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Voted a top contender at the Improv comedy club's 1998 "Washington's Funniest Celebrity" contest, Norman J. Ornstein proves that a serious sage can also be funny. His accomplishments, however, are no laughing matter. The much-in-demand political analyst serves as resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist for Roll Call, member of USA Today's board of contributors, senior advisor to the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press, board member (and original founder) of the National Commission on the Public Service, and co-director the Renewing Congress Project.

In addition, this icon of the press frequently provides political commentary on CBS Morning News, ABC's Nightline, CBS' Face the Nation, as well as Today, CNN, and the The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Norman Ornstein has also contributed to some of the most respected newspapers and magazines, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, the Times of London, Fortune, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report.

Given his visibility, it is no wonder Norman Ornstein has been profiled by numerous publications nationwide, including Washingtonian magazine and The New York Times. Ten times a published author of political analysis, his latest book, The Permanent Campaign and Its Future, prescient in the face of the 2000 election, addresses the tough issues of governance ahead.