Some of…
…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 →
Category Archives: Politics
The public and the fiscal cliff negotiations
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 approval down
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 →
So…
…will this be blamed on Republicans, Obama, Democrats, all three, Bush, or the Jews?
Continue reading →Cheer up! Maybe we will…
…have Barney Frank to kick around some more. Being a member of Congress must be addictive.
Continue reading →The fiscal cliff deal—so far
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 →
Louis Michael Seidman: the con law professor v. the Constitution
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 →
Congress’s fiscal cliff deal
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 →
Fiscal cliff deal?
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 →
Fiscal cliff…
…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 →
Ted Kennedy Jr. not running…
…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 →
Why Romney lost, millionth version (the patrician vs. the common man)
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 →