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Hillary Clinton's Christmas Gifts Dec. 27, 2015
It must have been tough for Bill Clinton to come up with a good Christmas present for his wife this ... Read More
Admit It. You Just Want Your Own Dictator Dec. 25, 2015
This incessant clamoring by voters and punditry for better "leaders" and more "leadership" is one of... Read More
Not 'The Mikado': The Bravado Dec. 22, 2015
With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan. (With Donald Trump performing as Ko-Ko, the Lord High Execu... Read More
Democrats' 3rd-Term Blues Dec. 19, 2015
History tends to make Democrats nervous about the 2016 White House election. They know that since 19... Read More
Trump Sneers; Jeb Jeers; America Fears Dec. 16, 2015
Nobody sneers quite like Donald Trump. His fleshy face grows taut. His upper lip bends down sharply ... Read More
Cruz: The Maple Leaf Candidate? Dec. 15, 2015
During the most recent presidential election, non-candidate Donald Trump crowned himself king of the... Read More
Trump Is a 'Dangerous' Bigot Spewing 'Racist Lies' Dec. 02, 2015
You probably don't read newspaper editorials, and I don't blame you. Over the decades, many have bec... Read More
'Changing Places': The 2016 Election Nov. 28, 2015
Since 1952, there have been 10 national elections in which there was no incumbent Republican preside... Read More
Early Returns From Ohio Nov. 21, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio — How important politically is Ohio? Of the nation's first 10 Republican presid... Read More
Obama Gets Testy in Turkey With the Press Nov. 18, 2015
After seven years of media adoration, President Obama was stunned and prickly. At a press conference... Read More
John Kasich and Matthew 25, Revisited Nov. 18, 2015
This is Republican Gov. John Kasich explaining in March why he expanded coverage for Ohio's Medicaid... Read More
Henry Hyde and the 2016 Republican Race Nov. 14, 2015
Yes, it is true that, as a political reporter, you do find yourself liking some people you cover a l... Read More
Poppy Speaks Out at Last -- Too Little, Too Late Nov. 13, 2015
If only "Poppy" had quit in 1992, after one White House term, then the 41st president's fruit would ... Read More
The Leftist Tree Must Be Watered With Blood at Mizzou Nov. 11, 2015
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe must wonder what he did wrong. It all began back in Septe... Read More
The Ben Carson Flaps Nov. 10, 2015
Dr. Ben Carson's whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the ... Read More
Enough Already With Debates Oct. 30, 2015
There was a time when presidential debates were just that, debates on policy among candidates. Not s... Read More
That Hillary, So Funny Oct. 28, 2015
Well, this is quite the view. I'm sitting near a window that overlooks a busy intersection in downto... Read More
For a Good Time, You Just Can't Beat Politics Oct. 28, 2015
It's entertainment. That's what politics is about. Somehow it became Holy Writ this presidential cyc... Read More
Why Republican Voters Are Not Acting Like the GOP Oct. 24, 2015
In the important matter of choosing their parties' presidential nominees, Republicans and Democrats ... Read More
What Happened to Jeb Bush? Too Much Money Oct. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush has dropped into single digits in the polls — and that's just among Republicans in hi... Read More
