President

Budget Battles

  • How the Media Is Shaping the Republican Race

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    The most important event of the Republican president race thus far occurred at the candidates’ debate on January 19 . CNN’s John King’s first question was to Newt Gingrich regarding his ex-wife...

  • Obama: 'I Second-Guess Myself Constantly'

    By Reuters

    President Barack Obama said on Thursday he doubted his decisions "constantly" and made mistakes daily but thought he had become a better president with more on-the-job experience.

  • Obama’s Campaign Kick-off Gets Mixed Reviews

    By Eric Pianin

    Fiscal Times budget and political experts had plenty of advice for President Obama in the run-up to his State of the Union speech and campaign message – from sounding populist themes of economic...

  • A Brokered GOP Convention? In Your Nightmares

    By Edward Morrissey

    “Every single one I've spoken to,” Joe Scarborough told his audience on MSNBC, “is trying to figure out a way to get to a brokered convention.” Otherwise, a Romney nomination is “what the Republican...

  • Davos Divided on Obama’s SOTU Speech

    By BEN HIRSCHLER and Emma Thomasson, Reuters

    The rich and powerful of the world were divided at their annual huddle on Wednesday over Barack Obama's threat to raise their taxes, with some saying policies that go after the wealthy will hurt...