Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Obama learned from Ronald Reagan that it helps to strike an optimistic tone. But genuine optimism deriving from American exceptionalism, it turns… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
While negativity is politically useful, it is also demoralizing unless it is accompanied - and to some extent overshadowed - by elevated… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972,… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Obama has seen to the passage of the most radical legislation in recent American history and so-called 'progressives' should be thanking him… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
I don't feel alienated from American culture, but I understand people who do. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Romney has adopted almost every position conservatives want their candidate to espouse: He's pro-life, he wants to repeal ObamaCare, he wants to… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Many people crave security and stability rather than risk-taking, and that doesn't make them any less American. They are the workers rather… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The great mystery is why robots come off so well in science-fiction films when the human characters are often so astoundingly wooden. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Imagine his delight after it 'leaked' that he will propose raising taxes on the wealthy by $320 billion over the next 10 years, including… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the wants and… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
There is a new conservative establishment in America, made up of those who claim to be the anti-establishment. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
As the Republican nominee, it was Romney's job to find a way to speak to some of those groups of voters and offer practical… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Memories of the last nine years have turned Ground Zero from a site of horror, to a reminder of grief, to an occasion for… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Some candidates need to say provocative things that make noise to break through the media muffle and get themselves noticed. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
