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Edward Morrissey

Can Obama take the economy off the table in 2012?

Expect the president, eager to distract voters from his embarrassing record on the economy, to repeatedly tout his foreign policy successes

 

Can the ballot box be Occupied?

Democrats hope the burgeoning anti-bank protest movement's anger will help the Left in 2012 — though it could wind up hurting liberals more

 

Is Cain able?

Tuesday's big GOP debate will focus on the economy — which should be right in new frontrunner Herman Cain's wheelhouse

 

The GOP's closing window

With Chris Christie out, and several filing deadlines quickly approaching, the season of fantasizing about savior candidates may finally be over

 

How Rick Perry can save his campaign

The Texan should quit sparring with Mitt Romney over gotcha quotes in their books and focus on his winning record as governor of the Lone Star State

 

Has Obama quit already?

Judging by his plans for job creation and deficit reduction, the president has given up on policy accomplishments in favor of playing politics

 

Is there electoral gold in Solyndra?

The feds' probe into the collapse of a green-tech firm favored by the White House could spell trouble for Team Obama in 2012

 

Showdown at the Reagan corral

A strong showing from Rick Perry in Wednesday's debate turns the GOP race into a two-man contest. A weak performance takes us right back to square one

 

Better safe than sorry

Political leaders and news organizations have been unfairly pilloried for hyping the dangers of Irene. Really now — should they have ignored the threat instead?

 

Joe Biden's shameful abortion contortion

On a visit to China, the vice president shockingly claims to "fully understand" China's terrible one-child policy

 

The true value of Ames

The Iowa straw poll got upstaged by Rick Perry and dismissed by skeptics. But if you think it was just a glorified political sideshow, you're wrong

 

Obama's empty-podium presidency

On Monday, as markets plunged and America grappled with a historic credit downgrade, the president failed to offer leadership — and barely managed to even show up

 

Can the Tea Party accept that it won the debt-ceiling battle?

The anti-tax grassroots movement forced a paradigm shift in Washington — but many Tea Partiers are still disappointed that they couldn't accomplish more

 

Minnesota nice goes on ice

The gloves come off in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, as Republicans Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann hammer away at each other

 

Where in the world is President Obama's debt plan?

As the nation careens toward an August 2 debt-ceiling deadline, the president fails to offer any concrete solutions

 

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