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 →
…blah blah blah…fiscal cliff, blah blah blah…fiscal cliff, blah blah blah. Sorry to be so cynically dismissive. But my sense is that nothing will happen for a while, and when it does happen it won’t solve a thing, and Republicans … Continue reading →
…for John Kerry’s Senate seat. That opens the way for Scott Brown to return to the Senate, if he can win the special election. And if there’s no Kennedy scion to claim the throne, it’s highly possible. Not that it … Continue reading →
A lot of bloggers have recommended reading this Boston Globe piece on why Romney lost. It’s probably good, with a lot of inside info, but I could only get through about a third of it because (a) the topic has … Continue reading →
“Meltdown” is really the meme du jour for House Republicans’ failure to coalesce around Boehner’s Plan B. Great Speakers (and/or Majority Leaders) are not necessarily great statesmen (or stateswomen; let us not forget Nancy Pelosi). Perhaps that quality is even … Continue reading →
…had this to say:
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