A NYT article goes on to note thatSeveral party leaders said Mr. McCain needed to settle on a single message in the final weeks of the campaign and warned that his changing day-to-day dialogue - a welter of evolving economic proposals, … [Read more...]
Palin and taxes
As noted in today's Globe article on Palin's economic record:The oil companies pay a royalty [to the state of Alaska] of 12.5 percent on oil as it is extracted, plus property and corporate income taxes, but the biggest bite is a tax on net … [Read more...]
Dobson’s peculiar articles of faith
Professional bigot James Dobson of Focus on the Family says ixnay on the Ed-fray: "Isn't Thompson the candidate who is opposed to a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage, believes there should be 50 different definitions of … [Read more...]
I was on NECN tonight
... again, on NewsNight with Braude, along with Republican political consultant Rob Gray. We talked Iraq; the presidential address tonight; the timing of the assassination of Sheik Sattar Abu Reesha; the presidential race generally; Norman … [Read more...]
Fred Thompson is in
Fred Thompson, the former US Senator from Tennessee and fixture on TV's "Law and Order," is forming a presidential exploratory committee, and will likely announce his candidacy for president soon -- possibly on July 4.Thompson's experience, … [Read more...]