When government employees stopped setting the beat, the Japanese lost the rhythm and their economy fell apart.

Thanks to the superdelegates, Barack Obama could win the popular electoral vote fair and square, and still lose at the convention.

Yesterday would have been Reagan's 97th birthday; and so we ask, does anyone wear Reagan's mantle today?

Americans complain about the lack of true leaders and of today's poll-driven politicians. But if American is a democracy, isn't that exactly how it is supposed to work?

If he can't be the president, being one heartbeat away might be nearly as good. How does Obama-Kennedy for President sound?

GM found that when you ask for government help, you'd better be careful - you might get what you wish for, and our guys have a track record of losing negotiations.

George W Bush, lambasted as the destroyer of peace in the Middle East, may preside over the most welcome development there since the Second World War.

Rich people are voting with their feet: they're grabbing their wallets and running away.

The Vice President will be leaving a slimy, black legacy.

Some idealists suggest that election campaigns be paid for by the Treasury -- taxpayers would pay for campaigns intended to elect people we don't like. In fact, we DO have public campaign funding but nobody wants to admit it.