Massachusetts: Bill Clinton

It's time to reveal the new rankings of the 25 most likely 2012 Republican Presidential nominees -- updating from my rankings entering 2009, and at the end of February. And get excited, there's a new number one!

It's been an active couple of months for the Presidential wannabes, as they have shuffled to position themselves on the federal stimulus package, the federal budget, the Tax Day Tea Parties, and anything else that provides a platform for posturing.

Then there's the defection of Arlen Specter, who left because GOP primary voters wanted him gone. So... if you're sucking up to GOP primary voters, what's your response? (And if you're hoping to win the GOP Pres.

President Obama continues to get lots of unsolicited advice from the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton. Today, Clinton said it's time for Obama to be somewhat more optimistic about the economy to help the psychology of consumer confidence. "I like...

David Leonhardt, one of my favorite NYT journalists, lays it out in the cover story of this week's Sunday magazine, "The Big Fix":
Last year, two labor economists, Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz, published a book called "The Race Between Education and Technology." It is as much a work of history - the history of education - as it is a work of economics. Goldin and Katz set out to answer the question of how much an education really matters. ...

Goldin's and Katz's thesis is that the 20th century was the American century in large part because this country led the world in education.

Former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card said Tuesday morning that he is intrigued by the prospect of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton becoming President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state.

Card, a Holbrook Republican, was on the set of MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday morning for more than an hour. Asked about the current speculation surrounding Clinton, a New York Democrat, Card said her selection would present an interesting opportunity for New York Gov. David Paterson.