John Heilemann
A Unified Theory of Romney Tax-Stubbornness
The latest journalist to press Mitt Romney on his tax returns is the ultra-resourceful Josh Tyrangiel of Businessweek. Here’s how he cleverly posed the question in a recent interview: READ MORE >>
The Obama Campaign’s Attack-Ad Edge, Revealed
Romney Took Florida, But the Real Prize Was Sheldon Adelson
Just Call Him Barack O'Tarmac
What is it with Barack Obama, contentious blonde political rivals and airport tarmacs? Obama's testy encounter yesterday with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer out on the blacktop at the Phoenix airport put me in mind of his famous showdown at Reagan National Airport with Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primaries. READ MORE >>
Why Romney Has No Choice but to Go for the Kill in Iowa
The Reign Of The Poet Kings
From Jonathan Cohn's account of health care reform: After the meeting broke up, a few of his advisers milled in the hallways outside the Oval Office, pondering the prospect of taking up such a high-risk strategy because the president “felt lucky.” As one of them later told me, “It was like, holy shit.” READ MORE >>
Foxy
Revelations
As readers may have discerned, if only from the Harry Reid "Negro Dialect" furor the big whoop in Washington during the last few days has revolved around Game Change, a 2008 campaign chronicle by DC press veterans John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. READ MORE >>
Sending A Message With Rahm And Summers
John Heilemann has an interesting piece this week about the calculus behind Obama's personnel decisions. He's high on Rahm and a potential Larry Summers appointment in particular, arguing that they send the right message to the country and to the various powers that be in Washington: READ MORE >>
