PostPartisan Archive: Marcus

Dave Broder: A reporter at heart

When Fred Hiatt, the editor of the Washington Post editorial page, offered me the chance to write a weekly column, the first person I turned to for advice was Dave Broder. I headed to Dave's glassed-in cubicle in the...

By Ruth Marcus | March 9, 2011; 2:52 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (14)
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Sheen madness

Call me Number 1,279,090. That would be my place among the ranks of Twitter followers amassed by public meltdown artist Charlie Sheen in little more than 24 hours. If there is a better illustration of the decline of American...

By Ruth Marcus | March 3, 2011; 5:57 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (10)
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Thumb-twiddling on Social Security isn't an option

Procrastination is rarely a cost-free strategy. That is true when it comes to fixing Social Security -- as much as the Obama administration and, even more forcefully, its allies on the left may wish to believe otherwise. Their "what's...

By Ruth Marcus | February 17, 2011; 2:42 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
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Rick Santorum is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal

Just in case his wife doesn't take Sarah Palin up on her offer, I'll say it: Rick Santorum is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. The former Pennsylvania senator and wannabe president was bad-mouthing Palin the other day for being a no-show...

By Ruth Marcus | February 10, 2011; 2:41 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (79)
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Hey, it's my Constitution, too!

The serious news, such as it was, out of President Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast concerned the escalating violence in Egypt. The fun news was his description -- and do I ever identify with this one --...

By Ruth Marcus | February 3, 2011; 4:07 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (80)
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Responsible plans vs. Republican Study Committee's plans

Discretionary spending, the part of the federal budget that is not on autopilot and is subject to annual appropriations, generally constitutes less than 40 percent of federal spending. Take out defense spending and that share drops to well under...

By Ruth Marcus | January 21, 2011; 2:44 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (53)
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Why Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' was a poor choice of words, Ruth Marcus , January 12, 2011

Will health-care reform really save the government money?, Ruth Marcus , January 6, 2011

Underwhelmed by Speaker Boehner, Ruth Marcus , January 6, 2011

Obama's recess appointment that makes sense, Ruth Marcus , December 30, 2010

Judges, ideology and partisanship, Ruth Marcus , December 16, 2010

Hooked on iPad Scrabble, Ruth Marcus , December 9, 2010

A time to govern, Ruth Marcus , December 2, 2010

Kate Middleton, modern bride, Ruth Marcus , November 18, 2010

Ginni Thomas and the complications of being a government spouse, Ruth Marcus , November 15, 2010

Hire Hoyer, Ruth Marcus , November 8, 2010

Pelosi sticks to it, Ruth Marcus , November 5, 2010

Most disturbing results of election 2010, Ruth Marcus , November 4, 2010

Why the Anita Hill hearings matter, Ruth Marcus , October 28, 2010

With two women on the ballot, things that should be off-limits, Ruth Marcus , October 27, 2010

Remembering Biden's gaffe, Ruth Marcus , October 21, 2010

No one's clean on election cash, Ruth Marcus , October 14, 2010

If the Dems win, will Pelosi still be speaker?, Ruth Marcus , October 8, 2010

Westboro Baptist Church's protected speech, Ruth Marcus , October 7, 2010

Republicans guilty of mass murder on job creation, Ruth Marcus , September 30, 2010

Absorbing unfair criticism of Obama on national security, Ruth Marcus , September 22, 2010

Driving while phone-toxicated, Ruth Marcus , September 16, 2010

Why Christine O'Donnell's victory is scary, Ruth Marcus , September 14, 2010

Why does Haley Barbour think we don't 'know' Obama?, Ruth Marcus , September 8, 2010

A limp response to Palin, Ruth Marcus , September 3, 2010

Can we ban the word 'shed' from jobs reports, already?, Ruth Marcus , September 2, 2010

Boehner is right about one thing on taxes, Ruth Marcus , August 26, 2010

Is Congress subsidizing slackers?, Ruth Marcus , August 12, 2010

Robert Gibbs was right to criticize the 'professional left', Ruth Marcus , August 10, 2010

Unfair attacks on Michelle Obama's Spanish vacation, Ruth Marcus , August 6, 2010

Bristol Palin: Who's sorry now, Ruth Marcus , August 4, 2010

Mama Grizzly anatomy lesson, Ruth Marcus , August 2, 2010

Did the Bush tax cuts reduce revenue? Of course., Ruth Marcus , August 2, 2010

Sarah Palin's sleight of palm, Ruth Marcus , August 1, 2010

After Shirley Sherrod, time for the slow blogging movement, Ruth Marcus , July 23, 2010

Tom Vilsack's classy apology, Ruth Marcus , July 21, 2010

Leader of the Not-Democrats Party, Ruth Marcus , July 21, 2010

George Steinbrenner and estate tax insanity, Ruth Marcus , July 15, 2010

The 'Mama Grizzlies' video and Palin platitudes, Ruth Marcus , July 9, 2010

Obama's cynical recess appointment of Donald Berwick, Ruth Marcus , July 8, 2010

We must stop procrastinating on federal debt, Ruth Marcus , July 2, 2010

Judicial activism in the deepwater drilling decision, Ruth Marcus , June 24, 2010

Alvin Greene raises red flags, Ruth Marcus , June 11, 2010

Carly Fiorina doesn't get a pass on comment about Boxer's hair, Ruth Marcus , June 10, 2010

During oil spill crisis, do we need Obama to play Angry Daddy?, Ruth Marcus , June 3, 2010

Bill and Hillary outlast Al and Tipper, Ruth Marcus , June 1, 2010

Sarah Palin is rightfully agrieved about invasion of privacy, Ruth Marcus , May 27, 2010

Kagan the calculating?, Ruth Marcus , May 21, 2010

Rand Paul and Robert Bork are soul mates, Ruth Marcus , May 21, 2010

Sarah Palin wants to deny choice, Ruth Marcus , May 16, 2010

Elena Kagan: From trailblazer to less of a big deal, Ruth Marcus , May 10, 2010

Sorry to see Bob Bennett lose, Ruth Marcus , May 8, 2010

U-Va. lacrosse player's many warning signs, Ruth Marcus , May 6, 2010

I am so going to miss Justice Stevens, Ruth Marcus , April 30, 2010

Term limits for Supreme Court justices, Ruth Marcus , April 22, 2010

Maybe Obama should pick a white guy for the Supreme Court, Ruth Marcus , April 20, 2010

Public is zero for seven at the Supreme Court, Ruth Marcus , April 15, 2010

Obama could move the Supreme Court to the right, Ruth Marcus , April 9, 2010

Bob McDonnell and Michael Steele's damaging damage control , Ruth Marcus , April 8, 2010

RNC staffer at strip club was...a woman, Ruth Marcus , March 31, 2010

A return to hyperpartisanship, Ruth Marcus , March 25, 2010

On abortion in health-care reform, pro-lifers make two big mistakes, Ruth Marcus , March 18, 2010

Rielle Hunter bares too much, Ruth Marcus , March 15, 2010

Chief Justice Roberts is a big crybaby, Ruth Marcus , March 11, 2010

The Democrats' nuclear option in reconciliation, Ruth Marcus , March 3, 2010

The inevitable backlash on 'don't ask, don't tell', Ruth Marcus , February 24, 2010

Now it's 'Operation New Dawn' in Iraq, Ruth Marcus , February 19, 2010

The Tiger Woods apology: I'm convinced, Ruth Marcus , February 19, 2010

Marco Rubio hands out the red meat, Ruth Marcus , February 18, 2010

Snow-munity, take two, Ruth Marcus , February 10, 2010

'Snow-munity' in the Blizzard of 2010, Ruth Marcus , February 7, 2010

Jenny Sanford, no longer a role model, Ruth Marcus , February 5, 2010

At State of the Union, a chastened Obama, Ruth Marcus , January 28, 2010

Citizens ruling: an intellectually dishonest power grab, Ruth Marcus , January 22, 2010

Obama, Scott Brown and basketball, Ruth Marcus , January 21, 2010

John Edwards's continuing, self-serving smarminess, Ruth Marcus , January 21, 2010

Martha Coakley and a Massachusetts miracle, Ruth Marcus , January 18, 2010

Colby King is unfair to Peter Orszag, Ruth Marcus , January 16, 2010

Is Obama in trouble?, Ruth Marcus , January 14, 2010

Harry Reid's ill-advised, accurate, analysis, Ruth Marcus , January 10, 2010

The perils of faux-countability, Ruth Marcus , January 7, 2010

I don't want to hear about Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston, Ruth Marcus , December 31, 2009

Health-care reform and politics as usual, Ruth Marcus , December 24, 2009

Has Howard Dean lost his mind?, Ruth Marcus , December 16, 2009

Obama's brilliant Nobel speech, Ruth Marcus , December 10, 2009

The crucial question of college football playoffs, Ruth Marcus , December 9, 2009

Bad move, Sen. Baucus, Ruth Marcus , December 6, 2009

Tiger's privacy: a reconsideration, Ruth Marcus , December 3, 2009

The truth about the public option, Ruth Marcus , November 24, 2009

Does football cause domestic violence?, Ruth Marcus , November 18, 2009

On Gerson's takedown of Attorney General Holder, Ruth Marcus , November 18, 2009

In defense of Blue Dogs and RINO's, Ruth Marcus , November 12, 2009

Freedom of choice, except for women, Ruth Marcus , November 9, 2009

Continue ignoring the punditry, Ruth Marcus , November 6, 2009

Public option: less than advertised, Ruth Marcus , November 5, 2009

The White House's war with Fox News: still dumb, Ruth Marcus , October 21, 2009

Obama's dumb war with Fox News, Ruth Marcus , October 19, 2009

A Nobel for a Good Two Weeks?, Ruth Marcus , October 9, 2009

Crossing Justice Scalia, Ruth Marcus , October 8, 2009

Levi Johnston's Smarmy Tale, Ruth Marcus , September 3, 2009

John Edwards a Lot Short of 99%, Ruth Marcus , August 14, 2009

All Hail the King of Pop?, Ruth Marcus , July 7, 2009

Sanford's Confession Tour Catch-Phrase, Ruth Marcus , July 1, 2009

We Hear the Whole Sanford Story -- Way Too Much of it, Ruth Marcus , June 24, 2009

Sotomayor's Deliberate Choice of Words, Ruth Marcus , May 30, 2009

Nancy Drew Rules!, Ruth Marcus , May 26, 2009

Gingrich's Deranged Ethics Advice, Ruth Marcus , May 20, 2009

The Magnificent Irony of Dick Cheney, Ruth Marcus , May 15, 2009

Souter Lets Go, Specter Clings, Ruth Marcus , May 5, 2009

From Obama, Presidential Prose, Ruth Marcus , April 29, 2009

Candidate Obama vs. President Obama, Ruth Marcus , March 2, 2009

In Re: The Matter of Rod Blagojevich (Dissenting), Ruth Marcus , January 27, 2009

Soap Opera Digest: The Caroline Kennedy Issue, Ruth Marcus , January 22, 2009

My Beef With Burris, Ruth Marcus , January 14, 2009

Palin in Comparison, Ruth Marcus , January 9, 2009

What's Wrong With Girly Dogs?, Ruth Marcus , November 28, 2008

Courting Disaster With Obama? Hardly., Ruth Marcus , October 29, 2008

Neimansgate, Ruth Marcus , October 22, 2008

The VP Debate: Odd Moments, Ruth Marcus , October 3, 2008

Live Q&A, Ruth Marcus , October 2, 2008

My Breakfast With Mahmoud, Ruth Marcus , September 25, 2008

Palin on Thin Ice, Ruth Marcus , September 23, 2008

Taking Politics Out of the White House, Ruth Marcus , September 22, 2008

Ditch the Surrogates, Ruth Marcus , September 18, 2008

The Pig Takes the Cake, Ruth Marcus , September 10, 2008

Respect Is a Two-Way Street, Ruth Marcus , September 2, 2008

Unmoved by the Billfest, Ruth Marcus , August 27, 2008

Hillary's Pitch-Perfect Toast, Ruth Marcus , August 26, 2008

Richard Cohen Made Me Blog, Ruth Marcus , August 26, 2008

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