Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier
Ron Fournieris an American national political journalist currently of the National Journal. Fournier had previously served as Washington bureau chief at the Associated Pressuntil leaving in June 2010...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
memories alaska names
Once a popular Alaska governor with a modest record of accomplishment, Palin could conceivably revive her reputation in this era of short memories. But it's hard to imagine her name atop the GOP ballot in 2016, when a cast of heavyweights who sat out 2012 will be vying for the nomination.
men challenges age
For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda.
waiting asking mount-rushmore
Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?
summer forgotten polls
Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.
jobs campaigns rivals
Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job.
party tea president
Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.
political tactics tricks
It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic.
facts unfair dividing
It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is.
dirty naughty compromise
In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.
bulls red vanilla
If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel.
mean victory scandal
If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or inertia.
echoes president reelection
I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.
country giving credit
Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.
presidential honest surprise
Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment.