Although, come to think of it, it certainly wouldn’t be the only government program to resemble that illustrious undertaking in Boston: The Big Dig was the most expensive highway project in the U.S. and was plagued by escalating costs, scheduling … Continue reading →
…the debacle that was the Obamacare website launch: For the past 12 days, a system costing more than $400 million and billed as a one-stop click-and-go hub for citizens seeking health insurance has thwarted the efforts of millions to simply … Continue reading →
Go to Legal Insurrection for some good coverage of today’s events in DC, with demonstrations by vets and truckers. Also via Legal Insurrection, take a look at this from the NY Times, about the Obamacare website: These are not glitches,” … Continue reading →
Some conservatives are predictably lashing out in frustration at John Boehner, whom they already neither liked nor trusted. Sellout. RINO. Wuss. You know the drill. But I don’t see it quite that way. Before there’s any misunderstanding (although as Popper … Continue reading →
So which will it be: catastrophe or no? And if it’s catastrophe, how soon will that happen? I will say at the outset: I don’t know the answer to either question. And what’s more, I don’t think anyone knows. That … Continue reading →
I won’t be watching it. My stomach’s not strong enough. But others such as William A. Jacobson at Legal Insurrection are doing it for me, and highlighting the tweets of various people who also are watching. Obama is reiterating his … Continue reading →
Instead of exerting a calming influence, Obama ramps up the fear connected with the shutdown. Watch his demeanor, too; chilling: But actually this is nothing new, it’s how Obama rolls. Why do I say that? It was also his reaction … Continue reading →
Just kidding. Actually, he predictably demagogues the government shutdown: President Barack Obama on Tuesday defiantly declared that “this Republican shutdown” risks hurting the fragile economy and pressed the House GOP to abandon its “ideological crusade” against Obamacare. “This Republican shutdown … Continue reading →
At CNN, David Rothkopf says he’s skeptical of Iran’s intentions: There are 34 years of reasons to be skeptical about any negotiations that may emerge from Friday’s historic phone call between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. There are … Continue reading →
…and switch. And the public never even took the bait in the first place. More here. The gist of the message is that from the outset the calculations to sell Obamacare to the American public were slipshod and/or naive and/or … Continue reading →
Maureen Dowd has become disillusioned with President Obama in this, his second term. To her, he’s so much less admirable than Candidate Obama was, or even than President Obama was in his first term. It’s probably correct to conclude that … Continue reading →
Summers was forced to withdraw by a bunch of Democrats who didn’t like Obama’s pick. As far as I can see, there were three reasons for this: (1) Summers had been insufficiently in favor of financial regulation during the 90s. … Continue reading →