Category Archives: Politics
How the left wins political arguments: keep it simple, stupid
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 →
Not enough Democratic votes to pass Keystone
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 →
This is refreshing
Refreshing, and rare. But it shouldn’t be. What’s so refreshing? What’s so rare? A columnist who supports the president’s policy position on immigration—but deplores his doing it by executive action. Meet Linda Chavez: President Obama is expected to act in … Continue reading →
If the voters of Louisiana are fooled by this ploy…
…maybe we’re really really stupid after all. The Keystone pipeline bill just passed the House. That’s not the ploy to which I’m referring; the Republican House has long supported Keystone and has passed similar bills before, with a small number … Continue reading →
Obamnasty
When Obama announces his new amnesty plan, I propose it should be given the name “Obamanasty.” Here are some details, according to leaks: The plan calls for expanding deferred action for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children … Continue reading →
Sessions on the Republican Senate’s immigration plans
If Jeff Sessions has anything to say about it, the Republicans will not be caving on this: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com More from Sessions here. One of the problems with Obama’s plans over the next two years, and … Continue reading →
The US and China: wishin’ and hopin’
The US and China have signed an emissions agreement that, as far as I can tell, is a lot of hot air. It’s about what each would really like to do—actually, what they’d like their successors to do: Today, the … Continue reading →
Jonathan Gruber, man of the people, explains the passage of Obamacare
The way I see it, this video of Jonathan Gruber merely exposes the so-called Obamacare architect admitting what everybody who’s been paying any real attention already knew: the intentional duplicity with which the law was passed on the part of … Continue reading →
The lovefest negotiation: Obama and Congressional leaders
Here’s an article that attempts to give the inside scoop on yesterday’s meeting between Obama and leaders of Congress. It as not a happy time: The Republicans’ approach, three days after they resoundingly won control of the Senate in midterm … Continue reading →
The post-2014-election world according to David Axelrod, annotated
Annotated by yours truly, that is. Here’s Axelrod’s statement (my translations of Axelrod’s words and speculative interpretations of his more candid thoughts are in brackets): DAVID AXELROD: Well, some of us were concerned about this election [we were all sweating … Continue reading →
The importance of Tim Scott and Mia Love
I am especially happy about the victories of Tim Scott, South Carolina’s Senator, and Mia Love, new Representative from Utah’s 4th District. There’s no way to deny that their race becomes important, if only because Democrats have emphasized race so … Continue reading →