Rick Newman

Why Big Banks Deserve to Get Slammed

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They're rolling their eyes on Wall Street yet again.

Tags:: banking,; economy

Why Running For President Is a Great Career Move

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The exhausting schedule. The prying press. The tedious scrutiny of every word you utter.

Tags:: President,; campaigns,; elections,; careers

Video: Why the Dow Is Flirting With 13,000

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CBS News recently asked me to explain why the stock market has been soaring, even though there are still major questions about the economy. Here's the clip:

Tags:: video,; stock market,; economy

The Return of Herman Cain--and 9-9-9

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Some public figures fade into obscurity when they're pushed off the national stage by a scandal. Not Herman Cain.

Tags:: taxes,; books,; Herman Cain

3 Upsides to Lousy Government

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The last couple of years have been a maddening time for civic-minded Americans.

Tags:: government,; Obama administration,; Barack Obama

Why Obama's Budget Doesn't Matter

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There must be at least a few White House budget writers wondering, why bother?

Tags:: budget cuts,; federal budget,; Obama administration,; Barack Obama,; deficit and national debt

Obama's Push For an Endgame to the Financial Crisis

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Funny what happens in an election year.

Tags:: Obama administration,; Barack Obama,; money

What Obama's Super PAC and Romney's Taxes Have in Common

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Obama's a hypocrite. Romney's a tax evader. Get used to hearing these charges, because they'll be repeated throughout the presidential campaign, with ever-increasing volume.

[See 3 myths about Mitt Romney and the rich.]

But while pondering the leading candidates' venalities, it's worth keeping one other thing in mind: Obama and Romney have made some tawdry decisions because they basically had no choice. The real culprit in some of their most controversial decisions is a set of bad rules that basically guarantees there will be questionable behavior by the candidates.