Ken Walsh's Washington

Teddy Roosevelt a Bad Omen for Obama?

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December 6, 2011 Comment (7)

The White House is trumpeting President Obama's speech on economic fairness today in Osawatomie, Kansas as an attempt to follow in the footsteps of Theodore Roosevelt. Administration officials point out that Roosevelt used a 1910 speech in the same obscure middle American town to call for a "new nationalism" that would fight for everyday Americans against corporate greed and concentrations of power.

Tags:: Theodore Roosevelt,; campaigns,; 2012 presidential election,; Obama administration,; Barack Obama,; politics

Dissatisfaction Could Lead to Third Party Candidate for President

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By Kenneth T. Walsh

December 5, 2011 Comment (4)

Presidential scholar Robert Dallek says the voters are so displeased with the status quo that there is fertile ground for a third party next year. He adds a historian's perspective to the arguments of commentators and political strategists who see Americans as increasingly receptive to an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans in 2012.

Tags:: campaigns,; 2012 presidential election,; politics

Ron Paul Lashes Out at Donald Trump

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By Kenneth T. Walsh

December 5, 2011 Comment (15)

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is standing up to billionaire Donald Trump, which is likely to endear Paul to his libertarian supporters more than ever as the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary approach.

Tags:: debates,; Donald Trump,; Ron Paul,; campaigns,; politics,; Republican Party

Republican Pollster Advises GOP to Revamp Vocabulary

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By Kenneth T. Walsh

December 2, 2011 Comment (1)

Republican pollster Frank Luntz is one of America's most creative and controversial political strategists. His comments at the Republican Governors Association in Florida this week added to that reputation.

Tags:: campaigns,; 2012 presidential election,; politics,; Republican Party

Henry Kissinger, Others Share Diplomatic War Stories

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By Kenneth T. Walsh

December 2, 2011 Comment

Covering the White House for the past 25 years, I've learned that there is a remarkable degree of continuity and cohesion within America's national security establishment despite all the polarization in political life.