Week of June 11, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, June 11
Obama's Re-Election Effort Shaken by Rough Stretch - Rick Klein, ABCPresident Obama's Harry Truman Opening - Juan Williams, The Hill
The Tipping Point for Obama - John Ellis, RealClearPolitics
What Would Obama Do With a Second Term? - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
Republicans' California Opportunity - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Europe's Doom Loop - Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
Bailing Out Banks, Not the Unemployed - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Correcting a 50-Year Mistake - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
A New Job for Labor - Sasha Issenberg, Slate
Splits in the Democratic Coalition Resurface - Niall Stanage, The Hill
Stop These Dangerous Whispers - Rep. Peter King, New York Daily News
Government Is the Solution - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Obama's Riskiest Jobs-Killer - Liz Peek, New York Post
Is Anybody Boring Enough to Be Romney's No. 2? - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
Why Romney Will Pick Rubio - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
Facebook Meets Brick-and-Mortar Politics - Thomas Friedman, NY Times
Obama's Autobiographical Fictions - Andrew Ferguson, Weekly Standard
Sunday Video: Walker vs. O'Malley | FNS Panel | This Week Roundtable
Tuesday, June 12
There's No Thatcher in Sight to Rescue Europe - Simon Nixon, WSJA Scary Dearth of Leadership in America - Frank Bruni, New York Times
Obama's Agenda: Spend More, & More & More - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Cutbacks In Public Sector Are What's Hurting - Paul Krugman, CBS News
Why Scott Walker Won - Biggs & Richwine, New York Daily News
George W. Bush's Legacy Still Hangs Over GOP - Michael Crowley, Time
New Threats to Obama's Reelection Bid - Joe Trippi, FOX News
What Obama Should Have Done in 2009 - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Why U.S. Needs Universal Health Care - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
GOP & Obama Have a Massive Conflict of Visions - Rich Lowry, NRO
The War on Old Folks - Susan Douglas, In These Times
Does Obama Know Why Cities Can't Hire More? - Josh Barro, Bloomberg
Under Obama and Bush, Government Has Exploded - Laffer & Moore, WSJ
A Massive, TARP-Style Bailout Would Save Europe - Joe Nocera, NY Times
Why U.S. Must Reinstate Glass-Steagall - Luigi Zingales, Financial Times
Normandy's Lessons for Obama--& All of Us - Reed Galen, RealClearPolitics
What the Obama Leaks Have Wrought - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Wednesday, June 13
Is It Time for Democrats to Panic? - Karen Tumulty, Washington PostRomney Scaling the "Blue Wall" - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Northern Virginia Edge Could Be Pivotal for Obama - Scott Conroy, RCP
Obama's Warped View of the Economy - David Harsanyi, Reason
How Obama Can Win the Fiscal Showdown - Peter Orszag, Democracy
How the Euro Will End - Gerald O'Driscoll, Wall Street Journal
Why Berlin Is Balking on a Bailout - Hans-Werner Sinn, New York Times
Europe Is Really on the Brink - Niall Ferguson & Nouriel Roubini, Der Spiegel
A Foolproof Plan for Obama - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
A "Fine" Case Against President Obama - Reince Priebus, RealClearPolitics
*Of Course* Doing Health Care Slowed the Recovery - Noam Scheiber, TNR
Methanol Key to Energy Independence? - William Tucker, RealClearEnergy
Obama vs. Romney: The Battle of the Century - Edward Glaeser, Bloomberg
Arizona Most Likely Out of Reach for Obama - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Not Jeb Bush's Republican Party? - John Dickerson, Slate
Reagan "Very Comfortable" With Tea Party - Charles Krauthammer, FOX
American Horror Story - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Election 2012: Rasmussen: Romney +4 | Reuters/Ipsos: Obama +1
Thursday, June 14
The Contrast Obama Needs to Draw - Greg Sargent, Washington PostAmerica's Leadership Crisis - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
How Badly Has Obama Alienated Middle Class? - Michael Hirsh, Natl Jrnl
Inequality: Even Worse Than We Thought - Michael Kinsley, Bloomberg
Obama Listens to Rich Liberals, at His Peril - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Bush Still Boosts Obama - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Are Dems Hoping ObamaCare Is Overturned? - Karl Rove, Wall St. Journal
Italy Mired in a Death Spiral - Hans Jurgen-Schlamp, Der Spiegel
By Any Criteria the Euro Has Failed - Nigel Farage, European Parliament
Mitt Romney: The Devil's Dictionary - Tim Murphy, Mother Jones
Obama Entering a World All His Own - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Billionaires Against Billionaires - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Will ObamaCare's Fall Lead to a U.S. Hiring Boom? - Dan Weber, Roll Call
Chicago's Swift, Surprising Decline - Aaron Renn, City Journal
Mob Attacks Not About Race - Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
"They Were Enjoying Frightening People" - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Rethinking "College for All" (Part 2) - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Friday, June 15
Obama, Romney Duel in Ohio - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPoliticsThe President Is Running on Empty - John Podhoretz, New York Post
Romney's Spending Cuts Would Doom Economy - Paul Krugman, NY Times
Obama Is Biggest Govt Spender in World History - Peter Ferrara, Forbes
Democrats' Panic is Premature - Frank Rich, New York Magazine
The President Desperately Needs a Plan - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Silly Season, 2012 - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
Independents Souring on Obama - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Are We in a Global Recession? - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Where Checks Alone Can't Help - Joe Klein, Time
Holder Hangs On as Dems Rally Behind Him - Patricia Murphy, Daily Beast
Obama's Lauded Team Has Failed to Measure Up - Richard Benedetto, RCP
How to Defeat Romney - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
The Myth of the Good Conservative - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
Is Libertarian Gary Johnson a 2012 Wild Card? - Erin McPike, RCP
How Obama Became Black - David Maraniss, Washington Post
Hollywood Partisanship Rears Its Ugly Head - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Election 2012: Michigan (Rasmussen Reports): Obama 50, Romney 42
Saturday, June 16
Romney's Reaganesque Challenge - Ronald Brownstein, National JournalAre Liberals Watching What's Happening in Europe? - Rob Tracinski, TIA
Independents Say Obama Hurts Job Creation - Samuel Jacobs, Reuters
Republicans Are Blocking Jobs Growth Measures - President Barack Obama
Why Romney Is the Favorite - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Obama: Romney's Policies Are the Incumbent - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Parties Strategize Over Health Care Law - Weisman & Shear, NY Times
Earthly Woes Mount as Obama Rhetoric Soars - Mark Steyn, OC Register
Obama Moves on Immigration, Fulfills a DREAM - Steve Benen, MSNBC
This Is Out-and-Out Lawlessness - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
Will Dems Push the Public Option Again? - Robert Reich, Huffington Post
Cocoon Alert: WaPo on ObamaCare - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
Why Is Obama Leaking U.S. Secrets? - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Behind the Right Wing Dissing of the President - Dean Obeidallah, CNN
Hyper-Partisan Policies: What Obama Did Wrong - Jay Cost, Weekly Std
Dems' Demographic Dreams - Jamelle Bouie, American Prospect
The Incredible Journey of Mark Stephan - Tom Elia, RealClearPolitics
Election 2012: Romney Strikes Positive Note in Pennsylvania
Sunday, June 17
The Election's High Court Stakes - George Will, Washington PostCan Obama Make Election a Choice? - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Obama's Pity Party - Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon
Romney's Life Story Is a Liability - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
For Obama, the Buck Stops Over There - Irwin Stelzer, The Weekly Standard
Everything Is Up for Grabs in Iowa - John Dickerson, Slate
California's New Era of Bipartisan Plunder - Steven Greenhut, Reason
Post-New Deal America Needs Unions - Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
President's Policy Strategy: Ignore Laws - Steve Friess, Politico
Obama's Immigration Move Is Huge News - Nathan Pippenger, TNR
Our Unsustainable Special Interest State - James DeLong, The American
Super PACs Must Face Accountability - Robert Reich, SF Chronicle
Europe's Economic Illusion - Janet Daley, The Telegraph
How the E.U. Let Spain's Banks Cook the Books - Jonathan Weil, Bloomberg
A Simple Tax Code Is a Fair Tax Code - Harvey Golub, Wall Street Journal
Moral Dystopia - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Remembering the Real Father's Day - John Kass, Chicago Tribune