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Obama Stands on Solid Political Ground as Inauguration Nears
Tweet Share on Facebook January 9, 2013 Comment
"The Presidency" column appears in U.S. News Weekly.
President Obama will be sworn in for a second term later this month, which will prompt endless analysis of how he's doing at the midpoint of his administration. The truth of the matter is he is doing relatively well and has established a solid foundation on which to build over the next four years.
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Obama Criticized for Lack of Diversity in Cabinet Appointments
Tweet Share on Facebook January 9, 2013 CommentPresident Obama is causing a buzz in Washington because of a lack of diversity in his most recent major appointments.
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Hagel Pick Shows Obama Ready for a Fight With GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook January 8, 2013 CommentPresident Obama's decision to nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as defense secretary is a sign that he will take a tougher line in dealing with conservative adversaries during his second term.
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GOP Ex-Presidents Missing in Action
Tweet Share on Facebook January 7, 2013 CommentHere's another measure of how the Democrats are surging and the Republicans are in disarray: Former Democratic presidents—and even Democratic presidential nominees who lost—are in greater demand and have more credibility as shapers of public policy than their Republican counterparts.
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As GOP Debates Its Future, Romney Is MIA
Tweet Share on Facebook January 4, 2013 CommentWho's missing from the Republican debate on the future of the party? It's their defeated presidential nominee from 2012, Mitt Romney.
The former Massachusetts governor, who lost to President Barack Obama in the November election, is the odd man out, with no prominent role so far in rebuilding the GOP, and apparently no desire to get involved.
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Obama to Use Bully Pulpit to Push Agenda
Tweet Share on Facebook January 4, 2013 CommentPresident Obama will try to replicate the success of his budget strategy by using his bully pulpit to isolate House Republicans as out of step with the country, and working with the more pragmatic Senate to generate momentum for his priorities in the new year.
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House Republicans Go on Offensive Against Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook January 3, 2013 CommentThere are unmistakable signs that a hard core of House Republicans will push a conservative agenda and confront President Obama with renewed aggressiveness this year.
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Political Victory Secured, Obama Heads Back to Hawaii
Tweet Share on Facebook January 2, 2013 CommentPresident Obama is giving himself a belated Christmas gift after his victory on the budget: a trip back to Hawaii to resume the holiday that he cut short to forge a compromise on the fiscal cliff.
