Justin Krebs

You'd think the Republicans would be smiling. The economy shows no signs of turning by the 2012 election, a bad sign for any incumbent. The GOP caucus in the Capitol has ensured that Democrats can't govern effectively, giving the president very little to run on in his re-election bid. And Obama is ...

Obama's poorly timed fundraiser is worse than just bad optics. It's at the root of bad policy. It's a reminder of what our leaders need to do to get elected. When you see from whom th...

There's an acceptance that somehow government needs to be smaller, the free market will provide a solution and we're all waiting for the wealth to trickle down. Both sides are saying ...

The president's chief priority seems to have become racking up wins for the Administration. These often require moving the goal posts, declaring a touchdown and hustling off the field...

One side won't budge; the other side won't let this country fail. As a result, we no longer debate how to engineer a new generation of grand investment in our country; we debate how a...

When Rep. King decided that his hearings weren't about the greatest threat to America - homegrown terrorism and the perverting influences that turn American citizens into violent acto...

While some progressives are threatening to withhold their votes should Obama pursue cuts to our critical social safety net programs, few doubt liberals will pull the predictable lever...

Ultimately, what many in the Republican leadership want is not a sweeping, far-reaching deal. They actually want no deal at all because that would show a functioning government. And t...

To get Republicans to stay at the table and raise the debt ceiling, President Obama has been goaded into expanding the discussion beyond the threat of an American default into a c...

An increasing number of Senators are calling more vocally for the repeal of DOMA, the federal law that stands as one of the greatest obstacles to marriage equality. There are leaders—...

Governor Andrew Cuomo closed out this session with a gem: the passage of marriage equality, a feat that will resonate across the country and through history. Yet, while he deserved ...

Their goal was to chase votes — even if that meant running from their signature achievements, their honest disagreements or their more interesting, nuanced approaches. None of them ...

There are several indisputable lessons to draw from the mistakes of Representative Anthony Weiner. Don't send photos you wouldn't want the press to see. Don't behave in a way you wouldn't want your wife to know. Don't lie to the public.

I worry though that nervous politicians may draw a different lesson: Get me out of social media. Unfortunately, if this becomes a
cautionary tale that chases public figures off of Twitter and Facebook, that would be a disservice to the elected officials and their constituents.

The Palins are coming! The Palins are coming! The former half-term governor of Alaska is hitting the East Coast with a tour "highlighting the great things about America." While she's ...

Listening to President Obama's address to the British Parliament, you wouldn't think our war in Libya is a very big deal. Its first mention is two-thirds of the way through the speech...

To get Netanyahu and Hamas in agreement isn't easy, but there they were, both denouncing the president's balanced and honest appraisal of how to move toward lasting, sustainable peace...

Osama bin Laden's death has freed Americans from his haunting of our collective imagination. Americans are feeling better, stronger, more confident - now can the president pivot and f...

But yesterday is not like V-J Day, a comparison made by television broadcasters describing the communal outburst during last night's live coverage. The real celebration will come not ...

Donald Trump will not be our next President - so the longer he dominates the news cycles, the more Democrats should be thrilled. It heightens the circus-like quality of their opponent...

The Tea Party has made itself heard over two feisty, volatile years. Both parties have headaches from the clamor - but then again, both parties deserve the pain. Why? Because both c...