Bob Beckel

After a political baptism as a college student in Robert Kennedy's 1968 campaign, a tour of duty in the Peace Corps and a successful stint heading up his own consulting firm, Bob Beckel joined the government in 1977.

As the deputy assistant secretary of state, he steered the controversial Panama Canal Treaties through Congress. He moved to the Carter White House to head an administration effort to press Congress into passing the Middle East and Salt II treaties.

He resumed his career as a political consultant until Walter Mondale asked him to manage his 1984 campaign for the presidency. As national campaign manager, he oversaw the successful race for the Democratic nomination. He holds a B.A. from Wagner College in Staten Island, New York.

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  • August 26, 2009

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    A Great Public Servant


    Calling Ted Kennedy a great man does not do him justice. He was a singularly unique man willing to sail against the wind and his record of public service will stand virtually alone.

  • August 26, 2009

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    The 'Lion' Is Gone But the Dream Is Alive

    When I heard the news of Ted Kennedy's death this morning I cried,not just for the man but for the dream that he had defended all these years.

  • July 04, 2009

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    The Gift That Keeps on Giving

    I think I can speak for most Democrats in applauding Governor Palin's decision. Now she joins Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, John Ensign, and a certain governor of South Carolina in becoming another one of the public faces of the Republican Party. Who could ask for anything more?

  • April 27, 2009

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    THE FIRST 100 DAYS: Obama Steers Clear of the Culture Wars

    Anyone else notice the silence? Listen to what you don't hear in the Age of Obama. Since Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th president the lack of rancor and angry debate on abortion, guns, and gays has been stunning.

  • April 21, 2009

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    Miss USA Flap -- How About Keeping God OUT of Politics?

    The furor over the anti-gay marriage comments made by Miss California, who was competing in the Miss USA contest were both unnecessary and inflammatory. It reminded me of a former gay-bashing beauty contestant, Anita Bryant.

  • April 03, 2009

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    Thanks to Obama, America Is Coming Back

    Far from looking like a rookie president on his first international trip, President Barack Obama took the G20 Summit in London by storm. He towered over our European allies who had been criticizing the U.

  • March 13, 2009

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    by Bob Beckel

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    Economists Rate Obama -- The Losers Weigh In

    I noted with amusement The Wall Street Journal's survey this week, "Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists." The Journal polled 49 economists who graded the Obama-Geithner economic programs on a scale of 1 to 100.

  • February 19, 2009

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    Leave Limbaugh's Addiction Alone!

    I wrote a piece this week for The FOX Forum about President Obama's excellent housing plan. The piece received hundreds of comments -- most of them negative. That's fine. As a liberal, my writing seems to stimulate the right to have at me.

  • February 18, 2009

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    Obama Hits a Home Run in Arizona

    No one seriously disputes the fact that the housing crisis is at the heart of the world wide credit crisis. Even tone deaf Republicans who turned their collective backs on the stimulus plan recognize the importance of stemming the increase in housing foreclosures which are quickly approaching the 6 million mark.

  • January 30, 2009

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    The GOP: Slouching Toward Irrelevance?

    Ater the thrashing Republicans took at the polls in 2008 many political analysts speculated that the GOP would be a minority party in Congress for decades to come. And those same pundits predicted that it might also take decades before a Republican would be back in the White House.

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