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Jilted Joe
Vice President Joe Biden has long had presidential ambitions. As a U.S. senator from Delaware, Mr. Biden sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008. The ’88 run flamed out when it...
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Hillary’s high hopes?
It seems that many in the punditocracy believe Hillary Rodham Clinton is the clear favorite for the 2016 presidential election. The talking heads frequently cite the consistently high poll numbers...
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Obama, Clinton and a complicated relationship
The battle between then-Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination was a famously nasty affair. The insults, and...
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Hillary’s rough year
In my Nov. 13 post, I wrote about the possible 2016 presidential candidacy of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. I stated that while many pundits would have Americans believe Mrs....
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Not the ‘change’ he envisioned
Obviously, President Obama took office in January 2009 amid much fanfare. Mr. Obama’s rhetoric from the 2008 presidential campaign convinced many people he could work wonders on the United States,...
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Rock bottom
It’s no secret President Obama’s popularity has fallen on some tough times. The decline in the president’s standing began not long after his second term got underway in January 2013, and it...
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Obama’s problems
One of my favorite topics is the precipitous decline in President Obama’s approval ratings since the president’s second term began in January 2013. As I noted in my April 29 post, if the trend...
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Obama’s ultimate indignity
By the end of his presidency, many Americans came to see George W. Bush as in over his head. Mr. Bush faced intense criticism over the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession, and of...
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Obama: Odd Man Out
It is no secret President Obama‘s approval ratings have cratered since he started his second term in January 2013. At the heart of it all are scandals, controversies, constant politicking and an aura...
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Clinton beats Obama – at last
A July 31 piece by Sean Sullivan and Sebastian Payne of The Washington Post highlighted a flurry of recent public-opinion polls that indicated former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is more...
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Keep him away from me
Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. Today (Aug. 26), President Obama visited North Carolina to address the American Legion’s 96th National Convention. According to a report from The Washington Post, Democratic Sen....
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‘Making Harding Look Good’
In an Oct. 7 column for National Review Online, Stanford University historian Victor Davis Hanson asserted scandals constitute the defining feature of President Obama‘s administration. Mr. Hanson even...
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‘What happened to Obama?’
In my Oct. 9 post, I argued that President Obama likely will go down in history as a leader who did not live up to the hype that accompanied his initial election. I asserted that because Mr. Obama has...
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Obama’s unraveling
No one doubts President Obama‘s public standing has taken a tumble since he was re-elected convincingly two years ago. In fact, the president’s polling difficulties constitute the main reason tonight...
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Hillary doesn’t get it
During her bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board about a trip she took to Bosnia while first lady in the 1990s....
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A big fan?
In my Aug. 10 post, I predicted Vice President Joe Biden would run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. I cited Mr. Biden’s longstanding presidential ambitions and the sinking fortunes of...
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Taking the stump
The two most recent two-term American presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, did not play significant physical roles in the campaigns to choose their respective successors. Famously, the 2000...
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Come on
I recently read a column by Ron Grossman of the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Grossman, a former history professor, has little patience for people who describe President Obama as “the worst president in...
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