Morton M. Kondracke
| Jan. 30, 2012, Midnight
I despaired again on State of the Union night that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels isn’t running for the Republican presidential nomination. His response to President Barack Obama was the opposite of what we’re seeing in the Roman circuses of GOP debates.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Jan. 19, 2012, Midnight
President Barack Obama is far from winning re-election, but his “Truman strategy” — plus some mild improvement in economic conditions — seems to have improved his prospects. And Republicans are helping.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Dec. 8, 2011, Midnight
Do Republicans and Democrats really want to create jobs — or just pretend to do so and blame the other side for high unemployment? If they did want to spur job growth, they’d do what always works to secure more of something — reduce taxes on it. And keep them low.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Nov. 10, 2011, Midnight
I have this optimistic fantasy — that the chairmen of Congress’ fiscal super committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), will get together for a “two-pitcher lunch” and agree to “go big” on debt reduction.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Oct. 17, 2011, Midnight
If I had it, I’d bet a lot of money that Mitt Romney will be the 2012 GOP presidential nominee.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Oct. 3, 2011, Midnight
Dismal news about U.S. public education keeps tumbling in, but Congress seems unable to act and Republican presidential candidates seem determined to have America keep slipping behind the rest of the world.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Sept. 7, 2011, Midnight
President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects look dimmer by the day, so — absent an economic turnaround — he’s likely to try to win in 2012 the way Harry Truman did in 1948: by blasting Republicans.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Aug. 4, 2011, Midnight
Clearly, this week’s debt limit deal was better than the alternative — economic catastrophe — but it did not solve the nation’s debt dilemma and it will hurt economic growth and the jobs picture.
Morton M. Kondracke
| July 14, 2011, Midnight
Unless there’s a breakthrough soon, hyper-partisanship, political positioning and ideological rigidity could throw the U.S. economy over a cliff.
Morton M. Kondracke
| June 30, 2011, Midnight
Everyone’s talking — legitimately —about whether failing to reach a debt limit deal would be “catastrophic” or merely “serious.” And about who would get the blame. But what about the upside?
Morton M. Kondracke
| June 9, 2011, Midnight
On one level, this was a bucket-list trip to Europe and Russia. On another, it was a trip through history — and its unmistakable implications for the Middle East.
Morton M. Kondracke
| May 2, 2011, Midnight
If the United States ever defuses the debt bomb that threatens to implode our economy, one of history’s heroes will be David Walker, the former comptroller general who’s been sounding fiscal alarms for nearly a decade.
Morton M. Kondracke
| March 31, 2011, Midnight
One last time: the United States will not solve its monumental problems — which threaten our future as a great nation — without a series of grand bargains between Republicans and Democrats.
Morton M. Kondracke
| March 24, 2011, 9:41 a.m.
Unless Congress blows it, the United States has the best chance ever to finally make its public education system world class.
Morton M. Kondracke
| March 17, 2011, Midnight
I never agree with Rush Limbaugh about anything, but here’s an exception: The mainstream media habitually spreads panic in the population — right now, about the safety of nuclear power.
Morton M. Kondracke
| March 10, 2011, Midnight
As Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi savages his people in a bid to stay in power and the Obama administration dithers about a response, the question arises: Haven’t we seen this movie before?
Morton M. Kondracke
| March 3, 2011, Midnight
Tea party torch carriers and the Republican leaders who won’t stand up to them are threatening to burn America’s seed corn. It’s simple-minded madness.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Feb. 24, 2011, 10:37 a.m.
In 2006 and 2008, American voters gave Democrats big victories because they were mad at Republicans. In 2010, they gave Republicans a big victory because they were mad at Democrats.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Feb. 17, 2011, Midnight
The country needs a 2012 presidential candidate whose No. 1 aim is to tame the raging federal debt. That candidate well could be Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who’s proved he can manage at the state level.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Feb. 10, 2011, Midnight
Having failed to take the lead on deficit and debt reduction in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had better do so in his budget next week — or risk his whole “win the future” agenda.
