The economy is dire and Obama needs to throw bizillions in stimulus at it and look at any and all other fixes to address it.  But, what would really be making me nervous if I were him is the prospect of a domestic terror attack. Its … [Read more...]

First, let me qualify the post.  1) Caroline Kennedy seems like a very good person and smart and all that.  2) I have a lot of admiration for the Kennedy family and their commitment to service, including what she has done with her … [Read more...]

White House to Establish Office of Urban Policy By Al Kamen The intense back-stabbing amongst Democrats for top jobs in the Obama administration assumes there are a fixed number of jobs worth having. But it's looking likely that some … [Read more...]

Their old bulwark in the Granite State was shattered again following its recent trend to the blue side.  Shaheen won her rematch with Sununu and his family history (father to son) in the state easily.  Governor Lynch had a … [Read more...]

I've been nervous all week.  But on this last day of this "greatest of all campaigns" the nerves are strangely gone.  They may make a comeback at 7pm EST tomorrow eve when polls in Virginia close, but until then, I am going to … [Read more...]

Campaign 2008 has been running at full tilt for two years and yet this penultimate week seems destined to last an eternity.  Personally, I find the waiting insufferable.  I am a full-fledged political junkie but I just want it to … [Read more...]

And Obama, to his credit, has not done so thus far.  The Beltway pundits clearly want to hear that he'll give up on health care, infrastructure investment and spending on alternative energy because of the downturn and growing deficit. … [Read more...]

The McCain boostering Wall Street Journal had this to say about it: Home prices are likely to keep falling despite the McCain plan if the economy goes into recession, so the best defense against that is to unfreeze the credit markets more … [Read more...]

I'm digging Tom Friedman's article in today's New York Times.  He calls Sarah Palin out on the complete idiocy of her and McCain's policies:  where they basically advocate for government to do everything - from fight wars to … [Read more...]