The typical presidential staff resents the vice-president even more than they do the first lady.

Growth demands investment, and investment demands stability. So the more Obama stirs the pot with his proposals and potential changes, the more he retards exactly the investment he needs to get the economy moving again.

There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction.

The greater informational levels of the voters, their decreasing inhibitions in expressing disagreement, and their greater preference for Jeffersonian direct involvement, all make the need for a 'permanent campaign' to sell a president's policies all the more crucial.

I love Karl Rove. He elected Bush.

Obama's perverse view of fairness threatens to create reverse incentives, militating against growth, jobs, expansion and upward mobility.

The White House will run itself while the president is away. That's why he has to be sure not to be away too much.