It would be the ultimate "team of rivals", with the last 3 people standing in the Presidential campaign part of the White House. Personally, I would prefer someone like Amory Lovins, but McCain might be a wise political strategy.

John McCain as Secretary of Energy? Let us first consider the...

If you despise Joe Lieberman, why the hell are you giving him exactly what he wants: attention. Why do you think he was so happy being John McCain's bedbug. All this attention is doing nothing but feeding his ego and validating him to himself.

Since the Bush buss, Lieberman has...

The Constitution breathes nary a word about Executive Privilege. Nonetheless, it has been invoked by Presidents since Washington to prevent or limit disclosure to Congress of internal documents and testimony. The rationale for such a privilege has been stated in various ways, but all invoke the need of the Executive...

OK, I know, Bill Gates is a college dropout.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's richest, is heavily involved in improving America's high schools. Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft to devote himself to the philanthropic work of the Foundation. He speaks often and eloquently to politicians...

In one of his last interviews prior to election day, Barack Obama said that he considered his biggest challenge as President would be creating a "working majority for change." Very wise words, reflecting his origins as a community organizer that taught him what was required to get things done.

Tuesday's...

In one of his last interviews prior to election day, Barack Obama said that he considered his biggest challenge as President would be creating a "working majority for change." Very wise words, reflecting his origins as a community organizer that taught him what was required to get things done.

Tuesday's...

If Barack Obama wins today, the world knows that he will be the first African-American president. In a country borne with the scourge of slavery, that struggled through a 100 years of nullification and interposition after the legal basis of slavery had been eliminated, the election of an African-American man...

The airwaves and netroots have been full of wild criticisms and claims about the impact of Barack Obama's tax proposals on small businesses like Joe-the-Plumber ("JtP"). Stupidly, too much vitriol has been directed at Joe himself, questioning whether he really is going to buy a business, and focusing on whether...

The Obama tax program involves increasing by a whopping 4% the tax rate for those whose adjusted gross income is over $250,000, and reducing taxes on everyone else.

Republicans have rightly pointed out that 40% of American households do not pay income tax -- although they more often wrongly just...

Our political dialogue is so pathetic that the major 'issue' McCain is trying gin up in the waning moments of this campaign is what they call the devastating effects of Obama's tax plan on people and small businesses that make over $250,000 without ever being called on the carpet for...

From Joe Biden's comments, the McCain campaign is launching another effort to convince people that Barack Obama's election will prompt another terrorist attack to "test" him.

McCain asserts he has been tested, and thus such a challenge will not occur. Somehow, the notion that John McCain is equipped to lead...

We now know what the future is going to look like if the trends continue and Barack Obama is elected President with increased Democratic majorities in Congress.

Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) indicated on the Matthews' program ("Hardball") that the news media ought to do a thorough investigation of all members of...

The lynchpin of John McCain's born-again fighting spirit to rescue the economy is to slash the federal budget, crucify the big-spenders and to sprinkle taxcuts to the wealthy and to businesses. Everything else he has mentioned -- from the strong fundamentals of the economy, to his plaintive call for a...

We are down to the wire, and droves of people, perhaps amazingly to those of us who have been embroiled in this for 2 years, are starting to pay attention to the candidates. For those people, and for those who may be at the end of their patience, for Obama...

Nothing described below should be interpreted to mean that greasing the skids of the financial system is unimportant. So long as credit is locked down, much of the economy does not function.

But, fixing the credit markets will be of no importance if demand declines. Businesses will not use a...

As previously described, John McCain's body language shows he is a hater ("McCain's Body Language: He is a Hater", October 8, 2008). Now, his rhetoric has caught up to his body language. He has been baiting his audiences to view Barack Obama as dangerous, and representative of a "foreign" (read:...

Although the problems with the financial markets are fundamental, some of the resistance to unclogging the credit markets is the absence of confidence, in the future and in our leaders.

There is one simple, pervasive fact that cannot be ignored: no one trusts anything George Bush says. He has lied...

Many people, including the punditocracy, commented on McCain's body language during the first debate. He looked away from Obama when they greeted one another. He did not look at him once during the debate. His jaws clenched, his body was tense, his eyes were fixed forward and glared. His grins...

John McCain makes a big deal about his opposition to earmarks. During the debate, Barack Obama juxtaposed McCain's taxcut proposal that would cost $300B with the $18B represented by earmarks.

While some earmarks are clearly booty from the taxpayer to local interests, many can be justified as sound policy. Obama...

Here in Washington State, we have a close Governor's race between Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and her Republican challenger Dino Rossi. Although he shuns the Republican label in favor of "GOP", Rossi promises to bring a George Bush regime to our beautiful State: he will cut taxes and decrease spending...