How To Read The Polls: General Election Edition

Time to prepare yourself for the incoming deluge of polling.

Army Medal Fatigue

Andrew Exum believes the Army should “get rid of all medals not related to valor or campaign-specific service.”

Washington Spending in Perspective

What’s worse: Leon Panetta spending $860,000 in taxpayer money flying home? Or the GSA spending $823,000 on a conference?

David Axelrod Buys $1.7 Million Condo

In an epic Internet scandal, Obama strategist David Axelrod has bought an expensive condo.

Institutional Parameters Matter

The Senate didn’t have a productive 2011. Is this just a case of laziness?

Obama And Romney: A Dime’s Worth Of Difference On Foreign Policy?

Despite their rhetoric, there would be few differences between a Romney Administration and an Obama Administration when it comes to foreign policy.

I’m Confused, I Thought Republicans Respected The Constitition

The Republican National Committee throws the Fifth Amendment under the bus.

Yes, The General Election Campaign Is Going To Suck

Get ready for a long, painful ordeal at the end of which we’re supposed to pick a President.

Romney Leads Obama in 3 Latest Polls

Fox, Rasmussen, and Gallup show Romney slightly ahead of Obama. I’m willing to call it a trend.

Seat 29E Really Stinks

The gang at 22words feature an “Amusingly pissed-off letter to Continental Airlines about a seat by the lavatory” written back in 2005.

Have They No Decency?

Why have so few Republicans stood up to condemn Allen West?

Secret Service Hooker Scandal Animation

Why the Internet is awesome: a Taiwanese animatronic take on the Secret Service hookers scandal.

Turkey’s Erdogan Cheapens NATO’s Core Promise

My latest for The National Interest, “Turkey Cries Wolf,” has been posted.

Obama Has No Guayaberas Today

“President Obama” is the answer to “one of these not like the others” in this world leaders photo taken during his Colombia visit.

George Washington Named Britain’s Greatest Military Foe

American revolutionary leader George Washington has been voted the greatest enemy commander to face Britain, lauded for his spirit of endurance against the odds and the enormous impact of his victory.

A Crack in the Logic of the Drug War Coalition?

Well, maybe a tiny one.

Chair of House Subcommittee on Higher Education not a Fan of Student Loans

It would be nice if people in power would be a bit more introspective and thoughtful.

Hilary Rosen, Foster Freiss, And The Permanent Campaign Silly Season

Thanks to a media that focuses obsessively on irrelevancies, we now have a permanent political silly season.

Text Spam Sucks

Best Obituary Ever

Romney Leads Obama in Fox Poll; Trails in Most Others

Republican Mitt Romney leads President Obama 46-44 in the latest Fox News poll of registered voters.

Newt Gingrich Rents Out Donor List

Further cementing his reputation as a sleaze bag, Newt Gingrich is now renting out the private information of his donors.

Does It Matter Who Wins In November?

In reality, it probably doesn’t,

Dershowitz: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit ‘Irresponsible And Unethical’

Alan Dershowitz says the prosecutor who charged George Zimmerman with second degree murder of Trayvon Martin was “irresponsible and unethical” and politically motivated.

A Republican Establishment Comeback In 2016?

If Mitt Romney loses, could the Establishment GOP manage to hold back the conservative backlash? Don’t count on it.