Hiatt Archive for PostPartisan - Quick takes by The Post's opinion writers

Obama's Asian misstep

There's been a lot of misguided criticism of President Obama's trip to Asia. You're upset that he bowed to the emperor of Japan? Get over it. Obama was being respectful -- which was in keeping with the tone of...

Not enough to bend the 'curve'

Peter Orszag, President Obama’s budget director, took me to the woodshed in a blog post yesterday on the Office of Management and Budget Web site. My column, also yesterday, argued that the “public option” for health-care reform may allow...

What Medvedev Didn't Say

I have to admit that I didn't remember the passage from Alexis de Tocqueville that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cited in his Monday oped in The Post, written in anticipation of today's meeting with President Obama. Now a friend...

'There Are a Lot of Reasons to Cover Losers'

Ralph Nader stumped the Post editorial board yesterday. He visited, with a few aides, to ask why his presidential campaign isn't receiving any coverage in the Post or most other media outlets. Since he's airing lots of important issues,...

Putting Words in Palin's Mouth

There was a flutter of attention when McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told a group of Post reporters and editors yesterday that his team was having to rework the vice presidential acceptance speech because the original draft, prepared before...

Russia Makes Trouble for the Democrats' Narrative

I wouldn't say that the words "Ossetia" and "Abkhazia" are on every delegate's lips out here, but Russia's aggression has spotlighted some interesting divisions within the Democratic Party -- and even the Obama team itself -- on foreign policy....