Terence Samuel

The long journey to our first black president is finally over. On Tuesday, the crowds gathered to hear a black man proclaim a vision for the future.

It wasn’t Katrina that destroyed the Bush presidency; it was downhill from the moment Bush tried to destroy Social Security. He knows it, and Barack Obama should, too.

Obama’s dream of race-neutral politics lasted as long as it took for his governor to realize he had only one trick left.

On Tuesday the Minnesota state canvassing board will begin examining challenged ballots in what hopefully is the final round of deliberations in the Senate race between GOP incumbent Norm Coleman and comedian Al Franken, the Democrat.

We shouldn’t worry that Joe Lieberman has gained anything by hanging on to his chairmanship. While he will head a powerful and important committee, Lieberman has no margin for error.

Previous presidents whose parties enjoyed large majorities in the House and Senate nonetheless had a troubled relationship with legislators. But Democrats have learned their lesson and seem eager to work closely with their new president.

Ralph Nader made news last week by accusing Barack Obama of “talking white.” But all he really told us is that he’s still trapped in the past.

The news that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd received a preferential mortgage deal comes right as the Senate gears up to debate a new bill that would bring relief to borrowers.

The news that Sen. Dodd received a preferential mortgage deal comes right as the Senate gears up to debate a new bill that would bring relief to borrowers.

George Bush says he regrets that his rhetoric did not make him sound like a “man of peace.” But his actions, not his rhetoric are what destroyed his party and his legacy.