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In Much-Hyped Speech On The Economy, Obama Offers Up More Of The Same

07/24/2013 Published on Forbes.com
President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Obama’s speech this afternoon at Knox College was billed as the presentation of his economic vision. However, it turned out to be what I am…

No Light At The End Of The Tunnel

06/18/2013 Published on Forbes.com
To hear some commentators tell it, President Obama has been plagued by a truly terrible case of bad luck. The mounting scandals – the IRS, the DOJ information grab, Benghazi, and now the NSA – have formed the perfect storm.…

When It Comes To Obama And The Sequester, The Public Has Got It Wrong

02/28/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down The Age of Disruption Doug Schoen Contributor Looking for a Way to Reduce Medicare Spending? Look No Further than Part D Doug Schoen Contributor Tomorrow is a big day. The sequester will automatically come into…

From Obama, A Beautiful Inaugural Address Completely Discordant With His Recent Actions

01/21/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down The New Power Class Who Will Profit From Obama’s Second Term Joel Kotkin Contributor Obama II — Will We Be a Better Nation? John Zogby Contributor Full Text: President Obama’s Inaugural Address Jeremy Bogaisky Forbes…

Setting Defiant Tone In Fiscal Standoff, Obama Seems To Be Betting GOP Will Fold On Taxes

11/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama broke no new ground with his press conference today. And despite a conciliatory tone at times, he was ultimately resolute and even defiant. He was unyielding in his economic posture and his willingness to compromise seemed rhetorical at…

The Pollsters Got It Right

11/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The mudslinging between the candidates and campaigns in this election was matched by the vitriol spewed over the polls. This one is oversampling Democrats, this one leans Right and this one is biased left. We have heard it all over…

Why The Trade Issue Matters On Election Day

10/22/2012 Published on Forbes.com
With Election Day only 15 days away, it’s clear that economic issues will drive both President Obama and Governor Romney’s closing arguments. Despite unemployment dropping below 8 percent in the most recent jobs report, poll after poll shows that likely…

A Second Debate Draw

10/17/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The President’s performance was a far cry from his anemic showing in Denver. He was energized, focused and well prepared. The Governor had less to make up for after his strong showing in the first debate. He performed well again…

In Wednesday’s Debate, Romney Emerges as the Victor on Medicare

10/05/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down What Did We Learn From The Presidential Debate? Not Much. Howard Gleckman Contributor A Narrow Win For Romney At First Presidential Debate Doug Schoen Contributor Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the Presidential Debate Denver,…

Why did Obama use the N-word to describe his grandfather?

09/11/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
“My image of Onyango, faint as it was, had always been of an autocratic man—a cruel man, perhaps. But I had also imagined him an independent man, a man of his people, opposed to white rule… What Granny had told…