james baker

Mar 13, 2015 — By Brian D. Sweany

James Baker says politics has changed since his White House days. For the worse.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Brian D. Sweany

Eight years ago, the closest presidential election ever was settled in a political street fight. In this oral history of the Florida recount, the victors recall the unbelievable twists and turns that put George W. Bush in the White House.

Jan 21, 2010 — By Paul Burka

HUTCHISON George H.W. Bush will endorse Hutchison, following Cheney and Baker. The Cheney endorsement was worse than useless; it was self-defeating, because it didn’t help her with conservatives who hate all things Washington, and it hurt her with moderate R’s who saw him as a sinister figure who undermined the…

Sep 30, 2006 — By Evan Smith

“You know, talking to people is not appeasement if you know what you’re doing and you’re a good, hard-nosed negotiator. There ought to be nothing wrong with diplomacy.”