President Obama is set to propose his own deficit reduction plan some time later in the week. It’s a bit of a mystery exactly what will be in it, but it seems he may actually step tentatively on the third … Continue reading →
Think it’ll save money? Think again. And for those who pooh-poohed my assertion that shutting down national parks will lose a significant amount of money for certain states, the federal government collects $34 million a day in revenues just from … Continue reading →
As of now, we have no idea what will happen come Saturday. My single observation at the moment is that I’m exceedingly tired of the spin that says it’s 100% the fault of a certain side. Both sides are sticking … Continue reading →
When I first began this blog and resolved to write pretty much every day if I possibly could, my initial worry was that I’d lack for topics. And although I suppose that could still end up happening, so far it’s … Continue reading →
Three caveats here. One is that I am unusually pressed for time today, and so this will be quick. I’m pretty certain, though, that this is only my first visit to a topic that is big and will be lasting. … Continue reading →
Michael Barone reports that Wisconsin is turning on Governor Walker, and the electorate there might be poised to recall a number of the Republican legislators who stood with him in his fight against the public unions and for a more … Continue reading →
I’ve written recently about a bunch of polls where Americans were asked what they think about the “right” to collective bargaining for public service union workers. Yesterday I wrote, “I’d also love to have seen a quiz accompanying the poll … Continue reading →
There’s a depressing Rasmussen poll out, which everyone says shows the public to be against Governor Walker’s stand on limiting public service unions’ collective bargaining rights. I wrote “everyone says” because I can’t seem to find the actual poll results … Continue reading →
If you look at today’s memeorandum page, the top stories are all about the Times/CBS poll showing that most Americans strongly favor collective bargaining rights for public employees. Then there are critiques of those polls and their sampling methods, by … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot of theater so far in the Wisconsin public worker union budget fight, and last night there was even more drama, as Republicans in the House ended the lengthy Democratic debate and forced a quick vote in … Continue reading →
The spotlight in Wisconsin has been mostly on the demonstrators and the governor, Republican Scott Walker, who has been trying to get the state’s fiscal house in order by seeking more of a contribution from the state’s public service workers, … Continue reading →
The turmoil in Wisconsin, and the Obama/Democratic/union response, has got me thinking about the phenomenon of federalism. Like so many other concepts on which our country is based, we supposedly learned about it in civics class (or whatever passes—or doesn’t … Continue reading →