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Obama All Alone

08/30/2013
Yesterday White House officials told members of Congress yesterday that there was “no doubt” that chemical weapons were used in Syria. Citing intercepted communications of Syrian officials and evidence of movements by Syria’s military around Damascus before the attack, the…

Candidates’ Corner: A candidate who speaks ‘American’

05/14/2012 Published on Fox News' Campaign Insiders
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China Crisis Is Hillary’s Problem, White House Implies, Insulating Obama

05/07/2012 Published on The Daily Beast
Is the White House trying to insulate the president from the unfolding drama in China? Of course they are. The uneasy compromise reached today over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng’s request for asylum in the U.S. presents a serious political vulnerability…

How Many Billionaires Does it Take to Buy a Nomination?

02/22/2012 Published on Forbes
President Obama tried on Tuesday to justify his announcement last week that he will send senior level administration and campaign officials to fundraising events for the pro-Obama Super PAC, Priorities USA –a major flipflop for the President who had been …

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…

In Polls, Obama Wins on Contraception Compromise, Catholics Hold Steady

02/19/2012 Published on The Daily Beast
The compromise that President Obama offered last Friday to Catholic leaders regarding the religious exemption for contraception coverage is not only a reasonable solution to the situation, it is also a political win for Obama. Obama announced last Friday that…

Super PACs’ Super Influence and Their Destruction of Our Political System

02/17/2012 Published on Forbes
Photo credit: Getty Images via @daylife As we enter the homestretch to Tuesday’s Michigan primary, there is another, arguably more important duel taking place beyond the battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum: the war between their super PACs. Restore…

The Seeming Inevitability of Jeb Bush

02/16/2012 Published on Forbes
With the GOP fundamentally divided, it seems increasingly unlikely that Romney, Santorum, Gingrich or Paul will have enough delegates going into the Convention on August 27th. This would result in a brokered convention — and the possibility of a “white-knight”…

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

02/07/2012 Published on Forbes
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,…