It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately after his inauguration.
Obama is cutting back on the idea that we're going to have Jeffersonian democracy in Pakistan or anywhere else.
What is the Obama Doctrine? It seems to be one of disengagement, to try to ignore the hot, religious, dry, poor countries from Algeria to Pakistan.
Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job.
The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics.
Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016.
Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.
The question is whether voters, particularly independents, believe that Obama truly values personal liberty and responsibility as much as the government-bought safety net.
I agree with President Obama and Attorney General Holder that we need to reform our criminal sentencing laws.
Obama is telling the insurance companies, as a dictator would, what they can and can't do or what they must or must not do.
Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It's how Obama gets elected, by the way.
Obama's only attempt to unify the country was to unify people who believe that his enemies need to be eliminated.
Standards are declining left and right, and it doesn't matter. It's whatever is necessary to prop up Obama.
All of Obama's policies are working against economic growth, not for it, and Republicans ought to be talking about it and they're not. We need to take a stand.
Candidate Obama promised to fundamentally transform America and that's one promise he has kept. Turning a shining city on a hill into a sinking ship.
No child should be left behind - I've heard this from President Obama. And here, we say in Latin America, no country should be left behind.
Crafty politician that he is, Obama was smart enough to set low enough standards for his administration to claim 'victory' by the summer of 2011 or so.
The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms.
I don't think President Obama has been that revolutionary in reaching out to ethnic communities. President Reagan did a lot for the black community that people don't realize.
The GOP doesn't seem particularly afraid of being perceived as blocking reform, despite efforts by the Obama White House to establish that narrative.
From the outset, the Obama administration has recognized that building a robust skills infrastructure means building strong partnerships with community colleges.
