'This is our Sputnik moment': Reactions to President Obama's State of the Union

Jan. 26, 2011
President Obama’s second State of the Union address stuck to tradition by highlighting the progress of the nation but many considered the tone of the gathering to be different – that a bipartisan, even conciliatory air prevailed.

Nancy Pelosi Tweets Eric Cantor She's Already Got SOTU Date

Jan. 25, 2011
Whichever Democrat winds up sitting with House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) on what's being called bipartisan "date night" will likely know that he or she wasn't the House Republican official's first choice.That's because Rep.

In Defense Of Heated Political Rhetoric

Jan. 10, 2011
Is it possible to have American-style politics without the kind of heated partisan rhetoric that is now in the spotlight because of the Tucson shootings?It's hard to imagine.

Finding compromise in the new congressional landscape

Nov. 18, 2010
If all had gone well, congressional leaders would have been sipping on Slurpees at the White House Thursday. President Obama called a meeting with Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss economic concerns, particularly the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts.