The Supreme Court has overruled the decades-long prohibition on direct spending by corporations and unions in political campaigns, by a vote of 5-4. The conservatives on the bench were joined by the “swing” voter Justice Kennedy in rendering the libertarian … Continue reading →
Obama acknowledges the frustration Americans are feeling. —But he thinks it is free-floating anger at government in general, and that his administration just happens to be the target of the moment. He understands that people feel “remote and detached” from … Continue reading →
Quoth Obama: “Here’s my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts, but the mood around the country: the same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office,” the president said in an exclusive interview with ABC … Continue reading →
Is this a complete game-changer? Will the Obama administration now be divided into two eras: BB and AB—Before Brown and After Brown? There was a lot of trash talk on the part of Democrats and their supporters before yesterday’s election. … Continue reading →
HUBRIS: Followed by… NEMESIS:
Continue reading →Mort Zuckerman, head of US News and World Report and the New York Daily News, endorsed, supported, and voted for President Obama. That was then. This is now. I’ve read a number of pieces by former Obama supporters, but I’ve … Continue reading →
[NOTE: for those who weren’t around back then, the slogan on the T-shirt refers to the following: in the 1972 election, Massachusetts was the only state (along with DC) that didn’t vote for Nixon, but went instead for McGovern. During … Continue reading →
Well, the polls are closed. Now we wait. Here’s a thread where you can talk about it.
Continue reading →It’s election day and there’s light snow in New England, but certainly not enough to keep the hardy and the motivated citizens of Massachusetts away from the polls. Just three short weeks ago I didn’t think Scott Brown had a … Continue reading →
Here’s what the unions stand to get—their money’s worth, if seems—if Obama and the Congressional Democrats have their way with the health care “reform” bill. Never was a piece of legislation given such an Orwellian descriptor. Obama promised to change … Continue reading →
Brown is the male Sarah Palin—with a law degree. Coakley is the female John Kerry—without the charm.
Continue reading →House member from Massachusetts Barney Frank says that if Brown is elected, “it’ll kill the health bill.” Memo to Frank: that’s a feature, not a bug.
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