In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.
Ron FournierWhite House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.
Ron FournierDon't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home.
Ron FournierPolitical reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.
Ron FournierAndrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda.
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