By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post

Let's hope that the president elected in 2012 -- whether it is Mr. Obama again or a Republican -- is a conviction leader capable of providing not just bold words but also bold actions. Our country still needs bold structural reforms: in fiscal policy, tax policy, health care policy, infrastructure investments, and education.
Barack Obama ran a promising and bold 2008 election campaign, but sadly his governing reality has been timid and tepid -- a surprise to millions of his supporters and even to his opponents.

By Charles Kolb for The Huffington Post

Perhaps we have already had our lost decade; we just didn't know it until now.
The ten-year period that began with September 11, 2001, has not been one of our nation's best. In fact, by almost every objective consideration, this period has seen one embarrassment after another.

By CED President Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post

President Obama has a problem in his White House, and it is not Rahm Emanuel.

Washington's current parlor game focuses on how long chief of staff Emanuel will keep his job given Obama's sagging poll numbers. Emanuel is a shrewd politician skilled at winning elections. He has solid White House experience as a Senior Advisor to President Clinton.
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Written by Charles Kolb and Ioanna Kohler for the Huffington Post

Can American president Barack Obama and French president Nicolas Sarkozy strengthen the ties between our two great nations? We think so and urge them to make rapprochement a high foreign-policy priority when they meet in Washington on March 30.

 

Along with the Free City of Ragusa (now called Dubrovnik), and Morocco, France was among the first sovereign states to recognize American independence in 1776. France helped by secretly providing much-needed weapons and supplies as the British colonies rebelled. For nearly 250 years, France and the United States have been close allies and partners -- and only occasionally adversaries. De Gaulle and NATO; Chirac and Iraq come to mind. Read more...