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
Joseph Curl
Articles by Joseph Curl
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
CURL: Election 2012 by the numbers (take 2)
Just how big a hill do the Republicans have to climb to win the White House in 2012? Published December 11, 2011
CURL: Obama’s tin ear extends to sensibility
OK, forget No. 3. And who knows about No. 1, although he does he does have Lil Wayne on his iPod (and who even still has an iPod?). But President Obama clearly suffers from definition No. 2. Published December 4, 2011
CURL: Does Obama really want to win?
"Over the last decade, we became a country that relied too much on what we bought and consumed." Published November 27, 2011
CURL: Obama’s growing disdain for American worker
They say that politics stops at the water's edge, but apparently, that doesn't apply to President Obama, as so many things apparently don't. Published November 20, 2011
CURL: Politico and the Cain story that wasn’t
The story was explosive: "Exclusive: Herman Cain Accused by two women of inappropriate behavior," the headline blared. Published November 6, 2011
CURL: The very angry first lady Michelle Obama
Michelle's back, and she's madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything. As her husband wrapped up the Democratic nomination in 2008, she let fly her real feelings: "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." A few months into her job as first lady, her French counterpart asked how she liked the gig: "Don't ask!" she reportedly spat. "It's hell. I can't stand it!" Published October 30, 2011
