A Political Season

As most of you know, I no longer believe the term racist to have much utility any longer.  Most of us don't agree on what we mean when w...

The advent of a black president has created a moment in which the GOP is twisting itself into knots trying to play the race card in a way ...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making her first official overseas visit, with scheduled stops in Tokyo; Jakarta, Indonesia; Seou...

A virtuous leader is one who is clever, cunning, decisive, ruthless and above all, effective. During the primaries, Obama used his massi...

Judd Gregg Judd Gregg has withdrawn himself from nomination for Commerce Secretary, citing essentially irreconcilable differences on matters...

So says Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D) PA, who was there for the briefings by Paulson and Bernake back in September. I was there when the secretary...

Netflix CEO to President Obama: "Please Raise My Taxes" My father would say "he must be on dogfood".  I am a loyal and ...

By George Friedman ~ Honorary Political Season contributor Washington’s attention is now zeroing in on Afghanistan. There is talk of doubl...

I listened to a right leaning talk show host whine repeatedly that any one who criticized Obama would be called a racist. I've heard th...

It has been abundantly clear that Obama's style is No Drama. Obama has been quite gracious to his former opponent for the presidency, J...

Sometimes, there just is not time to get something said that needs saying at the time it needs saying. So it is with my post inauguration re...

By George Friedman - Honorary Political Season Contributor U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in on Tuesday as president of t...

I like the way this looks, I like the message the lunch conveys, I appreciate Bush's gesture in hosting it and his comments to the press...

On Blago and Burris: The US Senate declined to seat Roland Burris today. I completely concur. For someone who is currently a state wide ...

The fam and I were out at a local mall the day before Christmas Eve. This was one of the local malls on the West side that has fallen on ha...

Conservatives and other denizens of the right, among which I count myself, are prone to mocking Obama as "the One", ala Keanu Reev...

SCOTUS released its orders from Friday's conference this morning and effectively killed the viability of all future claims against Obam...

Meet Iman Crossun, a 26-year-old Ohio native who's got a spot on impersonation of Obama. SNL, make the call.

A galactic clusterfark of an election crisis may yet be in America's future courtesy of SCOTUS, one far more divisive and explosive tha...