ABOUT David Swerdlick
ARTICLES:

'George W. Obama'? Not Quite
June 07, 2013
The jab is an easy out if you're trashing the president over the NSA scandal, but it doesn't fit.
Is Eric Holder Really a Liability for Obama?
| June 03, 2013When it comes to the attorney general, the definition of justice is in the eye of the beholder.
Mr. President, Get a Handle on the Scandals
| May 13, 2013With the Benghazi flap on top of the IRS scandal, Obama has to act now or risk an ugly second term.
The Other Reason GOP Won't Work With Obama
| May 06, 2013Back when congressional Republicans actually made a deal with the president, he got the credit.
Ben Carson's Gay-Marriage Misfire
| March 29, 2013Equating it with pedophilia and bestiality is the exact wrong way to launch a political career.
Of Course, Ben Carson Will Never Be President
| March 26, 2013The GOP's hunger for fresh faces once again ignores the obvious in a new star -- and about Obama's appeal.
How Sriracha Explains the GOP's Problem
| March 23, 2013The rising popularity of the condiment shows why Republicans are out of touch with 2013 America.
The CPAC Race 'Chaos' Had a Silver Lining
| March 19, 2013A debate breaks out at a conservative gathering over "disenfranchised" whites and slavery. Progress?
Is TW Shannon the GOP's Next Big Star?
| March 16, 2013At CPAC, the Oklahoma House speaker told us why they can't "become the party of old white men."
Obama's State of the Union Must-Do List
| February 12, 2013The president should focus on sequestration, immigration and gun control -- and leave the rest alone.
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BLOG POSTINGS:
Romney Adviser on Medicare, Job Crisis
August 30, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: Jonathan Burks told us his candidate would make "no benefit cuts" to Medicare.
And Now We're Post-Biracial
| December 10, 2009“Cablinasian” was the Tiger Woods brand—and it sold.
Mad Men's "I Have A Dream" Sequence
| October 12, 2009If you really wanted to stretch the allegory, Carla and Betty’s relationship is the relationship between black and white America.
Mad Men: Pete Campbell's FUBU Moment
| September 14, 2009After watching the scene with Pete and Hollis a few times, I got the sense that Pete is just the sort of habitual line-stepper to corner the black elevator operator to ask him an unsophisticated, yet still probing question about the shopping preferences of “Negroes.”
White Skin, Black Masks
| September 01, 2009Mad Men is better off taking a smaller cut at race issues and really nailing the way they portray black characters, as opposed to weaving in a major racial theme and risking either overdoing or underdoing the nuance.
Not Too Late for an Obama ‘Staycation’
| August 21, 2009Conservatives will find a way to raise hell about the first black first family living lavish on The Vineyard with Secret Service in tow.
Are We Mad About Mad Men?
| August 17, 2009It’s more important for Mad Men to get it right on race in those few instances that it does take on racial issues, than it is to have racial tension be a major theme in the show’s overall arc.
Sotomayor: A High-Tech Cinching
| August 06, 2009The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s first Latina Justice by a vote of 68-31.
Double-Edged Steele
| July 15, 2009RNC Chair Michael Steele’s antics are a lot easier to explain if you consider the possibility that he’s a double agent working for President Barack Obama—ponder this... A few months back, CNN reported that Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ house slave, William Jackson, was an agent for the Union army. Davis spoke with his generals openly in Jackson’s presence—thinking of Jackson as a mere “piece of furniture.” Meanwhile, Jackson absorbed key military information, then escaped in 1861 and delivered what he knew to Union commanders. Maybe Steele is Jackson’s heir apparent.

















