Here’s my response to yesterday’s POLITICO Arena question: Is the former congressman really the right Democrat-basher for conservatives to cozy up to? (Note: This question and my response came before the Massa disaster on Glenn Beck’s show yesterday.)
When looking to seize political opportunity, it is useful to remember the old proverb “the [...]

Here’s my March 6, 2010, appearance on Fox News. The topic was the 2010 elections. I appeared with New York Post columnist Kirsten Powers and Rick Folbaum conducted the interview.

Today’s POLITICO Arena question was about the light scolding Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) received for his ethical lapses. Here’s my response, which you can also read here.
Ethical lapses by several Republican members of Congress helped sweep the Democrats into a majority in 2006. On Election Night that year, Nancy Pelosi said the “Democrats intend [...]

Remember that song, “one of these things is not like the other,” that Big Bird and Cookie Monster used to sing on Sesame Street to figure out which item didn’t belong in a group? Well, I thought I’d post this montage of pics that my former White House Press Office colleague Stuart Siciliano put [...]

Today, the POLITICO Arena posed the question: Was the Tiger Woods apology a good or bad template for the occasional wayward pol? My succinct response – No. Below is my longer response, which you can also see at http://www.politico.com/arena/.
Tiger Woods needs better public relations advice before his apology approach becomes a model [...]

I was quoted in this POLITICO story by Michael Calderone. He examined the recent foray by Obama White House communication staff into the Twitterverse.
Here’s the top of the story and my quote. You can read the full story here.

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W.H. messaging in 140 characters
By: Michael Calderone
February 15, 2010 07:07 PM EST
The [...]

Evan Bayh shocked the political world today with his announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2010. Below is my post in response to the POLITICO Arena question on the topic. My former White House and Bush-Cheney ‘04 colleague Rob Saliterman pointed out to me today the fate of a sitting President [...]

Below is my response to today’s POLITICO Arena: The health care summit: Why should, or shouldn’t, the GOP go along with it?
Republicans should confidently accept the invitation to talk about health care with President Obama. Questioning the rules of engagement at the session is a little like complaining about the referees at [...]

I was asked to be on the Fox News “Happening Now” program yesterday to discuss the debate over how to create jobs. Jon Scott conducted the interview and I appeared with Richard Socarides, a former advisor to President Bill Clinton. The interview was cut a bit short so they could move to video [...]

I’m down on the SW Washington coast in Ocean Shores, Washington, for the first annual Roanoke Conference. It’s a conference for Republicans from throughout the state and I think is a great example of the GOP energy at the grassroots.
There’s a lively discussion going on about the conference on Twitter. You can follow [...]