WASHINGTON — Fight night at Hofstra. The two boxers, confined within a ring of spectators — circling, feinting, taunting, staring each other down — come several times, by my reckoning, no more than one provocation away from actual fisticuffs, of the kind that on occasion so delightfully break out in the Taiwanese parliament. Think of … Continue reading The great gaffe

The one thing Obama’s performance did do is re-energize his demoralized base — the media, in particular. But at a price.