Frank James

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important, most interesting, or both Washington-related stories. Many Republicans oppose Sen. John McCain because of his tendency...

by Frank James The Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll out last night on how Americans feel about the economy has at least two interesting results. One is counterintuitive, given all the...

by Frank James Is Sen. Hillary Clinton the inevitable Democratic presidential nominee again, at least in the eyes of her campaign? That's certainly one inference that can be drawn from...

by Frank James Wow, that was fast, especially for this Congress. House Democrats and Republicans have agreed to an economic stimulus deal. It's amazing what can happen during an election...

by Frank James If a politician wants to score points with the public, it never hurts to beat up on the media, something which President Clinton, a politician with few...

by Frank James After New Hampshire, we're all more skeptical about polls although it should be said in their defense that they more often than not do a good job...

(Updated at 1:02 pm with new Obama quote) by Frank James There's a question that ought to asked frequently of Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama or any of...

by Frank James The presidential candidates talk the talk when it comes to vowing to end America's addiction to oil but do they walk the walk or, better yet, drive...

Heath Ledger on Nov. 6, 2006 (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh) by Frank James The death of actor Heath Ledger even had an impact on Washington. The White House cancelled a prescription-drug...

Sen Barack Obama in Lexington, S.C., January 22, 2008. (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) by Frank James baiduhai religion writer and blogger Manya Brachear asks this question on her blog,...