Joseph Curl

CURL: Romney’s fortunes turn on high court health care ruling

From the day President Obama's trillion-dollar health care package passed in March 2010, political pundits have been pronouncing the Republicans' top hopeful, former Gov. Mitt Romney, dead in the water. All that could change in June when the Supreme Court finally decides whether Obamacare is constitutional. Published April 1, 2012

CURL: GOP’s 2012 primary plan creates a colossal mess

After the exhilarating 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, the Grand Old Party decided it wanted a bit of that next time around. Published March 25, 2012

CURL: ‘Game Change’: A made-up narrative from two axe-grinders

"Game Change" is a ridiculous farce of a movie — even more absurd as a chronicle of a major historical event — that appears to have been written mostly by two players who have major axes to grind with the higher-ups of the McCain campaign. Published March 18, 2012

CURL: Allred proves Sandra is no fluke

Just in case you thought slutgate had reached its apogee of absurdity, the entrance into the story of sluts and hos attorney Gloria Allred should inform you otherwise. Published March 11, 2012

CURL: Super Tuesday? More like Stupor Tuesday

For those of us who have never been held hostage, now we know what it feels like: Day after day, looking at the same faces, endlessly discussing the same topics, being fed the same gruel over and over. Published March 4, 2012

CURL: Can you really afford four more years?

In January 2009, when President Obama was sworn in, a gallon of regular gasoline cost $1.68. Today, it's more than double that, reaching $5 in parts of California and $6 just outside Disney World in Florida. Published February 26, 2012

CURL: GOP field not exactly the Fab Four

Mitt, Rick, Ron and Newt. Seriously? Published February 19, 2012

CURL: Here comes Obama’s magic budget

After creating more debt than all presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton combined, President Obama will unveil a budget Monday that will create millions of jobs, take a $1 trillion bite out of the federal debt and magically solve all of America's problems. Published February 12, 2012

CURL: Obama’s made-up jobless numbers

When it comes to the unemployment rate, it's nice to be president. Published February 5, 2012

CURL: The end of the GOP as we knew it

It's the 21st century. We've got robots, genetic engineering and artificial intelligence. So where are the candidates of the Grand Old Party? They're busy trying to be a movie actor born more than 100 years ago. Published January 29, 2012

CURL: The truly dismal state of the union

There is one person — one American among the 300 million of us — who is not to blame for the state of the union. Everyone else, each of you, in some small or large way, bears some share of the blame, but not this guy. Not one little bit. Published January 22, 2012

CURL: Goodbye, Newt, and good riddance

Anyone who knows Newt Gingrich knows that Newt Gingrich is — and always has been — all about Newt Gingrich. Published January 15, 2012

CURL: Presidential campaign loser: The media

Iowa's sole purpose is to winnow the field — New Hampshire actually decides who'll win. A 10th grader in Des Moines knows that. Apparently, the media does not. Published January 8, 2012

CURL: Is Romney the next Kerry?

Think about it: Mitt Romney and John F. Kerry are two Boston blue-blood multimillionaires, spending summers in their island estates and winters in their mountain mansions. Published January 1, 2012

CURL: One president, please, with a side of Rice

Republican diners haven't yet picked their entree, but they've narrowed it down to the steak or the fish. Still, just as interesting as their main course will be their side selection: Will they go for a drab salad, or something more exciting? Maybe a spicy Rice dish? Published December 18, 2011