Evans-Novak Political Report: Final Issue

I sadly present the final Evans-Novak Political Report.

Politics has a tendency to cast down the mighty and lift up the lowly. Politics makes a fool of any commentator or participant who, explaining the significance of a recent political development, uses the words "never" or "from now on."

Everything about politics--the heroes, the goats, the dynamics, the rules of thumb, the alliances, the enmities--comes and goes. With sadness, so does the Evans-Novak Political Report.

ENPR: Obama Takes Office With Immense Political Capital

The first Evans-Novak Political Report of the Obama years:

President Barack Obama takes the reins of a nation diminished in prosperity, morale, and reputation. The hope and change he promises have inspired most Americans and nearly all of the news media to rally behind him. His youth and his being the first black President add to his aura. Rarely, if ever, has a President entered office with so much political wind at his back. These high expectations give him immense political capital, but also present high risks.

ENPR: Teflon Obama; and More Democratic Senate Gains

This week's Evans-Novak Political Report analyzes Tim Geithner's mulligans, Kit Bond's retirement, and Roland Burris's victory over Harry Reid.

ENPR: Burris and Richardson Flaps and Panetta Pick Enliven Washington

The first Evans-Novak Political Report of 2009 analyzes the political scene in the light of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick of Roland Burris as U.S. Senator and the collapse of Commerce Secretary nominee Bill Richardson.

ENPR: Blagojevich Causes Headaches for Democrats

This week's Evans-Novak Political Report discusses the trouble caused for Democrats by arrested Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Also: the recount in Minnesota and more. Read it here.

ENPR: Illinois, Colorado, and New York Senate Vacancies Kick off 2010 Race

This week's Evans-Novak Political Report is up, with analyses of the Illinois mess, the Minnesota mess, the open Senate seat in Colorado, and the Detroit bailout. Read it here.

Blagojevich Arrest Causes Headaches for Obama

This week's Evans-Novak Political Report lays out the ramifications of Rod Blagojevich's arrest and studies the causes of the Republican upset in New Orleans.