Obama defaults to economic blame game By Neil Munro (The Daily Caller) A cascade of  bad economic and political news knocked President Barack Obama off his game today, and promoted him to revive his 2008-style criticism of his predecessor, and also to suggest that...

Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen (The Washington Post) The public opinion boost President Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden has dissipated, and Americans’ disapproval of how he is...

BACK WITH POLITICS & POLICY…everyone needed a break after the special primary…but things never stopped for the gubernatorial candidates…Acting Governor Tomblin continued official duties & signs…while Bill Maloney staffed up…and started hitting the...

The polls closed just over 72 hours ago on the special primary election to select the nominees to be the next West Virginia Governor. Public Policy Polling based in North Carolina has already polled to see where the Governor’s race stands today.  The results of this...

Released minutes ago is an independent look at the special primary election slated for Saturday.  The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling based in North Carolina.  The firm has been polling the race to nominate who will be candidates seeking to become West...

Released minutes ago is an independent look at the special primary election slated for Saturday.  The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling based in North Carolina.  The firm has been polling the race to nominate who will be candidates seeking to  become West...

Obama and Boehner Face Off on Role of Government By Michael D. Shear The coming clash between President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner over the budget, entitlements and the nation’s debt is being driven by political calculations that will loom large in tense...

What Is Jonathan Miller Up To? My first encounter with Jonathan Miller was a telephone conversation  several years ago.  A North Carolina political friend suggested he call to learn about West Virginia politics.  I found him to be politically astute with a good...

Bill’s Blog  The unexpected happened in yesterday’s Kentucky Derby.  A 20 to 1 long shot won.  The same could happen in next Saturday’s special election.  The only recent poll not commissioned by one of the campaigns has Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin as the...

I gave a quick review of the financial reports filed by gubernatorial candidates posted here earlier in the week.  It appeared most of the spending was going out-of-state.  This took me back to the governor’s race in 1996. I was a part of Governor Cecil Underwood’s...