Week of August 20, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, August 20
Why We Can't Shrink Federal Spending - Larry Summers, Washington PostObama's Pathetic Economic Excuses - James Pethokoukis, New York Post
Paul Ryan Hurts Romney and Helps Obama - Juan Williams, The Hill
America Needs a New President - Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
In 2012, Both Campaigns Focus on Turnout - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
Health Law's Unpopularity Blunts Dem Attacks - Marc Caputo, Miami Hld
Ryanomics Has Always Been a Con Game - Paul Krugman, New York Times
British Health-Care: Universal Mediocrity - Theodore Dalrymple, City Jrnl
Why States Should Want ObamaCare Exchanges - Elena Marks, Bloomberg
Romney & Ryan Turn the Tables on Obama - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Draft Hillary, Obama Needs a Bounce - Laura Washington, Chicago ST
Will Akin Comments Swing Missouri Senate Race? - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Financial Markets, Politics & the New Reality - George Friedman, Stratfor
South China Sea's Gathering Storm - Sen. Jim Webb, Wall Street Journal
Egypt's Leaders Must Accept Reality - Dennis Ross, Washington Post
Fareed Zakaria Suffers a Blow to His Image - Christine Haughney, NYT
A Good Teacher Is Hard to Keep - Sujata Bhatt, Los Angeles Times
Sunday Show Panels: FOX News Sunday | Meet the Press | This Week
Tuesday, August 21
How Ryan Recasts the Race - Fred Barnes, Wall Street JournalPaul Ryan: Smells Like Mean Spirit - Noreen Malone, The New Republic
"Issues" or America? - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
The Romney-Ryan Campaign Is One Big Lie - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
For Obama, Cool Is All That Remains - Mona Charen, National Review
Clouds Begin to Part for Romney - Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun Times
Blaming the Victim, Again - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Todd Akin: When Dumb Talk Is Inevitable - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
Private Equity's Twisted Trip on Campaign Trail - Dan Primack, Fortune
Break Up the Banks - Erick Erickson, Red State
Delusions in Ryan's Medicare Vision - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
Social Justice and Ryan the Heretic - William McGurn, Wall Street Journal
Wikileaks & Free Speech - Michael Moore & Oliver Stone, New York Times
How Obama Can Fix His Welfare Problem - Mickey Kaus, Daily Caller
Why Obama Needs to Visit Israel - and Soon - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Book: Obama Cancelled bin Laden Mission 3x - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Pussy Riot Can Rock Kremlin To Its Foundations - Gideon Rachman, FT
2012 Polls: Michigan (Foster): Romney +4 | Wisconsin (PPP): Romney +1
Wednesday, August 22
Heading Into Conventions, Obama Has Lead - Mark Murray, NBC NewsPresident's Biggest Liability: ObamaCare - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
Mitt Romney's Litany of Falsehoods - Robert Shrum, The Daily Beast
Dems Unprepared for Medicare Debate - Yuval Levin, The Weekly Standard
Competition Tooth Fairy Can't Cut Health Costs - Peter Orszag, Bloomberg
Paul Ryan Moves the Needle - John Stossel, FOX Business
Radical GOP Inhibits Progress - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Romney Camp Sees Upper Midwest Coming Into Play - Erin McPike, RCP
Elizabeth Warren Taking the Low Road - Michael Graham, Boston Herald
Akin and the GOP's Antediluvian Core - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Managing the Non-Recovery - Ralph Reiland, The American Spectator
GOP Doesn't Have the Answer on Economy - Jennifer Granholm, Politico
Deval Patrick's Dangerous New Health Care Law - Sally Pipes, Forbes
Paul Ryan's False Premise - Ben Adler, The Nation
Time for Obama to Get Serious About Debt - Jay Ambrose, OC Register
After Afghanistan, a New Great Game - Alexander Cooley, New York Times
Don't Call This Empowerment - Heather Wilhelm, RealClearBooks
Latest Polls: AP/GfK: Obama +1 | NBC/WSJ: Obama +4 | Electoral Map
Thursday, August 23
GOP Obstruction Halts Obama's Efforts - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, USA TodayChains We Can Believe In - Ron Hart, Orange County Register
Convention Speeches Could Set the Course - Reid Wilson, National Journal
Don't Break Up the Big Banks - William Harrison, New York Times
GM Goes from Bad to Worse Despite Bailout - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
The Republicans' Empathy Is Gone - Stanley Crouch, New York Daily News
Ryan Pick Helps Cut Into Obama Lead - Dutton & De Pinto, CBS News
The Truth About Ryan & His Critics - Sen. Tom Coburn, Wall Street Journal
Elizabeth Warren vs. Mr. Personality - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
GOP Recasts Path to Senate Majority - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
Romney Made Ma. His Stepping Stone - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
From Press, Obama Sees Only Softballs - Richard Benedetto, FOX News
Voter Suppression and the American People - Ben Jealous, Huffington Post
Plight of the Black Middle Class - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
Leviathan Needs a Diet - George Will, Washington Post
Why Putin Should Fear Pussy Riot - Anne Applebaum, Slate
The Economy & America's Baby Bust - Joel Kotkin, New Geography
State Polls: OH,FL,WI,MO,MI,PA,CT | Senate Polls: VA,MO,NV,FL,OH,MI
Friday, August 24
Different Conventions, Different Goals - Philip Elliott, Associated PressRomney on the Rise Heading Into Tampa - John Podhoretz, New York Post
Romney's Weakness Creating a Close Race - Charlie Cook, National Journal
Mitt's "Mad Men" Strive for Pitch-Perfect Ads - Philip Rucker, Wash Post
Obama's Silent Second-Term Agenda - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
Ryan's Dangerous Randian Notions - Paul Krugman, New York Times
What Liberals Don't Understand About Ayn Rand - Cathy Young, Reason
Obama's Not the Right Kind of Snob - Edward McClelland, Ward Room
The Biggest Myth of 2012 - Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon
It's Time to Leave Afghanistan - Roger Cohen, New York Times
An Ultimatum for Iran - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Scenes From California's Job Club - Dashka Slater, Salon
Romney's Tech-Centric Energy Plan Will Create Jobs - Mark Mills, Forbes
Staring Into the Void of Mitt Romney - Steve Erickson, American Prospect
What I Learned at Bain Capital - Mitt Romney, Wall Street Journal
To GOP, Women Are Simply Sum of Their Parts - Ana Marie Cox, Guardian
Don't Tar Other Republicans w/Akin Brush - Mark Salter, RealClearPolitics
Saturday, August 25
Romney and Ryan's Winning Pro-Growth Message - Larry Kudlow, IBDStarving the Future - Charles Blow, New York Times
You Are Worse Off Than You Were Four Years Ago - Timothy Noah, TNR
Why the Weak Economy Doesn't Doom Obama - Sean Trende, RCP
Romney, Ryan & the Spirit of 1776 - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Time for Mitt to Come Clean on His Taxes - Colbert King, Washington Post
How to Beat President Obama - James Freeman, Wall Street Journal
Women's Roles: Sizing Up the Conventions - Simendinger & McPike, RCP
The Real War Is on Children - Mark Steyn, Orange County Register
Chris Christie Prepares for His Big Moment - Lucy Madison, CBS News
Racism Plays a Big Part in Our Politics - Jamelle Bouie, American Prospect
Obama & the Anti-Suburban Agenda - Wendell Cox, New Geography
Will We Ever Get Serious About Gun Control? - Amy Sullivan, TNR
Tapper Rebels Against the Media-Collective - John Nolte, Big Journalism
Mitt's Biography 2.0 - Ed Kilgore, Washington Monthly
2016: A Powerful Movie - Thomas Sowell, National Review
What Ever Became of George W. Bush? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Sunday, August 26
Obama Says Next Term He Will Work Across Party Lines - Ben Feller, APThe Huge Cost of Public Unions - Michael Marlow, New York Daily News
Distortions, "Death Panels" & Health Care - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Why Obama's Narrow Lead Is in Jeopardy - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Romney's "Big 10" Strategy - George Will, Washington Post
GOP Is a Radicalized Fringe Party - Kathleen Geier, Washington Monthly
The Truth About Obama & Welfare - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Medicare Spending as Economic Stimulus - Thomas Geoghegan, Bloomberg
U.S. Economy Needs Spending Cuts & Tax Cuts - Louis Woodhill, Forbes
The Revolution in Robotic Manufacturing - Thomas Friedman, NY Times
Europe Readies the Printing Press - Bill Fleckenstein, MSN Money
2016: Obama's America - Tim Cavanaugh, Reason
Too Late to Shake That Etch A Sketch - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
How Ryan Rescued the Presidential Race - Conrad Black, New York Sun
Time to Go: We Can't Trust Our Afghan Allies - Bingham Jamison, Time
On Foreign Policy, Romney an Enigma - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Neil Armstrong's "Giant Leap for Mankind" - John Wilford, New York Times