The New Republic

Mark Murray reads the latest WSJ/NBC poll and concludes that President Obama is in pretty strong shape: READ MORE >>

Any meaningful political scandal must have one of three elements. The highest level of scandal involves some breaking of a law. The next-highest involves breaking some well-established behavioral norm. The lowest level involves a public official lying. The odd thing about the "scandal" of whether the White House offered a job to Joe Sestak is that it involves no credible charge of any of the three. Yet it has inspired scandal-like fulmination from the news media. READ MORE >>

NBC's Mark Murray suggests that, while the Republican Party has enjoyed enormous success with its strategy of opposing everything President Obama does, the strategy may have limits: But is that about to change? And is this the reason for the White House's televised health-care summit with Republicans on Thursday? Enter the William Zabka Principle. READ MORE >>