Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com Politics Daily http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/feedlogo.gif Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/David Broder, the Best Boy on the Campaign Bus, Dies at 81http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/09/david-broder-the-best-boy-on-the-campaign-bus-dies-at-81/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/09/david-broder-the-best-boy-on-the-campaign-bus-dies-at-81/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/09/david-broder-the-best-boy-on-the-campaign-bus-dies-at-81/#commentsFiled under: ,


The legendary Washington Post political reporter treated his journalistic calling and the voters with reverence and never succumbed to the know-it-all self-importance that is an occupational hazard on the political beat.

 

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]]>boys on the busbroderdavid broderdavid broder deaddavid broder diesdavid broder political columnistdavid+broder+dieddavid+broder+washington+postdavidbroderdieddavidbroderwashingtonpostjournalismpolitical reportingwashington postWalter ShapiroWed, 09 Mar 2011 18:57:00 ESTEnough With Budget Brinksmanship: The Case for Waiting Until 2012http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/07/enough-with-budget-brinksmanship-the-case-for-waiting-until-201/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/07/enough-with-budget-brinksmanship-the-case-for-waiting-until-201/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/07/enough-with-budget-brinksmanship-the-case-for-waiting-until-201/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,


Without a national consensus, there is no way to cross the Red Sea of the deficit. A presidential campaign remains the best way to create such a political consensus.

 

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]]>Alan Simpsonbarack obamabudget deficitbudget showdownbudget+us+governmentbudgetusgovernmentcampaign 2012Erskine Bowlesgreece+debt+clockgreecedebtclockJohn BoehnerMitch McConnellmitch+daniels+red+menacemitchdanielsredmenacenational debtpaul ryanpresidential politicssimpson+bowles+moment+of+truth+conferencesimpson-bowlessimpsonbowlesmomentoftruthconferenceWalter ShapiroMon, 07 Mar 2011 23:55:00 ESTNewt Gingrich Poised to Run: Why the 1990s GOP Icon Struggles for Respecthttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/03/newt-gingrich-poised-to-run-why-the-1990s-gop-icon-struggles-fo/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/03/newt-gingrich-poised-to-run-why-the-1990s-gop-icon-struggles-fo/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/03/newt-gingrich-poised-to-run-why-the-1990s-gop-icon-struggles-fo/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,


'Newt's like Palin,' said one GOP insider. 'Everybody loves listening to him. But they won't vote for him.'

 

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]]>2012 presidential election2012 Republicanscallista gingrichgingrichHaley BarbourMitt RomneyNewtnewt gingrichnewt+gingrich+story+with+wifenewt+gingrich+websitenewtgingrichstorywithwifenewtgingrichwebsiteWalter ShapiroThu, 03 Mar 2011 22:25:00 ESTObama's Workout White House: Democrats as Fitness Fanaticshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/28/obamas-workout-white-house-democrats-as-fitness-fanatics/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/28/obamas-workout-white-house-democrats-as-fitness-fanatics/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/28/obamas-workout-white-house-democrats-as-fitness-fanatics/#comments
Presidents these days all seem to be buff and buffer. But since when did deputy White House staffers have to emulate the presidential obsession with exercise?

 

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]]>Barack ObamaBill Clintongeorge w. bushObama exerciseObama personal trainerObama trainerObama workoutwhite houseWalter ShapiroMon, 28 Feb 2011 23:30:00 ESTThe GOP Budget and Cancer -- Why New Research Is at Riskhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/27/the-gop-budget-and-cancer-why-new-research-is-at-risk/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/27/the-gop-budget-and-cancer-why-new-research-is-at-risk/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/27/the-gop-budget-and-cancer-why-new-research-is-at-risk/#commentsFiled under: ,


Harold Varmus, the director of the National Cancer Institute, explains why a small slash in funding disproportionately hobbles new research grants.

 

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]]>2011 budgetbudgetcancercancer researchgop budgetharold varmusnational cancer instittuteNational Institutes of HealthncinihRepublican budgetWalter ShapiroSun, 27 Feb 2011 22:00:00 ESTFrom Mike Huckabee to Sarah Palin, the Republicans Offer Indecision 2012http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/23/from-mike-huckabee-to-sarah-palin-the-republicans-offer-indecis/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/23/from-mike-huckabee-to-sarah-palin-the-republicans-offer-indecis/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/23/from-mike-huckabee-to-sarah-palin-the-republicans-offer-indecis/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,


The hardest decision in politics is to throw rationality overboard and give way to ego and ambition and run for president. No wonder the 2012 GOP crop is taking it slowly.

 

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]]>2012 Republican presidential nominationHaley BarbourMike Huckabeemitch danielsMitt RomneyRepublican presidential candidatesSarah PalinTim PawlentyWalter ShapiroWed, 23 Feb 2011 21:47:00 ESTSarah Palin: Do We Hear Sighs of Reluctance About 2012?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/17/sarah-palin-do-we-hear-sighs-of-reluctance-about-2012/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/17/sarah-palin-do-we-hear-sighs-of-reluctance-about-2012/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/17/sarah-palin-do-we-hear-sighs-of-reluctance-about-2012/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


Leaving Facebook and Twitter behind, Palin answered questions in person for an hour on Long Island -- and raised doubts about her passion for a presidential bid.

 

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]]>BreastfeedingFirst LadyLong Island AssociationMichael GlassnerMichelle ObamaPalinPalin 2012Palin And PressPalin Presidential RunPalin SpeechSarah PalinWalter ShapiroThu, 17 Feb 2011 22:46:00 ESTForget the Obama Budget -- the Real Crisis Ahead Is the Debt Ceilinghttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/forget-the-obama-budget-the-real-crisis-ahead-is-the-debt-cei/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/forget-the-obama-budget-the-real-crisis-ahead-is-the-debt-cei/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/forget-the-obama-budget-the-real-crisis-ahead-is-the-debt-cei/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


For all the political gamesmanship over Obama's projected $1.1 trillion deficit, the true threat to our economy is defaulting on the national debt.

 

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]]>2012 budgetdebt ceilingdebt+ceiling+votedebt+limitdebtceilingvotedebtlimitdeficitdeficit commissionnational debtnational+debt+ceilingnationaldebtceilingobamaobama+budgetobamabudgetobamas 2012 budgettimothy geithnerWalter ShapiroMon, 14 Feb 2011 22:30:00 ESTCPAC 2011 -- The Only Winners Were Mitch Daniels and Ron Paulhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/12/cpac-2011-the-only-winners-were-mitch-daniels-and-ron-paul/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/12/cpac-2011-the-only-winners-were-mitch-daniels-and-ron-paul/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/12/cpac-2011-the-only-winners-were-mitch-daniels-and-ron-paul/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,


The conservative gathering illustrated that the late-starting 2012 GOP presidential race remains so wide open that Bob Dole at age 87 might have a plausible chance for a comeback.

 

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]]>cpaccpac+2011cpac+2011+straw+pollcpac2011cpac2011strawpollmitch+danielsmitchdanielsron+paulron+paul+cpac+2011ronpaulronpaulcpac2011Walter ShapiroSat, 12 Feb 2011 23:00:00 ESTCPAC 2011: Spring Training for Republican Campaign Metaphorshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/08/cpac-2011-spring-training-for-gop-campaign-metaphors/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/08/cpac-2011-spring-training-for-gop-campaign-metaphors/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/08/cpac-2011-spring-training-for-gop-campaign-metaphors/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,


Even though no Republican has formally announced for the White House, this week's Conservative Political Action Conference is the kickoff of the campaign season.

 

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]]>2012 Republican presidential nomination2012+gop+presidential+candidates2012goppresidentialcandidatesConservative Political Action Conferencecpaccpac+2011cpac+2011+straw+pollcpac2011cpac2011strawpollHaley Barbourmichele bachmannMitch DanielsMitt Romneynewt gingrichRick PerryTim PawlentyWalter ShapiroTue, 08 Feb 2011 22:15:00 ESTThe Reagan Centennial: The Gipper Reconsideredhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/30/the-reagan-centennial-the-gipper-reconsidered/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/30/the-reagan-centennial-the-gipper-reconsidered/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/30/the-reagan-centennial-the-gipper-reconsidered/#commentsFiled under: ,


Reagan was compelling for reasons that transcended his cinematic gestures and his Hollywood sentimentality. What Reagan conveyed -- especially when talking about Communism -- was a moral earnestness.

 

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]]>1968berlin wallcommunismeastern europeGEHollywoodMikhail Gorbechevreagan 100ronald reaganronald reagan centennialWalter ShapiroSun, 30 Jan 2011 22:00:00 ESTWill Obama's State of the Union Rise Above the Cliches of a Stale Speech?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/22/will-obamas-state-of-the-union-rise-above-the-cliches-of-a-stal/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/22/will-obamas-state-of-the-union-rise-above-the-cliches-of-a-stal/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/22/will-obamas-state-of-the-union-rise-above-the-cliches-of-a-stal/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,


Since the days of Truman, speechwriting by committee has often turned this annual oration into a jumble of hackneyed phrases, producing theme-less puddings of presidential prose.

 

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]]>Walter ShapiroSat, 22 Jan 2011 23:00:00 ESTSargent Shriver's Death Severs the Last Major Link to the Kennedy Yearshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/18/sargent-shrivers-death-severs-the-last-major-link-to-the-kenned/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/18/sargent-shrivers-death-severs-the-last-major-link-to-the-kenned/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/18/sargent-shrivers-death-severs-the-last-major-link-to-the-kenned/#commentsFiled under:


As the last JFK insiders vanish, the first modern presidential campaign leaves behind only the black-and-white TV memories of those watching at home.

 

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]]>1960 campaign1960 debates1960 Democratic conventionjfkJohn Kennedypeace corpssargent shriverted kennedyTed SorensenTheordore WhiteWalter ShapiroTue, 18 Jan 2011 22:56:00 ESTFrom 9/11 to Tucson: No Wonder Our Politics Are So Paranoidhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/17/from-9-11-to-tucson-no-wonder-our-politics-are-so-paranoid/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/17/from-9-11-to-tucson-no-wonder-our-politics-are-so-paranoid/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/17/from-9-11-to-tucson-no-wonder-our-politics-are-so-paranoid/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


Feeling economically and socially dispossessed is supposed to fuel political extremism. But what happens when all Americans feel upended by difficult times?

 

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]]>arizona massacrecivilityconservativesDaniel BellHu JintaoliberalsmccarthyismMoveOntucson shootingWalter ShapiroMon, 17 Jan 2011 23:00:00 ESTState of the Union Preview: The New Drive to Eliminate Partisan Rancorhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/13/state-of-the-union-preview-the-new-drive-to-eliminate-partisan/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/13/state-of-the-union-preview-the-new-drive-to-eliminate-partisan/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/13/state-of-the-union-preview-the-new-drive-to-eliminate-partisan/#commentsFiled under: , ,


'Where you stand depends on where you sit' is a political cliché. Can a crusade to eliminate partisan seating during the State of the Union raise the tone on Capitol Hill?

 

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]]>Barack Obamagabby giffordsGabrielle Giffordsharry reidmark udallronald reaganstate of the unionsteny hoyerThird Waytip oneillWalter ShapiroThu, 13 Jan 2011 23:03:00 ESTTucson in 2011 and Oklahoma City in 1995: Tragedies, Not Presidential Momentshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/10/tuscon-and-oklahoma-city-are-tragedies-not-presidential-momen/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/10/tuscon-and-oklahoma-city-are-tragedies-not-presidential-momen/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/10/tuscon-and-oklahoma-city-are-tragedies-not-presidential-momen/#comments
When Barack Obama speaks at the Arizona memorial service Wednesday, it should not be viewed as a can-you-top Bill Clinton political competition.

 

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]]>Arizona massacreBarack ObamaBill ClintonGabrielle GiffordsJered LoughnerOklahoma Citytimothy mcveightucson shootingWalter ShapiroMon, 10 Jan 2011 23:15:00 ESTAfter the Arizona Massacre, Will Congress Ever Be the Same?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/08/after-the-arizona-massacre-will-congress-ever-be-the-same/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/08/after-the-arizona-massacre-will-congress-ever-be-the-same/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/08/after-the-arizona-massacre-will-congress-ever-be-the-same/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The enduring glory of Congress -- especially the House -- has always been its democratic openness. Will the shooting of Gabrielle Gifford place new barriers between Congress and the voters?

 

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]]>Walter ShapiroSat, 08 Jan 2011 19:45:00 ESTThe Underpaid Robert Gibbs and Washington's Sense of Entitlementhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/the-underpaid-robert-gibbs-and-washingtons-sense-of-entitlement/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/the-underpaid-robert-gibbs-and-washingtons-sense-of-entitlement/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/the-underpaid-robert-gibbs-and-washingtons-sense-of-entitlement/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


When Barack Obama called making $172,000 a year "relatively modest pay," he reminded voters why bipartisan Washington values are so out of touch with the rest of America.

 

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]]>Barack ObamaHarry TrumanpopulismRahm EmanuelRobert Gibbssalarywhite house press secretary robert gibbsWilliam DaleyWalter ShapiroThu, 06 Jan 2011 21:42:00 ESTJohn Boehner's House Party -- and the Limits of a Speaker's Powerhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/john-boehners-house-party-and-the-limits-of-a-speakers-powe/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/john-boehners-house-party-and-the-limits-of-a-speakers-powe/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/john-boehners-house-party-and-the-limits-of-a-speakers-powe/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,


The incoming House speaker appears to have learned the risks of legislative overreach by watching Newt Gingrich and, yes, Nancy Pelosi.

 

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]]>Barack Obamadebtdebt ceilinghouse republicansJohn BoehnerNancy Pelosinewt gingrichspeaker of the houseWalter ShapiroTue, 04 Jan 2011 22:09:00 ESTWhy I Hate Year-End List Stories -- a Rant with a Listhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/why-i-hate-year-end-list-stories-a-rant-with-a-list/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/why-i-hate-year-end-list-stories-a-rant-with-a-list/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/30/why-i-hate-year-end-list-stories-a-rant-with-a-list/#commentsFiled under:


No journalistic gimmick is more transparent than the no-news holiday tradition of reviewing every single thing you already remember from the year that was.

 

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]]>2010 electionsBarack ObamaBill Clintonbristol palinChristine ODonnellGeraldo Riverajack abramoffMichael VickO.J. Simpsontop ten listtop ten listsWalter ShapiroThu, 30 Dec 2010 21:32:00 EST