Week of January 16, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, January 16
Romney in Home Stretch in South Carolina - Major Garrett, Nat'l JournalIs South Carolina Last Gasp for the Tea Party? - Huma Khan, ABC News
Jon Huntsman Ends His Baffling Campaign - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Obama's Scorn for the Constitution - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Why Are Obama's Critcs So Dumb? - Andrew Sullivan, Newsweek
Covert QE3 Has Already Begun in Europe - Jon Trugman, New York Post
Private Equity Career an Asset for Romney - James Pethokoukis, Examiner
Mitt & the Hypocrisy of Bain Capital - Aaron Goldenberg, American Thinker
Election May Seal Health Law's Fate - Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico
Obama's High Speed Rail Vision Crumbling - Michael Fletcher, Wash Post
Rep. West on Marine Video: Shut Up, War Is Hell - Tina Korbe, Hot Air
The Media-Controlled Rehab of Joe Paterno - Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic
1% Lizzy Warren Can't Have It Both Ways - Holly Robichaud, Boston Herald
The "Angry Black Woman" Fights Back - Laura Washington, Chicago ST
Our King, Our Reverend, & Our Doctor - Bishop T.D. Jakes, Huffington Post
MLK, Economic Equality & the 2012 Election - Joel Kotkin, Forbes
The State of the World in 2012 - Chi, Sullivan, & Scoblete, RealClearWorld
Election 2012 (FOX, CNN): Obama v. Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul
Tuesday, January 17
Romney Comes Under Fire in Debate - McPike & Conroy, RealClearPoliticsFrontrunner Shrugs Off GOP Rivals' Attacks - Howard Kurtz, Daily Beast
Gingrich Grabs Himself a Lifeline - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Romney Urged to Release Tax Returns - Stephen Dinan, Washington Times
New Year, New Government Showdown Brewing - Beutler & Kapur, TPM
Why Are Obama's Critics So Smart? - Nile Gardiner, Daily Telegraph
Under Obama, DC Is More Divided Than Ever - Brown & Allen, Politico
Gingrich Clueless on Black Americans - Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast
Mr. President, Please Don't Play the Race Card - Rep. Allen West, Facebook
Public Unions: What's the Big Deal? - Joseph McCartin, Los Angeles Times
The European Crack-Up - Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
Riding Electability & Inevitability Romney Rolls - Gary Langer, ABC News
Romney Will Spell the End of the Republican Party - Steve McCann, AT
Complex Bank Regulations Are Ineffective - Joe Nocera, New York Times
Another Grovel, Not a Rebuke - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
The State of Science in America - Berezow & Pomeroy, RealClearScience
George F. Kennan: The Containment Artist - James Piereson, New Criterion
Florida (PPP-D): Romney 41, Gingrich 26, Santorum 11, Paul 10
Wednesday, January 18
Willard Mitt Romney Is Bush 41 Redux - Maureen Dowd, New York TimesGingrich Tries to Punch His Way to Upset - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
A Conservative Approach to Income Inequality - Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
The Election Is All About Money & Class - Hadley Freeman, The Guardian
President Obama's Racial Politics - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Poll: Electorate Sharply Split Over Obama - Cohen & Balz, Washington Post
Though on Defense, Romney Marches Toward Victory - Erin McPike, RCP
Could Mitt Have Handled His Taxes Any Worse? - Alec MacGillis, TNR
With Attacks Rising Romney May Stop Debating - Byron York, Examiner
Why Do the Republicans Nominate Blue Bloods? - Michael Lind, Salon
The Wealth Creation Disparity - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Let the Wisconsin Recall Battle Begin - Abby Rapoport, American Prospect
The Mortal Threat From Iran - Mark Helprin, Wall Street Journal
China's Hand on Iranian Spigot - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Trust, But Verify in the Middle East - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The Myth of American Decline - Robert Kagan, The New Republic
The State of Religion in America - Jeremy Lott, RealClearReligion
Rasmussen: Gingrich Surges in Post-Debate Poll, Trails Romney By 3
Thursday, January 19
On Keystone, Obama Sides With Urbanista America - Joel Kotkin, ForbesA Historic Victory in Fight Against Big Oil - Robert Redford, Huffington Post
Obama Faulted By Key Swing Voters - Zeleny & Sussman, New York Times
Americans Anti-Big Business, Big Government - Frank Newport, Gallup
Why Romney Is in Trouble Over His Taxes - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Bain Capital Saved America - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Romney Parks Millions in Offshore Caymans - Brian Ross, ABC News
So Much for a Populist GOP - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Romney Can Do Well in South Carolina - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Mitt Closing In On Nomination - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
Gingrich Hoping for Boost From Sarah Palin - Scott Conroy, RCP
Moving Forward on Health Care Reform - Nancy-Ann DeParle, White House
We're Living in Post-Constitutional America - Mark Levin, FOX News
Obama on the Changing Nature of American Power - Fareed Zakaria, Time
The Marines Video vs. the Daniel Pearl Video - Asra Nomani, Daily Beast
Obama Should Pardon Marines - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
The State of Technology - Greg Scoblete, RealClearTechnology
SC Polls: RasRpt: Gingrich +2 | InAdv: Gingrich +3 | Politico: Romney +7
Friday, January 20
Republican Race No Longer on Autopilot - Balz & Cillizza, Washington PostGingrich Seizes Spotlight With Anti-Media Screed - Conroy & McPike, RCP
Why Does the Media Keep Underestimating Newt? - Walter Shapiro, TNR
History Favors Romney in South Carolina - Todd Purdum, Vanity Fair
Obama, Christie, and the Future - Emmett Tyrrell, Washington Times
President Obama's Keystone Madness - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
The "We Can't Wait" Juggling Act - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
Mitt's Prevent Defense Yields Opponents Big Gains - Nate Silver, NY Times
Taxes & Romneycare - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
Why Romney Won't Release His Taxes - John Talbott, Huffington Post
GOP Needs to Be Attacking Spending, Debt - Charles Krauthammer, IBD
How Mitt Romney Beat Us - Tim Miller, RealClearPolitics
Now's the Time to Discuss Top Tax Rates - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Palin: Media Overplayed Hand in Gingrich Attack - Jeff Poor, Daily Caller
Why America Needs a Malcolm X Day - Toure, Time
Don't Punish Our Brave Marines - Michael Savage, USA Today
The State of Sports in America - Samuel Chi, RealClearSports
South Carolina: RCP Avg: Gingrich Surges Past Romney, Leads By 2 Pts
Saturday, January 21
Romney Scrambles to Fend Off Gingrich - Dan Balz, Washington PostSouth Carolina Race Down to the Wire - Washington & Smith, The State
Florida the New Romney Firewall - Stephen Hayes, The Weekly Standard
Gingrich's Dramatic Roller Coaster Ride - Frank Newport, Gallup
The New American Divide - Charles Murray, Wall Street Journal
The Corporate Takeover of Democracy - Sen. Bernie Sanders, The Guardian
A Supreme ObamaCare Test - George Will, Washington Post
About Rising Inflation, Remain Worried - Michael Kinsley, Bloomberg
Cheering Gingrich's Call for a Gold Commission - Andresen Blom, NY Sun
The New Era of Lower Pay on Wall Street - James Stewart, New York Times
Make Crony Capitalism the Issue in 2012 - Larry Kudlow, National Revew
Romney Tries to Change the Subject From His Taxes - Kasie Hunt, AP
The Wealth Issue Is a Sideshow - David Brooks, New York Times
Charity, World's Problems Need Capitalism - Bill Clinton, Financial Times
The State of Books in America - Chris Lehmann, RealClearBooks
This Is America's Moment, If D.C. Doesn't Blow It - Joel Kotkin, Forbes
Free Buddy Roemer! - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
South Carolina Highlights: Gingrich | Romney | Santorum | Paul
Sunday, January 22
Gingrich's S.C. Win Upends Republican Race - Jeff Zeleny, New York TimesWhy Gingrich Won - and Romney Lost - Byron York, Washington Examiner
Three Takeaways From South Carolina - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
After Crushing Loss, Can Romney Recover? - John Dickerson, Slate
Romney Hopes to Right the Ship in Florida - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
President to Focus on Fairness in SOTU - David Nakamura, Washington Post
On Keystone, Obama Chooses U.S. Decline - Gale Norton, Washington Times
Obama in a "Bubble Within the Bubble" - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Michelle Obama Has Every Right to Be Angry - Bill Maxwell, St. Pete Times
Scrutinize President Obama's Record - Patrick Pexton, Washington Post
Gingrich Didn't Win SC, Romney Lost It - Tim Stanley, The Telegraph
All Goes Wrong for Dudley Do-Right - Howie Carr, Boston Herald
Newt a Bully & Blowhard Lacking Restraint - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Romney's Taxes Are a Big Problem for Him - Mark McKinnon, Daily Beast
Confronting Iran in a Year of Elections - David Sanger, New York Times
Paterno's Final Days Filled With Sad Irony - John Canzano, The Oregonian
Americans Clueless About Our History - Samuel Chi, RealClearHistory
SC Pundit Reaction: Carville | Krauthammer | Todd | Hume | Schmidt