Gail Collins's Blog, page 57

Gift Horses Gone Wild

Who’s been following the trial of Bob McDonnell in Virginia and knows what FLOVA means?

Tell It to the Camera

Let’s hear it for the long-shot candidates this year. Like the high school math teacher running for the U.S. Senate in Montana.

Northern Exposure

In Alaska’s Senate primaries, the candidates are answering some extremely important questions. Guess who ate salmon this week?

What’s Next With Hillary?

Clinton and Obama are together again. She said something. He forgave her. You would think they were professional politicians!

It’s a Can’t-Lose Year

Seriously, people. It’s only a bad year if you’re Santa Claus.

The Panda Angle

Pay attention, people! The midterm races are getting so heated that the latest debate is over whether New York needs a couple of bears from China.

Congress: The Road to Roads

And you thought the current Congress never got any work done. Well, how about that Highway Trust Fund fix?

None Dare Call It Impeachment

Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, you’ve surely heard the utterance of the I-word recently.

Rules to Run By

Good news, people! There have already been many insightful and helpful hints gleaned from this election year that we can now share with 2014 hopefuls.

The Rant Agenda

From a Congress that is always on vacation, to all those political fund-raisers, to Rick Perry, to Sarah Palin, we the people have a lot to discuss!