Marc JohnsonFeb 23, 20122 min readOff MessageMemo to CNN: in future debates don’t put candidates for president of the United States at little desks that look like they belong in a...
Marc JohnsonFeb 20, 20122 min readMonday ReadsShould you desire to get caught up on your political reading, here are several “must reads” to start the week: Walter Shapiro has a tough...
Marc JohnsonFeb 8, 20124 min readThe Missing MittThere are few enduring truths in politics. Money usually wins would be one truism. Optimism beats gloom would be another. The truism that...
Marc JohnsonJan 30, 20127 min readA New Gilded AgeIf Mitt Romney wins the Florida primary Tuesday, as now seems likely, the media scrum following his every move will no doubt credit his...
Marc JohnsonJan 25, 20125 min readMitt’s ErrorsIn tennis they call what Mitt Romney has been doing for the last couple of weeks “unforced errors.” In football, Romney has been...
Marc JohnsonJan 16, 20123 min readDumping the VeepJohn Nance Garner is mostly forgotten now days. If he’s remembered for anything it was for his alleged pity comment that the “vice...
Marc JohnsonJan 12, 20125 min readFollowing More MoneyIt is rare – very rare – that a state Supreme Court rises up on its hind legs and says to the United States Supreme Court we think you...
Marc JohnsonJan 11, 20123 min read$$$$$With two wins in a row in the hip pocket of his blue jeans, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney heads to South Carolina today to...
Marc JohnsonDec 11, 20113 min readLike Father…It is not much talked about in the current Republican Party primary frenzy, but Mitt Romney’s father, George, the one-time Governor of...