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President's supporters criticize his governance

...Chris Matthews of MSNBC, who in 2008 felt a "thrill going up my leg" following a speech delivered by then presidential candidate Barack, is asking "What part of the presidency does Obama like? He doesn't like dealing with other politicians...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-16/president%E2%80%99s-supporters-cr
Opinion
Court seals case for gay marriage inevitablility

...There has been a pronounced shift in public and political opinion. Only last year, the Republican platform and presidential candidates were adamantly opposed to same?sex marriage.It may be that the political potency of gay marriage ? bashing...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-04-02/court-seals-case-ga
Guest Columns
Popular vote

...current rules regarding the apportionment of presidential electors with rules guaranteeing the election of the presidential candidate with the most popular votes in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The agreement is to go into effect only...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-11-21/popular-vote
Open Forum
Hillary's farewell tour? Probably not

...more accommodating after his romance with failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney did not prove fruitful). She met...being the first failed former- first-lady presidential candidate was hard, it was no worse than living through...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-11-29/hillarys-farewell-t
Guest Columns
Through a lens, lightly

...Memorable in the annals of unfortunate headwear was, of course, then-Gov. Michael Dukakis, whose fate as a presidential candidate in 1988 may have been sealed by a photo of him wearing a military helmet and taking a spin in a tank.Kennedy...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-12-23/through-lens-lightl
Guest Columns
Talk of Texas secession is a symptom of voter disbelief

...treasonous to secede from England, but those 'traitors' became our country's greatest patriots," former presidential candidate Texas Rep. Ron Paul wrote in a post on his House website. "There is nothing treasonous or unpatriotic about...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-11-20/talk-texas-secession-symptom-vote
Opinion
Obama and Clinton

...to see where all this U.S. attitude of gun violence comes from.Mrs. Palin, the party Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008, used ads putting crosshairs on opposition candidates, and making veiled threats of shooting them...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-01-30/obama-and-clinton
Open Forum
Romney campaign should have faith in his faith

...religious beliefs and his obligations as president, he would resign before betraying either. And he said that for a presidential candidate to go into any details about his faith - to "describe and explain his church's distinctive doctrines" to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-07-22/romney-campaign-should
Columnists
Romney's pick of Ryan receives applause, barbs

...Wisconsin, a retired U.S. Naval battleship, was the backdrop chosen by Mitt Romney presumptive Republican presidential candidate Saturday when Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin native, was announced as his running mate. Since that early Saturday...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-08-14/romneys-pick-ryan-receives-applau
Opinion
Libertarian gets on Minnesota ballot for president

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has obtained a spot on the Minnesota ballot after gathering more than 3,000 signatures. A spokesman for the Minnesota...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-23/libertarian-gets-minnesota-ballot-pr
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