There are those among us, who for the past several weeks have tried, ever so desperately, lamely and ultimately in vain, to make the argument that President Obama's main motive in the debt ceiling debate is that: "the president was more … [Read more...]
Ms. Bachmann a Migraine Headache for the G.O.P.?
Anyone who has been paying attention to politics and especially the politics of the Tea Party movement remembers how Sarah Palin, back in 2010, claimed that the "sleazy G.O.P. establishment" was out to derail her run for the presidency in … [Read more...]
Will a Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Deal Help Re-elect Barack Obama?
Right now I think the likelihood of Barack Obama being reelected is far from assured. Political commentator Mark Halperin thinks that concluding a deal on deficits and debt will greatly aid Obama in his reelection bid. With regard to how a … [Read more...]
Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Rewriting American History
At some point all one can do is laugh at both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann when either of them suggest that they might run for president. I mean after all, if you legitimately want to be this nation's chief executive, you might first … [Read more...]
Barack Obama on a Roll
I know this sort of summarization will set the fringe full mooners on the right all atwitter but the last month or so has been pretty good to President Obama: 1. He received a rock star reception in Ireland and now in England … [Read more...]
The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts
A key goal of the Tea Party movement is the reduction of the national debt and thus the size of government via spending cuts. However, it is highly unlikely that the federal deficit can be reduced through spending cuts alone. That said if … [Read more...]
Barack Obama Weak on Terrorism?
In the run up to the 2008 elections and thereafter one of the persistent criticisms of Barack Obama was that he would be "soft" on terrorists and likely to be ineffectual in dealing with the hydra headed threat of Islamic terror. We were … [Read more...]
John Boehner: Caught Between a Rock and a Tea Party
Few can forget Minority Leader John Boehner's constant haranguing of President Obama with the question: "Mr. President, where are the jobs?" In fact, in the run up to the 2012 mid-term elections all Boehner and the rest of the Republican … [Read more...]
Two Americas: The Barack Obama Edition
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama promised that the US will "out-educate" the world. In his new budget, he is proposing $100B in cuts to Pell Grants and graduate loan aid. It will remove subsidies for federal … [Read more...]
Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts
Once more since arriving on Capitol Hill, the new Republican dominated House of Representatives and the newly reinforced Republican Senate minority has equivocated on the topic of spending cuts. By now we are all well aware that the … [Read more...]
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