With the Daschle mess and the outsourcing of the stimulus bill to the Democratic Congress, Obama runs the risk (already!) of seeming same-old, same-old.

The left quadrant of Obama’s base wants to stay relevant by staying angry. And the right doesn’t have anything to do but get angry. So who’s his biggest problem?

Without entirely realizing it, America elected its first Independent president. The implications for how the country will be governed are profound, exhilarating, and loaded with risk.

Why the current president is rooting for the next one.

Obama’s Illinois past is not gone. It’s not even past.

A year ago, any New Yorker with a healthy degree of interest in politics as spectator sport was mulling the possibility that the 2008 election might yield a Gotham trifecta.

In all the dizzying personal and political complexities of Hillary at State, one thing is clear: Obama has nerve.

He won by being No Drama Obama. Should he now stir some up?

And she’ll be a stronger candidate than you think. Does Sarah Palin have Reagan potential?

The huge opportunities—and huge risks—of a possible Obama administration.