So, news outlets reported that yesterday Joe Biden told fundraisers in Seattle that in the next six months an international crisis would ''test'' Barack Obama just as one had tested Kennedy. According to reports, Biden told supporters: ''The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States. ...

Every year for Lent, I give up speaking ill of anyone. It is a long 40 days, and it begins today. (I mention this so that if it seems like I've had my brain removed, no, I haven't, and I will be back to my old critical self before you can say mortification of the flesh.) But in the humble spirit of the season, what did we learn from Super Fat ...

It's become a commonplace assumption that Barack Obama would fare better than Hillary Clinton in a general election—that he's the more ''electable'' candidate. But a new poll shows no discernible difference between the two. Either candidate would trounce Romney by about 15 points. Both would be within one point of John McCain. ...

In a conference call this afternoon, Hillary addressed the Michigan exit poll result that showed “Uncommitted” beating her among African-Americans, nearly 70 percent to 26 percent. Asked whether this could hurt her in South Carolina and beyond, she replied, “No, I’m committed to running a broad-based campaign,” and said she’s “thrilled that we ...