The trend, underway since Obama took the oath, is now accelerating. Unless the President makes a course correction, he will live to regret it.

Over the course of the last 10 months, independents have abandoned Obama and the Democrats en masse. They're not necessarily shifting to the Republican Party, but they are far less supportive of the President and the Democratic Party's priorities.

Back in the spring, Obama was consistently registering...]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Tom Hanks walks the red carpet before a screening of his war film "Beyond All...

Tom Hanks walks the red carpet before a screening of his war film "Beyond All...

Tom Hanks walks the red carpet before a screening of his war film "Beyond All...

Tom Hanks walks the red carpet before a screening of his war film "Beyond All...

Tom Hanks walks the red carpet before a screening of his war film "Beyond All...

Tom Hanks walks...]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 While the American people remain concerned about the direction of our country and the state of our economy, a growing consensus has emerged in support of policies that encourage private sector and entrepreneurial growth.

In the most recent poll that the Kauffman Foundation conducted as part of its regular research it does on economic growth and entrepreneurship, 34% of Americans say the economy is headed in the right direction, while 54% say it is off on the wrong track. In addition, they remain skeptical about their personal economic situation, and they do not think that the economy is recovering. 54% of Americans say the U.S. economy is not beginning to recover, while...]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office was a serious blow to comprehensive health reform. According to the office's June 16 report, the leading Senate health proposal would cost about $1.6 trillion over the next 10 years and still leave about 15 million Americans without health insurance.

With the continuing recession, two wars and ever-mounting debt, many fear that this report will dash the hopes of health care reformers.

Polling data show that Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001. Rasmussen Reports data...]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600 A review of the evidence of the Russian threat highlights the need for coercive diplomacy:

First, Russian President Medvedev arrived in Caracas over Thanksgiving weekend to sign a nuclear deal with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Although we do not know the specifics of the deal, we do know that there is an agreement of nuclear cooperation between the two states going forward. Furthermore, the meeting took place aboard the nuclear cruiser Peter the Great, Russia's largest battleship.

Even worse, the Peter the Great sailed into the Venezuelan port prior to Medvedev's visit, along with other military ships, all of which stayed behind to participate in joint military exercises...]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600 The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on charges of seeking to sell President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat has been met with predictable outrage by newspaper and editorial writers around the country.

To be sure, what has appeared in the news has been shocking for those who are somewhat removed from the world of politics. But while what Blagojevich did is undeniably beyond the pale, it is frankly much more common in the political world than anyone has been willing to acknowledge.

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First and foremost,...]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Obama is losing the battle be cause McCain's negative ads have been effective. By comparing Obama to celebrities unflatteringly and by suggesting that he has, at the very least, a messianic streak to his personality, the McCain campaign is driving one of the messages that my research and that of others has shown to be his greatest weakness -- that he is not prepared and in some ways is not well- suited to be elected president.

McCain is on the attack, and Obama must fight back.

In the 1996 Clinton campaign, which I had helped run, virtually none of our commercials was positive -- they were almost all negative ads that not only attacked Bob Dole but also addressed what Bill...]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 To be sure, for most pollsters, the tightening of the race has come as a surprise. With 76 percent of the electorate saying that they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States, the expectation was that Obama would have quite an edge. Indeed, in similar circumstances in 1988, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis had an 18 percent lead at this point over Vice President George H.W. Bush, the eventual winner.

McCain has closed the gap in part because he has started to emerge as the post-partisan leader that the American people are looking for. This is a change election to be sure, but the question is, what kind of change do people want?

My examination of...]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500