The spotlight in Wisconsin has been mostly on the demonstrators and the governor, Republican Scott Walker, who has been trying to get the state’s fiscal house in order by seeking more of a contribution from the state’s public service workers, … Continue reading →
It’s not just the Arab street that’s boiling over. There’s trouble in the streets of—Wisconsin. “Trouble in Wisconsin” sounds like an oxymoron. But it’s just a reflection of similar troubles all around the country, and even the world (see Europe, … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan puts her finger on why Mitch Daniels and Chris Christie have been able to make recent speeches on fiscal responsibility that were so compelling: Everyone knew they meant it. Everyone knew they’d been living it. She quotes this … Continue reading →
I happened to catch about fifteen minutes of NJ Governor Christie’s address to the American Enterprise Institute this afternoon. I haven’t seen any articles reporting on it yet, just advance notice such as this, saying that the title of his … Continue reading →
Tim Pawlenty gives advice on how he would have handled the Egyptian crisis. I like what he has to say, and it highlights some of what was missing in Obama’s reaction: …[F]irst of all, get your own team on the … Continue reading →
This could be the beginning of wisdom for Andrew Sullivan. Or, depending what you think of Sullivan, the return to wisdom. Or just a temporary return to wisdom. Sullivan’s disillusion with Obama seems to have been generated by the President’s … Continue reading →
I’m not sure why the big deal about Obama’s submitted budget. After all, no one expected it to have any substantial deficit-cutting teeth in it. And, with Republicans controlling the House, it’s merely the opening gambit in a chess game. … Continue reading →
Here’s more about a topic we’ll probably revisit many times to come: what are Obama’s chances in 2012? The fortuitously-named Sean Trende offers an interesting analysis based on how approval ratings affect elections. But I remain convinced that such speculation … Continue reading →
…whether this agreement of McConnell’s is binding. Can he sign away his rights to amend the filibuster rules if he wins the Senate Majority Leader position in 2012? And what if the Republicans win control of the Senate in 2012, … Continue reading →
I’m really not sure how I feel about this. I supported Giuliani initially in his 2008 run. But I would dearly love to see someone fresher and younger come forward to get some energy into the Republican Party’s presidential campaign. … Continue reading →
From the evidence of certain comments and a couple of emails I’ve received, it seems I didn’t make myself clear enough when I first discussed Obama’s Tucson speech—even when I expanded on my position here and here in the comments … Continue reading →
The hard core left is pragmatic about truth, but you don’t often see that fact revealed as honestly as it was in a comment I found at TNR, made by “Virginia Centrist” at 10:17 AM on 01/12/2011, in response to … Continue reading →