In a recent poll, 61% don’t think the economy has improved during Obama’s watch. Only 41% believe he is doing a good job on the economy. This is in spite of a stimulus bill and a full-court press partnership with the Federal Reserve that has, according to most economists, staved off a second Great Depression, [...]
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ObamaCare Part II: Push, Pull or Drag it to the Finish Line.
February 25th, 2010 No Comments
A certain someone asked me a few months ago whether I thought Obama was really a liberal president. Of course I answered yes. He then asked what Obama had done so far in office to make me think that. After my usual sch-peel of, “well, what has he done period?” I listed a few minor [...]
Tags: bipartisanship · democrats · health care · obama · republicans
The Blame Game
January 28th, 2010 1 Comment
President Obama ‘s first State of the Union was a mixture of contradictions, exaggerations and pointed fingers. His attempt to bring revive the spirit he generated during his campaign fell flat and at times his speech seemed contrived, lacking the usual intellectual rhetoric that we’ve become so used to.
It was obvious that the goal of [...]
Tags: democrats · republicans · State of the union
The liberal agenda needs unity
December 1st, 2009 3 Comments
Back in 2003, on the eve of the Iraq War, protests blanketed the world. San Francisco, DC, Paris, London, Sydney, Berlin. On that particular day, anti-war protesters united to send a clear message to George W. Bush: No Iraq War!
Actually, it was hardly clear or united. Interspersed amongst the Iraq war protesters were those chanting [...]
Tags: bush · conservative · democrats · liberal · obama
Don’t expect 2010 to be 1994. Part 2: Healthcare
November 23rd, 2009 No Comments
“I’m not going to get into the numbers today, but it’ll — I think if you’re not impressed, you should be.”
Harry Reid is pretty proud of his healthcare bill. The next few weeks will be intense and immensely important to him and his party. The ramifications of this bill will be seen and discussed for [...]
Tags: 1994 · democrats · gop · healthcare · The Great Recession · unemployment
Don’t expect 2010 to be 1994. Part 1: The Dollar
November 9th, 2009 1 Comment
There is a noticeable strut to Michael Steele’s step nowadays. After last Tuesday big “wins,” the RNC Chairman finally feels good about his work as the ceremonial head of the party (Limbaugh is boss, and don’t you forget it). Chants of ”1994! 1994!,” the year the Republicans took back Congress after President Clinton botched his proposed healthcare reform, [...]
Biggest Tuesday since the last Biggest Tuesday
November 4th, 2009 2 Comments
People shouldn’t care about voting in off-years, right? Tell that to Maine voters who gay marriage shouldn’t be allowed; or upper New York Republicans voting with a Democrat that was more in line with their values; or recently blue Virginia wondering how blue they wanted to be. Yesterday’s results may not have wide ramifications for [...]
Tags: corzine · democrats · gay marriage · hoffman · new jersey · new york · obama · republicans · virginia
Bush’s Effect on GOP Will Last Decades
May 11th, 2009 1 Comment
God bless, Nate Silver. He might have been off with the Oscars (Rourke ruined his own chances beyond statistical belief), but he is still one of the most on-the-nose political soothsayers around.
His latest prediction: George Bush’s mark will be with the Republicans for decades to come. By mark he means the image the GOP will [...]
Tags: democrats · george bush · gop · nate silver · party politics
The Specter Aftermath
April 30th, 2009 1 Comment
You can take the Arlen out of the party, but you can’t take the sonuvabitch out of Arlen. Republicans are still licking their wounds after Specter left them behind like an annoying prom date, but they might have cracked a small smile after hearing he voted against Obama’s budget. No matter where he goes he [...]
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