to stealing a bicycle–back from the thief who stole it from him.

Romney/Huckabee 2012?

All of a sudden, people are talking about Mike Huckabee as a potential Romney running mate.