This week's study from Pew Research Center (conducted March 8-12), has a bunch of interesting charts and some good analysis. Along with pegging Bush's approval rating at 33%, it finds that the word most commonly used to describe Bush has … [Read more...]
You gotta love Republicans!
THREE-MINUTE UPDATE: Check the hell out of this ARG poll: Americans support censure 46%-44%. Closely divided? You bet. Opportunity for leadership? Absolutely. Also, Linc Chaffee won't rule out censure. That ought to go over well with the … [Read more...]
Will the feds crush MA health care reform?
This is just depressing as hell: State House News Service and WBUR are reporting that the federal government will not support any MA health care reform that increases eligibility to Medicaid (MassHealth), which was a central tenet of all of … [Read more...]
Great Thud of Non-Event 2006: “Oil Independence”
Last year I predicted that Social Insecurity would be a candidate for the "Great Thud of Non-Event 2005". Not exactly a bold prediction, but it turned out to be correct. This year's is an absolute slam-dunk: "Independence from Mid-East … [Read more...]
deep thoughts…
Tom Reilly says he'll campaign without a running mate. Well, if all else fails, Tom, that's a pretty good idea. Oh yeah -- all else did fail... Ya know, I like some of the Black Eyed Peas' stuff... but is "My Humps" truly the single … [Read more...]
Ask Not
It would have been foolish for anyone to expect the President to stand up at last nights State of the Union and call for universal health care or a new war on poverty, but there was a great deal the President chose not to say, or only pay … [Read more...]
My plan for SOTU tonight
I watched NBC: Russert and Williams were pretty decent; David Gregory read talking points: "The President will say blah blah blah"... Not exactly adding value, are we, David? Bush's great political talent is that he does draw … [Read more...]
HSAs and Orange Juice
In the baseball memoir Ball Four, Jim Bouton recalls when his team stopped providing orange juice in the clubhouse. "Well, you guys would just drink it all up anyway," says the clubhouse guy.Such is the stunning logic of health savings … [Read more...]
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