Opinion

Optimism About Obama Is the Only Optimism Out There

Often, when a new president or a new political party takes control of government, an uptick in public sentiment follows.

May 24, 2012

Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.

Nobody seems to like the automatic Pentagon spending cuts set for January, but there is little Congressional agreement on an alternative.