Let Us Now Praise Barack Obama.

Nixon In 1968, Unlike Obama 2008, Was Elected As A Minority President With Only 43 Percent Of The Vote. Yet, In 1972, He Won What, In Some Measures, Was The Most Lopsided Election In American History With 61 Percent.

Why, Listening To Obama Talk About His Economic Triumphs Over The Last Three Years Might Make You Want To Move To The Country He Was Describing. Too Bad That Country Exists Primarily In His Own Head.

Over The Next Decade, Cities And States Across America Will Be Compelled To Tighten Their Belts As The Really Big Bills - The Pension Bills They Cannot Afford - Come Due. They'll Have To Go After Existing Contracts With Current Workers.

I Think Making A Pretense Of Civility Toward Eric Alterman Is Like Making A Pretense Of Civility To A Scorpion.

Obama Has Seen To The Passage Of The Most Radical Legislation In Recent American History And So-called 'progressives' Should Be Thanking Him For It - Even As Many Of The Rest Of Us Rear In Horror From Its Implications.