Week of April 9, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, April 9
Obama Takes Shots at SCOTUS, Paul Ryan - E.J. Dionne, Washington PostAll Fear & Envy, No Hope: Obama's Losing Strategy - Dick Morris, NY Post
It's "Game On" In Chicago - Hastings, Miller & Smith, BuzzFeed
Obama Is Out of Date. Can Mitt Capitalize? - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
The Gullible Center - Paul Krugman, New York Times
ObamaCare's Unworkable Foundation - Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal
"Big" Is Bad in Populist Year - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Carney Twisting Himself in Knots - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
The Origins of Entitlement - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
The Myth of American Decline - Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
Why Santorum Won't Stop - Bill Schneider, Politico
7 Questions for Mitt About Mormonism - Jeffrey Weiss, RealClearReligion
Why We Need Voter-ID Laws Now - John Fund, National Review
Executive Pay: A Rich Game of Thrones - Natasha Singer, New York Times
NBC News' Nameless Scapegoat Watch - Mickey Kaus, The Daily Caller
Mike Wallace & the Legacy of 60 Minutes - Andrew Heyward, Time
Why the South Lost the Civil War - Carl Zebrowski, Civil War Times
Obama Job Approval: Gallup 45% | Rasmussen 49% | RCP Average 48%
Tuesday, April 10
U.S. Sliding Again Towards Recession - Gary Shilling, BloombergEconomy Isn't Collapsing, Nor Will Stocks - Larry Kudlow, National Review
Obama Holds Key Leads on Romney - Dan Balz & Jon Cohen,Washington Post
Is Obama's "Fairness" Message Missing Mark? - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Bad Jobs News Changes Campaign - John Podhoretz, New York Post
Yes, Obama's Court Comments Made Sense - Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
Obama Reveals True Self Off the Cuff - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
We Have a Revenue Problem - Callahan & Hiltonsmith, American Prospect
Time to Cut Government Down to Size - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trayvon and Institutionalized Racism - Edward Wyckoff Williams, The Grio
Still the Least Racist Country in the World - Dennis Prager, Townhall
The Right's Divisive Racial Politics - Joan Walsh, Salon
Barack Obama and Racial Double Standards - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Romney Aims for Pennsylvania Knockout - Alex Roarty, National Journal
Pa. Outcome Aside, Mitt Set to Build Lead on April 24 - Scott Conroy, RCP
When Uncle Sam Plays Banker - Charles Lane, Washington Post
Why the Titanic Still Fascinates Us - Andrew Wilson, Smithsonian
Rasmussen: Obama 45, Romney 45 | ABC/WP: Obama 51, Romney 44
Wednesday, April 11
In Gettysburg, Santorum Surrenders - Dana Milbank, Washington PostResilient Romney Bests His Last GOP Challenger - Carl M. Cannon, RCP
For Conservatives, a Familiar End - James Antle, The American Spectator
Requiem For a Warm Body - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
President Obama Is on Thin Ice - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Obama Goes on Offensive Over Taxes on Wealthy - Jackie Calmes, NYT
The Buffett Ruse - Reince Priebus, RealClearPolitics
An Economic Recovery for the 1 Percent - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post
How Free Markets Have Led to Better Lives - Guy Sorman, City Journal
Why Santorum Called It Quits - Falcone, Walshe & Saenz, ABC News
Republican Primary Is Over: The Establishment Won - Rush Limbaugh
Conservatives Shouldn't Fret Over Romney - Keith Koffler, Politico
The Reason Obamacare's a Fiscal Bomb - Charles Blahous, e21
Most Outrageous Clowns Are in Congress - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Can Government Do Anything Well? - John Stossel, FOX Business
The Racial Cold War Is Heating Up - Toure, Time
Media Dishonesty & Race Hustlers - Walter Williams, Washington Examiner
Video Highlights: Santorum's Exit | Romney | Obama | GWB | Mitchell
Thursday, April 12
Why Economic Populism Is a Winning Strategy - Ari Berman, The NationObama's Campaign Will Take the Low Road - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Romney's Long-Odds Looking-Glass Strategy - Jill Lawrence, National Jrnl
Key Numbers Break Romney's Way - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Romney, Obama Camps Ratchet Up Focus on Women - Erin McPike, RCP
Can Obama Be Beaten? - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
Obama's "Buffett Rule" Is a Gimmick - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
The Problem With Campaigning on Grievances - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
Zimmerman's Trial Could Be as Divisive as OJ's - Gary Younge, Guardian
ObamaCare: Embodiment of Fiscal Disaster - Grace-Marie Turner, Forbes
Dire Consequences If Law Is Struck Down - Adam Serwer, Mother Jones
Gingrich Unloads on FOX News in Private Meeting - Scott Conroy, RCP
Rob Portman: Working-Class Wonk - Robert Costa, National Review
There Are More Swing Voters Than You Think - Ruy Teixeira, TNR
Should the U.S. Legalize Hard Drugs? - George Will, Washington Post
Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This? - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Why Do E-Books Cost So Much? Hint: Not Greed - Nathan Bransford, CNET
NJ (Quinnipiac): Obama 49, Romney 40 | Sen: Menedez 44, Kyrillos 35
Friday, April 13
Why 2012 Won't Be Like 2008 for Obama - William Galston, New RepublicPaul Ryan's Savage Spending Cuts - Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg
Free-Lunch Egalitarianism - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Romney vs. Obama: The American People Lose - Caddell & Schoen, Politico
Why We Need a 'Buffett Rule' (For Now) - Jared Bernstein, Rolling Stone
President of the Twilight Zone - Michael Tanner, Orange County Register
Mitt Romney's Women Problem - Michelle Goldberg, The Daily Beast
Left Takes Cheap Shot at Ann Romney - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
Taking a Different Look at the Gender Gap - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
Jim DeMint on the Future of Republican Party - Gillespie & Welch, Reason
Newt Gingrich, FOX News Victim? - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Romney-Ryan Should Be the Ticket - Jeffrey Kuhner, Washington Times
Polygamists in the Family Tree - David Maraniss, Washington Post
If a Recession Is Coming, Why Are Stocks Up? - Gary Shilling, Bloomberg
Cannibalize the Future - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Obama's Zimmerman Problem - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Nation Divided Over Trayvon Martin Case? - Ruben Navarrette, CNN
FOX News: Romney 46, Obama 44 | GOP: Romney +30 | More Polls
Saturday, April 14
For Obama, Going Positive May Be Difficult - Richard Stevenson, NY TimesElection Will Be All About Obama - Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald
A Choice, Not a Referendum - Joe Klein, Time
Economy Will Trump Gender Hysteria - Rich Lowry, New York Post
The Debate on Women We Should Be Having - Ruth Marcus, Wash Post
Buffett Rule Another Pathetic Sleight of Hand - Mark Steyn, OC Register
Coming Soon: "Taxmageddon" - David Leonhardt, New York Times
Yes, Los Angeles Is Going Broke - Tom Gray, City Journal
Wis. Dems Face Competitive Recall Primary - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Justice for Trayvon - Charles Blow, New York Times
Media Malpractice in the Martin Case - Mark Hemingway, Weekly Standard
Al Sharpton: From Pariah to Power Player - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
The Middle Class, Forgotten and Forsaken - Reed Galen, RealClearPolitics
When Democrats Gave Up on Guns - Steve Kornacki, Salon
President's Misleading Reagan Reference - Larry Kudlow, National Review
Obama's Presidency in the Balance - Steve Erickson, American Prospect
The 4% Growth Project - Diana Furchtgott-Roth, RealClearMarkets
Obama Approval: Gallup 48% | Rasmussen 45% | RCP Average 47.3%
Sunday, April 15
$10 Million Loans for Everyone! - Sheila Bair, Washington PostThe "Eh, I Guess" Election - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Obama's Economic Cluelessness - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Romney's Real Problem With Women - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
The Buffett Rule Campaign Hits Dead End - Byron York, DC Examiner
Secret Service Scandal a Black Eye for US - Josh Greenman, NY Daily News
Why Do We Keep Believing the Islamists? - Joel Brinkley, SF Chronicle
Turbulent Times for Airline Industry - George Will, Washington Post
Can Romney Expand Map Into Northeast? - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
On Guns, Romney Is No Straight Shooter - Ted Strickland, Politico
Odds of Obama-Clinton Ticket Are Rising - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
No, Romney's Wife Has Never Worked - Linda Hirshman, Washington Post
Hilary Rosen Fails to Execute WH Mission - John Guardiano, Am. Spectator
The News Cycle, From Flash to Fizzle - Brian Stelter, New York Times
The Fading Science of Man-Made Warming - Christopher Booker, Telegraph
World Economy Back on the Brink? - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage - Meg Jay, New York Times