The other day I wrote a post about the debt ceiling negotiations. Few people in the comments section agreed with my point of view. But I had expected that, and I expect it for this one, too, which is fine; … Continue reading →
William Kristol is absolutely correct: To govern is to choose. To vote is to choose. To vote against John Boehner on the House floor this week in the biggest showdown of the current Congress is to choose to vote with … Continue reading →
I didn’t listen to Obama’s speech last night. Then again, I’m an equal-opportunity speech-shunner, because I didn’t listen to Boehner’s either. It takes a lot to get me to listen to a speech, as I’ve explained before. But I’ve listened … Continue reading →
Until someone else wins the Republican nomination, or until Michele Bachmann drops out of the running—whichever comes first—there will be a relentless drumbeat to destroy her. This much I know. The latest salvo is the allegation that she gets severe … Continue reading →
The Wall Street Journal explains Mitch McConnell’s strategy in saying Republicans should let Obama raise the debt limit himself: Mr. McConnell would then let the President propose three debt-limit increases adding up to $2.5 trillion over the coming months. Senate … Continue reading →
You may have noticed I haven’t yet written about the fight over raising the debt ceiling. That is probably because not only do I have a tendency to shy away from anything to do with economics, but also because I … Continue reading →
…whether Michele Bachmann has been underestimated. Not just by her enemies, but by her friends. As for me, I don’t yet have a firm opinion about Bachmann, simply because so far I’m not familiar enough with her. That will emerge … Continue reading →
I find it of interest that Representative Weiner may be reluctant to quit his day job because it’s pretty much the only one he’s ever had. Weiner is an example of a modern-day phenomenon I’d call the career politician, the … Continue reading →
I wrote earlier today that many people are angry at Weiner because they look like fools for having defended him. In the comments section at Salon, I found a perfect example of the sort of rage I’m talking about. The … Continue reading →
Have you noticed how few Democrats are standing by their man Anthony Weiner? The NY Times has noticed. Weiner may have calculated, from observing the loyalty most Democrats showed Bill Clinton during his impeachment crisis, that he would likewise retain … Continue reading →
For the moment, anyway. What’s more: Among all Americans, Obama and Romney are knotted at 47 percent each, and among registered voters, the former governor is numerically ahead, 49 percent to 46 percent. Unlike Romney, the other official Republican candidates … Continue reading →
Apparently, Andrew Breitbart held a little something in abeyance in Weinergate, just in case he might need it. I watched Breitbart on the Hannity show last night, and he made it fairly clear what that “something else” is: a nude … Continue reading →