Bernie 02:18 pm | My sources at the White House tell me that President Obama and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a top-secret meeting just minutes ago -- and guess who just got a leaked,...

Bernie 02:25 pm | The French have a name for it, “l'esprit de escalier,” which roughly translates to “wisdom of the staircase.”  It’s that brilliant idea that pops into your head as you’re heading up the stairs...

Bernie 10:24 am | No one really believes a politician when he makes vague promises like “I’m going to clean up government.” But when you get specific with the voters, when the promises are clear-cut and unmistakable,...

Bernie 10:17 am | America’s oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, has passed a resolution condemning what it sees as racism in the Tea Party movement. The group’s president, Ben Jealous, said in a statement, “We take issue...

Bernie 07:00 am | I’m climbing out on a limb.  I’m jumping the canyon on a motorcycle without a parachute.  I’m walking the tightrope without a net.  I’m out of clichés.  So here goes: I know the...

Bernie 09:14 am | A while back I mentioned to a liberal pal what I thought was fairly obvious:  that Barack Obama was a polarizing figure in American politics.  My liberal pal, a bright guy, didn’t know...

Bernie 10:00 am | Eulogies, of course, aren’t the forum to tell the whole truth about the dearly departed.  Only an insensitive dolt would tell mourners in church that, “Larry was a boring man who at times...