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Forget Youth; We Need 'Old and August' Leaders

John Johnson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:34:00 CDT

You know what the world's problem is? All these darn kids running countries, writes Peggy Noonan. People "miss old and august," she writes at the Wall Street Journal , ticking off the list of leaders in their 40s and 50s in this country and others. "They miss wise and weathered. They...

Sullenberger: Airline Cuts Invite Risks

Harry Kimball — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:15:41 CST

Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told Congress today that cost-cutting by carriers is forcing experienced colleagues out of jobs, to the detriment of safety in the skies, the Chicago Tribune reports. “We will see negative consequences to the flying public,” the US Airways captain said. Sullenberger himself has seen his...

Obama Is Acting Like an Amateur—or a Candidate

Kevin Spak — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:27:04 CST

The stuttering start of Barack Obama’s presidency has been a regular amateur hour, writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post. He’s failed to assert his authority on the stimulus, apologized for other people’s tax mistakes, and even held bizarre campaign-like events in Indiana and Florida. “Absent is maturity—that grown-up...

Obama Cabinet Picks: Seasoned and Centrist

Matt Cantor — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:13:37 CST

Barack Obama swept into office on a wave of left-wing support, but his appointments thus far point to a centrist governing style, writes David E. Sanger in the New York Times . In choosing Hillary Clinton for secretary of state and Timothy Geithner for Treasury, Obama seems ready to “govern from...

Palin's Schedule Shows Minimal Time for Foreign Policy Meetings

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 CDT

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin might be able to see Russia from her home state, but her actual foreign policy experience boils down to about 20 meetings and just 12 hours, according to the governor’s official calendar obtained by Mother Jones . Most of the Alaska governor’s interactions with foreign officials...

Palin Is No More Ready Than W. Was: Brooks

Gabriel Winant — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:47:48 CDT

The fact that she horrifies liberal elites, however delicious, isn't enough to make Sarah Palin a good candidate for VP, writes David Brooks in the New York Times . Success in government “requires prudence,” which comes from experience. Palin thrills supporters with the “fear, hatred and panic” she prompts, but offers...

Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:45:01 CDT

About half of the public had a favorable first impression of vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and that half consists primarily of Republicans, a new ABC News poll finds. This not-so-shocking divide mirrors the numbers on Joe Biden: his candidacy makes 22% of people more likely to support the Obama ticket...

Clinton, Obama Both Inflate Senate Records

Kevin Spak — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:30 CDT

Barack Obama didn’t take part in meetings on immigration legislation in 2006, recalls Arlen Specter, one of the handful of senators who did, but Specter just shrugs when the Illinois Democrat says he did. “It’s not an unusual matter for senators to take a little extra credit,” Specter says—and...

How Obama Can Trump the Experience Card

Heather McPherson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:08:37 CDT

The root of last week's Obama/Clinton spat, writes John Dickerson in Slate, is the Achilles heel of the Obama campaign: She trounces him in experience. Standing next to her seems to make hiim look callow, and she used the opportunity to rub it in. Only 30% of Americans think his...