Hill column  .

Make no mistake: Republicans castigating President Obama for S&P’s ill-considered downgrade are akin to a mugger attacking the mayor, then blaming the sheriff for “letting” him do it.   Republican…

Having staved off default, it’s time for Washington to heed voters’ most important demand: creating jobs!   While Americans want to cut government spending (in general, though not any specific…

Descriptions of the ravages resulting from default have naturally focused on the economy, with far fewer examinations of the international political repercussions, which, while perhaps less dramatic and immediately visible…

Don’t let anyone tell you a big, widely covered public debate on a topic of vital importance can’t shift public opinion. Though a relatively paltry 29 percent are following the…

Two recent documents expose the impact and the intent of Republicans’ insistence on slashing federal, state and local government jobs. The impact, as revealed in last week’s dismal jobs report,…

Whatever obstacles President Obama will face as voters head to the polls in November 2012 – and at this moment the magnitude of those obstacles remains uncertain at best –…

America has both a spending problem and a revenue problem – too much of the former and too little of the latter. Every serious student of the federal budget, right,…

Like last week’s column, today’s offering is less for message-makers and more for truth seekers (to put it too grandly). Both pieces speak to Republicans’ vacuous prescriptions for our economy,…

If you do political messaging, this column isn’t for you. It’s not about how Americans think or feel; it’s not about how to communicate effectively. It’s about reality – a…

Last week I made a mistake – one for which I often chide others. My examination of the Republican presidential field was poli-centric, focusing on those candidates with a background…