Michael Sean Winters

A reader has taken issue with my characterization of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul as a libertarian wingnut I have reflected on the phrase and stand by it Indeed while libertarians can be very smart there is something a little crazy about their beliefs a craziness that is rooted in thei

Sen Barack Obama is not campaigning on a hope and a prayer but if he has a prayer of winning he needs to flesh out his hopeful vision for the country He has presented himself as a transformational leader a claim that coheres nicely with his untraditional biography Still he needs to provide

Continuing on the burger theme from the last post Hillary and Barack decided to make nice last night during a debate in Las Vegas Whatever brownie points they gained for nice however they lost for veracity Hillary was asked about remarks made by her supporter black businessman Bob Johnson wh

Three states and three different winners Huckabee in Iowa McCain in New Hampshire and now Romney in Michigan This was exactly the situation foreseen and desired by Rudy Giuliani s strategists when they decided to forgo the early states and concentrate only on winner-take-all Florida on January

Former Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney spent more blood and treasure than any other candidate in both Iowa and New Hampshire but he came in second in both states Today in Michigan where his father George was once a popular Governor he needs a win Romney has the money to continue in the race wh

Sen Hillary Clinton tried to trumpet her political prowess while disparaging the verbal skills of her opponent Sen Barack Obama with a lesson from history Here is what she said Dr King s dream began to be realized when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act Now there is no rea

Pollsters and pundits have been beating themselves up since they failed to predict Hillary Clinton s surprise victory in the New Hampshire primary But the pollsters were not that far off Polls estimated that Barack Obama would receive between 36 and 42 percent of the vote and he captured 36 J