Columns and The Spin Cycle: News and Blog by Donna Brazile

Where the economy is in August is no guarantee of where the economy will be in November. So this spate of bad economic news isn’t as damning for Democrats as many naysayers would like to predict.

President Obama’s decision to accept Gen. McChrystal’s resignation was the right thing to do. McChrystal demonstrated not just only poor judgment, but disrespect for the chain of command and the civilian leadership. The comments attributed to the general and members of his inner circle were rude, impolite, childish and inappropriate. The mission in Afghanistan is […]

Not Anti-incumbents, Anti-phonies Donna Brazile is a Democratic political strategist and the Democratic National Committees vice chairwoman of voter registration and participation. She is the author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics. Tuesday night gave us a sneak preview of the fall midterm contests and heres the message that was loud […]

(CNN) — I spent a restless night, worrying that another man-made disaster might devastate my beloved hometown, New Orleans, just as its post-Katrina motto “Recover, Rebuild, Rebirth” was becoming real. The oil spill couldn’t come at a worse time. Everybody was so up, waiting for the inauguration of our newly elected Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The […]

With the passing of Civil Rights Activist and Feminist Dr. Dorothy Height, CNNs Ali Velshi and Donna Brazile discuss the next generation of leaders and crusaders.

For the first time in our nation’s history, Congress has passed comprehensive health care reform. America waited a hundred years and fought for decades to reach this moment. Tonight, thanks to you, we are finally here.

March is Womens History Month. A time to reflect on the long struggle for women to gain the right to vote and the steps we must take to reach full equality.

MVP Drew Brees said it best: “We played for our city, we played for the entire Gulf Coast region.”