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Gloria Borger, a contributing editor at U.S.News & World Report, writes the magazine's On Politics column. Borger is also the cohost of CNBC's Capital Report and a regular panelist on the PBS public affairs program Washington Week in Review. Borger is a 1974 graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., and is now a member of the university's board of trustees.

2004 Columns

So, spend that capital already: If he insists on borrowing to fix Social Security, George W. Bush could face a political firefight. (12/20/04)

A whiff of arrogance: Was a decision to protect DeLay a vote too far? (12/6/04)

Democrats need a twang: When did the party of the little guy become the party of Hollywood and left-wing billionaires? (11/22/04)

Divided we govern?: Why is it that politicians are always the most gracious when they lose? (11/15/04)

Closing the God gap: The key to this election is to get them to turn out. (10/25/04)

Measuring up (at last): For 90 minutes, both candidates managed to rise above their campaigns–and it was about time. (10/11/04)

Kerry's muddled message: "Kerry may see complexities, but campaigns are about simple messages and clear choices." (9/27/04)

Selling Bush's soft side: "People have not seen the human side of him." (9/13/04)

Turnabout is good politics?: Bush is suddenly sounding an awful lot like candidate Kerry. Bring nato into Iraq. Embrace the U.N. (8/9/04)

The John factors: Edwards may look like an easy mark, but don't bet the ranch on it. (7/19/04)

A vice-president unbound: On the many questions about 9/11 and Iraq, Dick Cheney is giving absolutely no quarter. None. (6/28/04)

A tale of two titans: President Reagan and House Speaker Tip O'Neil disagreed about much, but each had a respect for the presidency. (6/21/04)

Why church matters: "If you're a churchgoer, you want a sense of someone's values. . .then you can start to consider the issues." (6/14/04)

A Republican for all reasons: "There's always a search for a bold, outside choice." (5/31/04)

An inspiration named Mary: Mentoring wasn't her thing. Hard work was. (5/3/04)

No regrets from Condi Rice: "We simply had to take some time to get this [war againston terrorism] right." (4/19/04)

And let slip the dogs of spin: A White House in full-dress attack mode is usually a reliable sign of trouble–and maybe trouble to come. (4/5/04)

Mud aside, this race matters "The lines of attack against Kerry are already clear: He is another liberal." (3/15/04)

It all comes down to trust In the post-Watergate, post-Bill Clinton world, the threshold leadership issue comes down to one thing: trust. If you don't earn it, fuggedaboutit. (2/23/04)

He was too good to be true Dean learned how fragile insurgent campaigns can be. (2/9/04)

While Democrats fiddle... Republicans have been making steady subterranean progress on Democratic turf. (1/26/04)