Michael Barone

Tuesday, March 4, around 8 p.m., Bill O’Reilly bounded across a chilly studio on the first floor of the News Corp. building on Sixth Avenue toward the desk at the back of the room.

There, the members of the Fox News Super Tuesday II political team—Brit Hume, Juan Williams, Bill Kristol, Nina Easton and Fred Barnes—were wrapping up another back-and-forth session, chewing over the night’s early returns. Mr. Kristol made an observation about the rationality of voters. A producer announced a break.  read more »

Bruno owes these unions some Christmas cards.

Michael Barone says it's time to start calling Rudy a "frontrunner." (Via Andrew Sullivan.)

The Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats have been giving some money away. Hey, 'tis the season!

Gawker hit the New York Press Club's holiday party.

Bob Gates: low-talker.

Mike Tomasky takes Jim Baker down a peg. (Caution: long.)

Durham DA drops rape charges against Duke lax players on the Friday afternoon before Christmas, when no one will notice. Classy move, Nifong!

You might want to cancel that trip to London.

Chicago Tribune columnist viciously attacks Barack Obama: "He's a decent fellow and I like him. He might make a fine liberal president someday. ... What's irritating is the relentless media fawning and hype." Don't let the righties bring you down, B.O.!