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Campaigns Do Matter, but So Do Candidates Jan. 16, 2016
If you've heard this story, please don't stop me. A major pet food company, after years of secret la... Read More
Cruz's Trump Problem Jan. 15, 2016
Donald Trump is right: Ted Cruz has a problem. By raising the "birther" issue, Trump is planting the... Read More
Rhetoric Seldom Matches Reality of Motherhood Jan. 13, 2016
The one good thing about Ohio Gov. John Kasich's campaign for the presidency is that he provides man... Read More
Obama's Legacy Is Executive Abuse Jan. 08, 2016
Over the winter break, I finally got around to binge-watching "Parks and Recreation." In case you mi... Read More
The Constitution, the President and Guns Jan. 07, 2016
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people ... Read More
Election Should Be About Restoring the American Vision Jan. 06, 2016
Year-end surveys convey a picture of disillusionment and cynicism among Americans about their govern... Read More
The Tearful Dictator Jan. 06, 2016
The tyrant cries. While announcing his new slate of gun control measures designed to pave the way fo... Read More
Another Year of Living Dangerously? Jan. 01, 2016
Will Republicans come to their senses in 2016 or continue with another year of living dangerously? W... Read More
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
