In Washington, Compromise Has Become A Dirty

Obama Is Capable - As Evidenced By His First-term Success With Health Care Reform. But Mandate-building Requires Humility, A Trait Not Easily Associated With Him.

Historians Will Likely Give Obama Credit For Steering The Country Away From The Brink Of Economic Collapse In 2009.

Barack Obama Won A Second Term But No Mandate. Thanks In Part To His Own Small-bore And Brutish Campaign, Victory Guarantees The President Nothing More Than The Headache Of Building Consensus In A Gridlocked Capital On Behalf Of A Polarized Public.

Although We Were Never Pals And Occasionally Butted Heads, My Relationship With Clinton And His Wife, Hillary, Made Me A Better Journalist.

In Times Of Tumult, Voters Are Likely To Forgive A President, If Not Reward Him, For Compromises Made In Service Of Solutions.