Today's Republican party values candidates with a strong jaw, well-kept hair, deferential wives, and an absence of curiosity about world affairs. Curiosity is dangerous. It leads to study, which reveals complications and nuance, all of which erode certainty. Today's Republicans don't mind if their leaders are wrong as long as they are certain, they lead,

I've been observing Mitt Romney off and on for a few years, and quite closely since I started this website in February of this year. Up until the last couple of weeks, I've viewed him as awkward, a bit odd, but basically harmless and even somewhat amusing. He has a slightly weird way of looking

The 13 days since the first debate seemed like an eternity for Obama people. Their man got roughed up and barely fought back. The polls showed slippage for Obama, and Romney had a bounce in his step. Joe gave the faithful a couple of days of relief, but that was not enough. They needed to

Yes, I know he's out there at fundraisers and rallies, clinging to Big Bird for dear life. I guess he has to do something. Polls show a tightening race. My gut tells me it's in danger of falling apart. David Axelrod, Obama's longtime aid and campaign guru, has said that a Presidential campaign is an

Voting is underway in swing states Iowa and Ohio. Most of the rest of the swing states will start voting between October 18 – 27. In 2008, early voting in four swing states accounted for more than 50% of the total vote in those states. Nate Silver, the highly regarded pollster for the New York

Tuesday, October 2 at 9pm, Sean Hannity released a tape of a June 2007 speech of then-Senator Obama before a mostly black group in Hampton, Virginia. Hannity described the tape as a 'bombshell' that is 'highly inflammatory.' His guest, Tucker Carlson, introduced the tape, saying, "Obama is talking to a black audience and saying the