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For President Obama, Soaring Oil Prices Present a Much Greater Threat Than Romney or Santorum

02/20/2012 Published on Forbes
With the  latest RCP Tracking Average (2/1-2/19) showing Obama with a 5.7 point lead over Mitt Romney and a 7.5 point lead over Rick Santorum, it is clear that the biggest threat to President Obama’s chances of winning reelection will…

President Obama’s Budgetary Delusion and the Upcoming Crisis we Face

02/15/2012 Published on Forbes
The $3.7 trillion budget that President Obama introduced yesterday clearly places spending initiatives aimed at job creation and rebuilding the American middle class ahead of deficit and debt reduction and austerity.  It is a political document, and needs to be…

The American Dream is Alive and Well…At Madison Square Garden

02/13/2012 Published on Forbes
With his unexpected ascent from the total obscurity of his brothers couch to starting Knicks point guard — having been cut by the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, and relegated to the NBA‘s Development League– Jeremy Lin is…

The Drug Shortage Crisis in America

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Two Congressmen introduced bipartisan legislation to address prescription drug shortages last week.  The Drug Shortage Prevention Act would create a ‘Critical Drug List’ that would identify drugs that are susceptible to shortage, and require the FDA to develop a system…

The Auto Industry, The Obama Administration, Clint Eastwood, And The Rest Of The Story

02/09/2012 Published on Forbes
Clint Eastwood has come under attack this week by those who believe he acted in support of the President and the White House  in the Super Bowl commercial he made for Chrysler — “Halftime in America” – or as right-wing…

Why The 2012 Election Will Ultimately Be A Fight Between Super PACs

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It is very easy to demonize either the right or the left. But fundamentally, we are in a situation where billionaires are funding presidential candidacies and bankrolling special interest campaigns – whether it is the Koch brothers, Foster Friess , …

Romney Loses Frontrunner Status?

02/08/2012 Published on Forbes
With Rick Santorum’s three victories yesterday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, the whole nature of the Republican race has changed.  And changed in a profound way. That air of inevitability that Mitt Romney was once again exuding following his decisive…

What Keeps Obama Up Late at Night…And It’s Not Mitt Romney

02/07/2012 Published on Forbes
What’s keeping President Obama up at night is not Mitt Romney. The Republican presidential candidate has been sinking in the polls and trails Obama by close to 10 points, 52% to 43%, in the most recent Washington Post/ABC News poll.…

Casino Democracy: The Curious Case of President Obama and the Mexican Fugitive

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The New York Times reported today that President Obama’s campaign would be returning over $200,000 in campaign contributions from family members of Pepe Cardona, a Mexican casino kingpin who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States. Cardona’s brothers,…

The Crisis Facing Mitt Romney

02/06/2012 Published on Forbes.com
With Monday’s publication of the Washington Post/ABC poll, it is clear that Mitt Romney is in trouble – big trouble. It is not just that President Obama has opened up almost a ten-point lead against the former Massachusetts governor –…