In Obama’s second term, Eric Holder is a holdover, according to Ben Smith at Buzzfeed, who calls Holder Obama’s “heat shield. The reason he stays, despite his unpopularity? Holder (like Obama) is a completely political animal, and is Obama’s man: … Continue reading →
Ace points out the same thing that commenter “carl in atlanta” alluded to a moment ago—that this administration has declared some interesting intentions on gun control: “The president is going to act,” said Biden, giving some comments to the press … Continue reading →
Got your attention, didn’t I? It’s not that I agree with Obama when he said to John Boehner that the US doesn’t have a spending problem. But it’s all in how you look at it. If you believe certain things, … Continue reading →
…Hagel’s best friends are Jews. The Sun doesn’t care. Neither do I. The Sun’s editorial staff writes: His private views are not what we care about. What we care about is the policy line to which Mr. Hagel would hew … Continue reading →
Who does America blame (actually, disapprove of) in the recent fiscal cliff negotiations? Boehner, of course—but not by so very much, and certainly not by as big a margin as I expected: Fifty-one percent disapproved of Boehner’s efforts in budget … Continue reading →
Obama’s approval was up a fair amount after the election, but now it’s down again somewhat. I can’t get too excited about it one way or the other. This election only served to underscore something that was already becoming apparent, … Continue reading →
…will this be blamed on Republicans, Obama, Democrats, all three, Bush, or the Jews?
Continue reading →…have Barney Frank to kick around some more. Being a member of Congress must be addictive.
Continue reading →If you want to read at length about the latest in the fiscal cliff negotiations and legislation, go to Memeorandum and get cracking. But here’s my shorter two cents: After doing a lot of reading on the right side of … Continue reading →
Yesterday there was a big brouhaha over an op-ed of Louis Michael Seidman’s that appeared in the New York Times. It was the type of piece that, on first reading, appears to be some sort of ironic Onion-esque parody—but sadly, … Continue reading →
Here’s the way it stands so far: ”” Tax rates will permanently rise to Clinton-era levels for families with income above $450,000 and individuals above $400,000. All income below the threshold will permanently be taxed at Bush-era rates. ”” The … Continue reading →
Note the question mark; I don’t trust any reports of a deal until it’s set in stone. Maybe not even then. So, for what it’s worth, here are the supposed details of the supposed agreement. You can wade through them … Continue reading →