By his own admission, Obama is poised for a mid-course correction. I don’t recall whether Clinton announced a mid-course correction, but I know he performed one. What’s more, he actually had a previous track record of working with Republicans rather … Continue reading →
Let’s take our minds off politics for a while, shall we? Here’s a video of the fleet-footed, technically adept, incredibly klutzy and profoundly uninteresting (to me) Savion Glover, giant of tap dancing for the last couple of decades: And here … Continue reading →
This is very impressive: Republicans took control of at least 19 additional state legislative bodies Tuesday for a total of 26 in which the party controls both chambers, compared with 21 for Democrats and with three still up for grabs. … Continue reading →
A helpful reader sent me a link to this 2008 Obama quote. Another one that ought to send tingles up your spine—and I don’t mean the kind that Chris Matthews got down his leg: A 2008 New Yorker article quoted … Continue reading →
It’s for thee and not for me. In other news: Obama’s no Clinton, and Boehner’s no Gingrich.
Continue reading →…we will have Nancy Pelosi to kick around some more.
Continue reading →Even the left appears to have fallen out of love with Obama, and wonders how and why it all went wrong. Read as Tom Junod tries to puzzle it out in Esquire: Though many Americans didn’t know very much about … Continue reading →
…lost Margery Eagan, who’s voted for him for the last 30 years. No more. Oh, and even though Frank won re-election handily, he still lost—his chairmanship of the Financial Services committee. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. And John Kerry … Continue reading →
…how Republicans keep losing the squeakers? Glenn Reynolds wonders, as do I. Not that it’s necessarily a case of a Minnesota/Franken type of fix being in, although that’s certainly possible. It’s probably just a case of blue states being really … Continue reading →
…get ready to bite Pelosi. The ones that are still left, that is. Half of them were were defeated on Tuesday.
Continue reading →Busy day today! I’ve got a new piece up at RightNetwork, a little change of pace from the election. It’s about the TLC program “Sister Wives,” a reality show that features a Utah man and his four wives. To whet … Continue reading →
This is why. Obama is still president, and can veto anything they try to pass. Despite the huge scope of their House victory, the Democrats still control the Senate, albeit by a small margin. And Republicans are not popular with … Continue reading →