Elizabeth Warren made a speech condemning a provision in the new CRomnibus bill that gives banks more leeway about a rather small class of risky derivatives, and the media and the left have anointed her the new Democratic frontrunner, the … Continue reading →
When a liberal’s pushing it.
Continue reading →Moderates from both parties united to squeak the so-called Cromnibus funding bill through. The right is railing against the passage of the bill, and the left isn’t too happy either. You can see some of the opinions and analyses if … Continue reading →
I noticed an argument in the comments section between the pro-impeachment and the con-impeachment forces. For example, from “Truth Unites…and Divides,” we have: Refusal to [impeach Obama] speaks to cowardice. Cowardice wildly breeds disgust, disdain, cynicism, and apathy towards the … Continue reading →
For those who may have missed it, commenter “Otiose” outlined a plan for Republicans in Congress that has a lot to recommend it. I’m highlighting it here: The president has…opened himself up…by so cavalierly and broadly interpreting the laws he … Continue reading →
One of the problems with evaluating what should be done to stop Obama is that it depends on what could be done, and that in turn depends on a set of rules, some of them obscure, about the relations and … Continue reading →
I’m way past the child-rearing age, although I remember it well. But it seems to me that political considerations are now huge for parents, at least parents on the liberal end of things, and I don’t remember this being true … Continue reading →
Jonah Goldberg posits that the real reason for Obama’s immigration edict is that he’s trolling Republicans: The real goal is twofold: Cement Latinos into the Democratic coalition, and force Republicans to overreact. He can’t achieve the first if he doesn’t … Continue reading →
Here’s a great piece written by Charles C. W. Cooke. It emphasizes a point I’ve tried to focus on as well—the fact that Congress is acquiescing in its own loss of power to the executive branch. Astounding, deeply disturbing, and … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” send me a link to this article by Megan McArdle about the influence of elite insiders on the making of policy recommendations and explaining the rationale behind them to the public. Worth reading. I want to highlight … Continue reading →
I can’t help but conclude that the Democrats don’t really care all that much whether they have one more senator or one less during the next Congress, because they failed to get behind Mary Landrieu’s rather transparent bid to appear … Continue reading →