Jeb Bush Sounds More And More Like A Presidential Candidate

The former Florida Governor is talking more openly about running for President than he ever has before.

Garrick Utley Dead at 74

Veteran newsman Garrick Utley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

2016 Republican Field Is Wide Open

The Republican field for 2016 is more wide open than any we’ve seen in a long time.

President Bush 41 Out of Intensive Care

President George H. W. Bush has been moved out of the intensive care unit and seems to be improving nicely.

Lying and Political Campaigns

The Republican nominee gets some backhanded praise from an unlikely source, MoJo blogger Kevin Drum.

Jeb Bush: Reagan And My Father Have No Place In the Modern GOP

How would modern Republicans treat Ronald Reagan and his Vice-President?

Get Serious

Is the United States a serious country? Should we be?

Weak Presidential Field. Again.

Why are all the candidates for president so awful?

Republican Foreign Policy Craziness Inherent in the System

My latest for The Atlantic: “Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign Policy Craziness”

Putting Obama’s Job Approval Numbers In Historical Perspective

President Obaama’s poll numbers are lower than where Reagan and Clinton were at this point, but not by very much.

Can Jon Huntsman Revive the Party of Reagan?

Condi Rice’s speechwriter thinks Huntsman can appeal to the Tea Party.

General John Shalikashvili Dead at 75

A legendary American soldier, General John Shalikashvili, has died.

Should Jon Huntsman Be Considered A Contender?

On paper, Jon Huntsman looks like a great General Election candidate. The problem is it seems impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.

2012 isn’t 1992

Some think that 2012 will be like 1992. However, that analogy is problematic.

The President is Just Like…

It is notoriously difficult to judge a presidency mid-stream.

Souter Retiring?

Jack Kemp Has Cancer

Obama Gets High Marks