The left must be very, very afraid of Rick Perry, because the attacks on him have come with almost unprecedented speed. There’s something about Perry that seems to make people think he may be the only really credible threat Obama … Continue reading →
…at the edge of the cliff, ready to dive in? I respect Ryan, and I happen to think he’d make a good president. But I’m not at all sure he’s really going to take the leap. And is he too … Continue reading →
The first sentence of this AP article made me laugh: President Barack Obama launched a rare direct attack Monday on the GOP presidential field, criticizing Republican hopefuls for their blanket opposition to any compromise involving new taxes.
Continue reading →Nowadays nearly every large rest stop and every restaurant, every airport and every theater, features automated bathrooms. It’s all very magical—or at least it seems so, at first. The toilet is timed to flush right after you finish what you’re … Continue reading →
Right off, I noticed a few things about Warren Buffett’s plea in the NY Times asking the federal government to stop coddling him and his fellow rich people and to please, please, PLEASE raise their taxes on income, capital gains, … Continue reading →
You may not agree with their opinion, but nearly two-thirds of Americans polled would like to raise taxes on higher-income Americans and on businesses. And a strong majority would also like to cut domestic spending—just not Medicare or Social Security. … Continue reading →
…that when people write articles critical of Obama these days, no one even bothers to call them racists?
Continue reading →Daniel Byman and Christine Fair bring back a pre-9/11 theme, slightly revised for a post-9/11 world: terrorists are stupid and for the most part ineffective. The spend a lot of time mocking the Taliban’s suicide bombers for sometimes blowing themselves … Continue reading →
…(all three of you): who do you think won? And will that same person be ahead a year from now, when the nominations happen? And speaking of the debate, doesn’t Michele Bachmann look teensy here? But paradoxically, her diminutive size … Continue reading →
I agree with Krauthammer: The people spoke [in the Wisconsin recall election]; the process worked. Yes, it was raucous and divisive, but change this fundamental should not be enacted quietly. This is not midnight basketball or school uniforms. This is … Continue reading →
Romney is getting a lot of flack for saying that corporations are people, but even liberal Greg Sargent is defending Romney—sort of, anyway A transcript of Romney’s remarks appears at Sargent’s WaPo blog. And well, aren’t corporations people? The whole … Continue reading →
…going to watch the Republican debate tonight?
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