KATHLEEN PARKER
PARKER: With Gingrich, it all depends on your definition of 'lobbying' 
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to Newt Gingrich's post-speaker activities on the Hill, it all depends on what your definition of "lobbying" is.
By Kathleen Parker , January 24, 2012
PARKER: Scrutiny may keep leaders out of politics
WASHINGTON — My recent column about Michelle Obama, which I wrote to counter the negative responses to Jodi Kantor’s new book, “The Obamas,” apparently has been misinterpreted by some.
By Kathleen Parker , January 19, 2012
OPINION: Running mate for Romney? Maybe Rubio
WASHINGTON — The great thing about Iowa is that no matter whom the voters select in their neighborhood huddles, it doesn’t really matter. Placing in Iowa might land one a talk show (see Mike Huckabee), but the preferences of a handful of Americans belonging to a committed, ideological subset of a committed, ideological party do not a national trend suggest. The presumptive candidate proceeds apace.
By Kathleen Parker , January 05, 2012
OPINION: Pop goes the candidate
WASHINGTON — It is axiomatic in these political times that The Candidate must submit to comedic humiliation — with grace, humor and the skin of an armadillo. In this upside-down universe, the court jester is the monarch and the would-be king must submit to the jester’s pranks.
By Kathleen Parker , December 23, 2011
OPINION: Temptation of Callista Gingrich
WASHINGTON — Callista Gingrich has done something she might come to regret — succumbed to the Twitter fairy and opened the door to unwelcome scrutiny.
December 21, 2011
OPINION: Romney becomes a betting man
Rarely has such a small, innocuous, truth-based remark garnered so much attention from the chattering classes as Mitt Romney’s proposed $10,000 bet with Rick Perry during this past weekend’s Republican primary debate.
By Kathleen Parker , December 15, 2011
OPINION: Romney struggles to explain himself
WASHINGTON — When the Democratic National Committee circulates an ad attacking Mitt Romney even before the Iowa caucuses — and long before his presidential nomination is clear — one can be fairly certain that Romney is considered the greatest threat to a second Obama term.
By Kathleen Parker , December 01, 2011
OPINION: In Herman Cain’s case, claims are in eye of beholder
WASHINGTON — If you were Herman Cain, what would you do?
By Kathleen Parker , November 08, 2011
OPINION: Cain needs to find facts before others do it for him
WASHINGTON — Herman Cain searched his memory for details about what might have caused a woman in the 1990s to accuse him of sexual harassment.
By Kathleen Parker , November 03, 2011
OPINION: Healing power of music hardly a new, unique idea
WASHINGTON — On perfectly beautiful days such as these, it is impossible to conceive of conflict. How, I’ve often wondered, do soldiers muster the psychic energy necessary to inflict and suffer injury on an autumn or spring day when sitting in a breezy sun shaft is so much more compelling — and sensible?
By Kathleen Parker , October 27, 2011
OPINION: Mormonism working for these two candidates
WASHINGTON — Rather than worrying about whether Mormons worship the right God in the right way, Republicans should insist that only Mormons run for president.
Only half-joking.
By Kathleen Parker , October 13, 2011
OPINION: U.S. colleges hear a new call to arms; hopefully, they listen
WASHINGTON — Jobs, jobs, jobs, we keep hearing. But for whom, whom, whom?
Certainly not for the many young Americans being graduated from colleges that have prepared them inadequately for the competitive marketplace in which they find themselves.
By Kathleen Parker , October 05, 2011
OPINION: The problem with men? They’re men
WASHINGTON — As a rule, I’m not one to occupy a bench in the whiny women’s section. In fact, I’ve built a career around this disinclination.
September 28, 2011
OPINION: America, heal thyself, please
WASHINGTON — The legacy of 9/11 can’t be fully measured even now, but perhaps the most damaging aspect can be found in our national discourse.
Taking the long view, it is possible to see the roots of today’s political dysfunction — the hate, fear, anger and resentment — firmly planted in the soil at Ground Zero.
By Kathleen Parker , September 13, 2011
OPINION: Just who is the godliest of us all?
WASHINGTON — Rick Perry’s rapid lead over previous Republican front-runner Mitt Romney was predictable. But it is not a good sign for Republicans hoping to reclaim the White House and further highlights the crucial battle within GOP circles: Who is the godliest of us all?
By Kathleen Parker , August 31, 2011
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