It seems like only yesterday, but it was February 2009, as the first trillion dollar Stimulus plan was pending. It could have been yesterday. ...
That's the subject line on the e-mail from reader and commenter "K" who send the following photo and message: The sight of a Coexistence bumper sticker in the company of other stickers that contradict the presumed coexistence message is so typical that I hardly give it...
... according to Jonathan Capehart at WaPo: In the coming fights over the next budget, unemployment benefits and payroll tax cuts, I want Obama to show the Republican Party in general and the Tea Party in particular that he isn’t afraid to out-crazy the crazies. If that...
In light of Obama's "Putting Americans back to work" campaign theme and bus tour, it is worth revisiting Obama's Catch-2012: The only way for Obama to stimulate the enormous private sector job growth needed to ensure Obama’s reelection is for Obama to announce he is not...
This was what they feared, the day when they would have to convince public sector union members to kick in union dues voluntarily and separate from payroll deduction. While it is too early to say how successfu the unions will be, early signs are that there...
The Washington Post has a lengthy feature piece on Rick Perry's attempt to reform state-funded higher education in Texas, Rick Perry wages an assault on state's university establishment. The article clearly was intended to portray Perry as meddling in academic freedom by suggesting cost and performance analyses...
Taxpayers are footing the bill for Obama's bus tour of battleground states in the MidWest because Obama is claiming it is official business and not a campaign tour (via Drudge via CNS). So not only all your thoughts, but all your money are belong to him....
Because you are going to see an attempt by Team Obama and its friends in the media to blame the sluggish economy and paltry job growth on the Republican refusal to give Obama a clean debt ceiling increase. And it already has started, with Paul Krugman...
Among the stories I neglected because of the focus on the debt ceiling debate is the continuing slide of Turkey, once a secular pro-Western country which also maintained good relations with Israel. As I have noted since January 2009, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
what the car owner thinks. Spotted in my neighborhood in Rhode Island: (Bonus question: What is the sticker covered over?)...
From Obama's Birthday fundraising bash in Chicago tonight, via RCP (h/t @Allahpundit)(emphasis mine): "It's been a long, tough journey. But we have made some incredible strides together. Yes, we have. But the thing that we all ought to remember is that as much as good as...
An article titled With Debt Deal in Hand, When Does Geithner Quit? prompted this response from self-described liberal Prof. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern Univ. in Boston: ...
I find this interesting, considering that Hatch is facing a likely challenge from Jason Chaffetz, who is gaining in the polls. I like Hatch, although I'll readily admit I have followed him mostly as relates to judicial appointments, where he fought the good fight on Clarence...
On August 9 the key recall elections against six Republican State Senators will take place. I have not focused enough on this lately, with the all consuming debt ceiling fight taking time. But Wisconsin is critically important. Before I forget, you can donate to help defend the...
I previously noted that while Obama had a strong second quarter fundraising, the effort focused on two gimmicks -- getting big donors to max out early and running up "small donor" numbers through a cheesy $5 $3 dinner raffle. Now it appears that the fundraising is...
The debt deal "trigger" requires that one-half of the budget cuts come from the military if the "super committee" cannot reach agreement or if the Congress fails to pass the super committees proposal. The concept was that fear of military cuts would force Republicans to strike...
