Week of July 9, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, July 9
Winning With Economics of National Pride - E.J. Dionne, Washington PostAmerica Already Is Europe - Arthur Brooks, Wall Street Journal
The Economic Blunder of the Sixties - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
Obama Poised for Fight With GOP Over Taxes - Mark Landler, NY Times
Obama Has Little to Say in the Rust Belt - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
When the Electoral Map Really Matters - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
The State of the Race, Four Months Out - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Mitt Romney's Financial Gray Areas - Paul Krugman, New York Times
How Mitt Romney Can Win - Luigi Zingales, City Journal
The GOP's Class-Warfare Hypocrisy - Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast
Who's Bailing on Obama? Just About Everybody - Joe Curl, Wash Times
Four Hurdles to Go for the Affordable Care Act - Tom Daschle, Politico
"Affordable" Care? Not So Much in California - George Skelton, LA Times
Al Sharpton Could Use a Visit to Chicago - Gregory Kane, DC Examiner
Wall Street's Link to Libor - Robert Reich, The Guardian
Stop Bashing Bankers - We Need Them Badly - Boris Johnson, Telegraph
US Could've Found Higgs Boson 10 Yrs Ago - T. Hartsfield, RealClearScience
Tuesday, July 10
Obama Picks Election Year Tax Fight - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPoliticsThe President's Pathetic Tax Gambit - John Podhoretz, New York Post
A Winning Argument for Obama - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
The Supreme Court Stakes in 2012 - Clint Bolick, Wall Street Journal
Health Law Has Made System Stronger - Kathleen Sebelius, Washington Post
Taxes and Trust: Obama's Achilles Heels - Pat Caddell, Breitbart
Obama's Attacks on Mitt Are Working - Jamelle Bouie, American Prospect
The President Is in Denial - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Dead Heat Presages an Epic Battle Ahead - Gary Langer, ABC News
Could Presidential Election End in a Tie? - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
Is Romney Gutsy Enough to Pick Christie? - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Wis. Senate Race a Test of Political Mood - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
Rise of Food-Stamp Nation - Rich Lowry, National Review
The GOP's Crime Against Voters - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
High-Speed Rail: Unsafe at Any Speed - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
Let's Draft Our Kids - Thomas Ricks, New York Times
Government Can't Create Jobs - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
National Polls: ABC/WP: Tie | W.Times: Romney +1 | Reuters: Obama +6
Wednesday, July 11
U.S. Budget: It's the Insane Spending, Stupid - John Stossel, FOX BusinessObama the Socialist? Not Even Close - Milos Forman, New York Times
Why Won't Obama Sell the Health Law? - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Storm Coming for American Patients and Doctors - Marc Siegel, NRO
GOP to the Uninsured: Drop Dead - Matt Miller, Washington Post
No Supreme Court Bounce for Obama - Douglas Schoen, The Daily Beast
Romney's Summer Reading Assignments - Ross Douthat, New York Times
Obama Hopes Iowa Still Loves Him in '12 - Gardner & Balz, Washington Post
Spending, Taxes & the Trouble With Class Warfare - Thomas Sowell, IBD
The Best Case for Obama's Tax Plan - Joan Walsh, Salon
In Maryland, Higher Taxes Chase Out High Earners - Robert Frank, CNBC
The Achilles Heels of Obama: Part II - Pat Caddell, Big Government
A Very Mitt Romney Vacation - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low - Lymari Morales, Gallup
Will Giant Banks Be the End of Capitalism? - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh TR
Real Risk Takers Are the Solution - David DesRosiers, Washington Times
Unions Fight Scranton Mayor After He Cuts Pay - Cooper & Walsh, NYT
Obama Approval: Gallup: 45% | Quinnipiac: 45% | RCP Average: 46.9%
Thursday, July 12
Why Neither Candidate Can Move the Polls - Sean Trende, RealClearPoliticsRaising Taxes Can Be a Winning Issue for Obama - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
The Coming Civil War: Makers vs. Takers - Arthur Herman, FOX News
Misdiagnosing Romney's Campaign - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
President Obama's Shrinking Majority - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Mitt Romney in the Lion's Den - Charles Blow, New York Times
Romney's NAACP Gamble Pays Off - Tim Alberta, National Journal
Ryan or Christie for VP Would Signal Real Change - Jamie Weinstein, DC
Why Romney Needs Mike Huckabee - Maggie Gallagher, National Review
Dems Think Tables Turning on Health Care - George Zornick, The Nation
Obamacare's Unhealthy Prescription - Gov. Scott Walker, Washington Post
Is Outsourcing So Wrong? - Michael Kinsley, Los Angeles Times
The Truth: Obama Way Ahead in Money Race - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
The Mystery of John Roberts - Linda Greenhouse, New York Times
How Presidents Truly Rank on Budget Deficits - James Glassman, Forbes
Voters Deserve the Truth from Jackson - Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
Geithner & Libor: What Did He Know & When? - Charles Gasparino, NYP
Video Highlights: Pelosi | Ryan | Fineman | Krauthammer | Walker
Friday, July 13
Will Low Expectations Help Obama? - Ron Brownstein, National JournalObama's Policies a Disaster for Middle Class - Kevin O'Brien, Cleveland PD
Romney's Government of the 0.01 Percent - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Fossil-Fuel Democrats: An Endangered Species - Joel Kotkin, Daily Beast
A Subdued Race in a Time of Crisis - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Obama May Be Stronger Than His Approval Ratings - Nate Silver, NYT
Why Has Long-Term Unemployment Doubled? - Jim Powell, Forbes
President Obama and Patriot Games - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Romney's Self-Inflicted Wounds on Bain - Joan Walsh, Salon
Hard Days Ahead for ObamaCare - Christopher Chantrill, American Thinker
Medicaid Expansion a Tough Sell to Governors - Aizenman & Tumulty, WP
Republican Vote-Blocking in Pennsylvania - Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg
Obama's Risky Campaign Strategy - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Romney's Condi Rice Trial Balloon - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
How to Understand John Roberts - Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic
Death Penalty Appropriate for Penn State - Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh TR
The Islamist Ascendancy - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
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Saturday, July 14
Mitt Romney's Tangled Web - Charles Blow, New York TimesObama Campaign's Stench of Desperation - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
FDR's 1936 Lessons for Obama - Stephen Schlesinger, Huffington Post
Policies for Revival Are Obvious - George Shultz, Wall Street Journal
Obama Campaign Is Doing Worse Than It Seems - William Galston, TNR
President Wins Opening Exchange - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
ObamaCare Is Dems' Most Toxic Issue - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
GOP Only Represents the Super-Rich - Robin Wells, The Guardian
The Islamist Generation - Mark Steyn, National Review
Romney Veep Clock Running Out - Kaplan & Reinhard, National Journal
Mitt's Very Real Bain Problem - Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect
Young Obama Voters Stick It to Themselves - Rich Lowry, New York Post
Why Obama Shouldn't Take Black Vote for Granted - Frey & Teixeira, TNR
There's No Time for Grown-Ups - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
Texas' Poll Tax in Disguise - Ackerman & Nou, Los Angeles Times
College Coaches' Unholy Powers - John Feinstein, Washington Post
Why Our Elites Stink - David Brooks, New York Times
Latest Polls: McClatchy: Obama 48, Romney 46 | RCP Electoral Map
Sunday, July 15
In the Dumps With the American Dream - Tom Keane, Boston GlobeEurope's Lesson: Socialism Does Not Work - Rep. John Campbell, OC Register
Governors Still Unsure About Medicaid Expansion - Michael Cooper, NYT
The Plan: Axelrod on How Obama Will Win - Beth Reinhard, Nat'l Journal
Obama's Biggest Mistake: Failed Policies - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Chronicling Mitt Romney's Mendacity - Steve Benen, MSNBC
The Last Thing This Economy Needs Is Tax Hikes - David Harsanyi, Reason
GOP Declares War on Food Stamps - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
Is Michigan About to Flip for Romney? - David Shribman, Pittsburgh PG
When Will Romney Call Out the Big Banks? - Irwin Stelzer, Wkly Standard
Two Classes, Divided by "I Do" - Jason DeParle, New York Times
Our Neurotic Relationship with Pakistan - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Failure of Nation Building - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In Urban Parks, Our Newly Lush Life - Frank Bruni, New York Times
Education of Groupon's CEO - Etter & MacMillan, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Plight of the Traditionalist Episcopalians - Jay Akasie, Wall Street Journal
Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved? - Ross Douthat, New York Times
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