So, Peggy Noonan just started to perceive this a few weeks ago? I would add that in recent weeks I have begun to worry about the basic competency of the administration, its ability to perform the most fundamental duties of … Continue reading →
Maybe: Scott Brown is edging closer to ending the suspense about whether he’ll run for U.S. senator from New Hampshire next year. Brown, who served for three years as senator from Massachusetts, has sold his home there and is moving … Continue reading →
As expected. I’m not going to write a lot about it, because I’ve already said my piece. I will add once again that I don’t think this is the hill to die on at this point. To get what you … Continue reading →
I’m with Kevin A. Hassett on this: …T]he Ryan-Murray budget deal makes a trade that most Republicans would likely prefer not to make. It balances higher spending in the near term against longer-term reductions that, combined with increases in user … Continue reading →
I understand conservatives wanting to primary Republicans in Congress who are RINOs who vote with the opposition, especially if said RINOs come from states where there is a decent possibility of a more conservative option being elected. Maine’s Susan Collins, … Continue reading →
…is experiencing political whiplash. In reality, I think the public is disillusioned with both parties. For those of you who rejoice at the “throw the bums out” mentality, I offer some cautionary words, taken from an earlier post of mine. … Continue reading →
I suppose most of them—or at least many of them—do. About sex. About any number of things–usually minor things, or self-serving face-saving things when caught in error, or about things like smoking marijuana. They also make errors: Bush on WMDs … Continue reading →
The results of a recent Kaiser poll are somewhat of a surprise to me. It found that one of the groups most down on Obamacare right now is white blue-collar women, otherwise known as “waitress moms,” who have turned against … Continue reading →
…for a change. What a difference a year—and some personal experience with Obamacare—makes. However, before you think this reaction translates into support for conservatism, note that there’s a general dislike of all politicians, and Republicans come off even worse than … Continue reading →
“Buddhahat” asks a good question: Even if [Obamacare] continues to collapse in such a dramatic fashion ”“ thousands of doctors unavailable, numberless accounts hacked, etc ”“ so what? The MSM starts to figure out it’s a scam and start actual … Continue reading →
The cloture and filibuster rules of the Senate have been instrumental in keeping our government from careening wildly back and forth between two extremes. In other words, they have given us stability and forced a certain amount of bipartisanship on … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that quite a few of the senators who voted for the nuclear option justify it by saying some verstion of “the people wanted it.” But actually, “the people” wanted cooperation between the parties, not increased polarization. “The people” … Continue reading →