Once a popular Alaska governor with a modest record of accomplishment, Palin could conceivably revive her reputation in this era of short memories. But it's hard to imagine her name atop the GOP ballot in 2016, when a cast of heavyweights who sat out 2012 will be vying for the nomination.

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.

Don't stigmatize in a rush to explain inexplicable evil.

According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.

It's an appeal as old as America and its presidency: This is an extraordinary country populated by hard-working, big-dreaming, freedom-loving people graced by God when they're not pulling themselves up by the bootstraps.

Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him.