March 2, 2016 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON -- By now it's obvious that lecturing Donald Trump supporters about why they shouldn't vote for him only confirms their convictions.
Inoculated Against Truth
Clash of Titans: Pope vs. Trump
February 22, 2016 - 7:00am
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The popular wisdom that opposites attract is true in both romance and politics.
Clinton's Cracked Credibility
January 27, 2016 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- The first question to Hillary Clinton from an audience member during Monday night's Democratic town hall in Iowa must have been a blow from one so young -- a potential new voter -- this close to the caucuses.
Not Dead Yet
January 13, 2016 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- Reports of Jeb Bush's political death may be greatly exaggerated. Not only is Bush essentially locked in a statistical tie for second place in New Hampshire, depending on which poll you prefer, but he's enjoying the benefits of being largely ignored by the media.
Donald Rodham Trump?
December 16, 2015 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- Gee, wonder what Hillary Clinton has been up to?
Waging War Outside the Box
December 9, 2015 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- Americans looking for a Snuggy Bear and a blankey to ease their anxieties about the Islamic State will have to become more comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.
The Pathology of Trump-Itis
November 30, 2015 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- Surely he's finally gone and done it now.
True Trump
November 14, 2015 - 7:00am
DES MOINES, Iowa -- You can't drive far in these parts without seeing Ben Carson on a billboard, looking more like a man of the cloth than of the operating room.
Dr. Carson, I Presume?
November 11, 2015 - 7:00am
In the annals of presidential politics, it's hard to recall anyone who has tried so hard to be so ordinary.
The fascinating story of Dr. Ben Carson's attempts to ungild his lily by telling awful stories about himself -- he tried to stab a classmate, later identified as a "close relative," and hit his mother with a hammer? -- will be its own chapter someday, if not in a collection of strange campaigns then perhaps in a catalog of psychological classifications.
Masochistic/Narcissistic Conflation Syndrome? (I made that up.)
Clash of the Floridians
November 2, 2015 - 7:00am
Soon after Wednesday night's Republican debate, the phone rang: "Did the fat lady sing?" asked the voice on the other end.
"Probably," I said.
Meaning, it is probably over for Jeb Bush.
The erstwhile front-runner had performed weakly, which was compounded by his recent promise to shed his Mr. Nice Guy persona. Instead, he seemed awkward and flimsy as he lashed out at his former protege Marco Rubio for having missed dozens of Senate votes in his pursuit of the presidency.
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