A Presidential Debate Is A Job Interview.

Andrew Jackson Was The First President To Claim That The Desires Of The Public Overrode Congress's Constitutional Prerogatives. Virtually Every President Since Jackson Has Claimed The Mantle, Even While Lacking Two Ingredients Of An Electoral Mandate: A Landslide Victory And A Specific Agenda.

Obama Shows No Sign Of Easing Up On Negativity.

It's An Appeal As Old As America And Its Presidency: This Is An Extraordinary Country Populated By Hard-working, Big-dreaming, Freedom-loving People Graced By God When They're Not Pulling Themselves Up By The Bootstraps.

Political Reporters And Political Professionals Rushed To Judgment Against Romney Because We Crave Clear, Unambiguous Story Lines.

Palin Seems To Have Forgotten That Her Poll Ratings Have Plummeted Since The Summer Of 2011.