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Wabash Wonk Revitalizes Republicans

In today's installment of his WaPo column "The Fix," Chris Cillizza profiles Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: "Republican Revolutionary." The good news is: the profile is interesting and instructive.  The bad news is: Daniels has foresworn any further political...

Precedents For The Huntsman Appointment

Yesterday Christopher Beam of Slate discussed some historical precedents for the action that President Obama took in recent days when he appointed Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah, a prospective candidate for the GOP's presidential spot in 2012, as Ambassador to China. Beam...

Presidents And Popularity

In The New Republic, John Judis writes: Almost four months after his inauguration, President Barack Obama is still riding high in the polls. According to Gallup, 66 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing. But I expect that Obama's popularity will begin to...

Cue “Victory At Sea”

There's been a lot of comment in the last 48 hours about former Vice President Dick Cheney's appearance on Face The Nation, and it was probably a matter of time before he was dubbed "the new Nixon" by someone. That someone turned out to be Phil Bronstein of the San...

Laughing Matters

The President's decision to adjourn his weekly White House luncheon with the Vice President to Ray's Hell Burger across the Potomac in Arlington, was reported and deconstructed with an intensity that finally struck even the media as a bit much. Here's the Daily Show's...

Annals Of The Obama Administration

Here is the President's speech to the White House Correspondents' annual dinner at the Washington Hilton last night. He reads from a written text, and performs with the expected aplomb.  Some of his jokes are excellent; some are OK; a few are actually acerbic (and...