Sep
1
The Presidential Address on Iraq
September 1, 2010 | 5 Comments
The President talked to the nation last night about the “end to combat operations” in Iraq. And while conservatives talk about the evils of domestic spending, and rail about the deficits being incurred by the federal government, they seem to be supportive of continued spending in Iraq, including massive amounts of money for “nation building”. [...]
Aug
30
Arne Duncan on Education
August 30, 2010 | 4 Comments
A great spot on “This Week”, with education heavyweights with real policy differences talking about the Obama Administration efforts in this area. Superintendent Rhee in Washington has not been afraid to stir the pot vigorously. The Obama Administration has made some real enemies with the Teacher unions, and you can see the Secretary trying to [...]
Aug
28
Governor Schwarzenegger on Public Pensions
August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Same old boring song and dance. Or is it? As everyone begins to fight and claw over a rapidly shrinking economic pie nobody wants to talk about the elephant in the room consuming everything in its path. And that is the public employee pension system. Every state is obviously different, but many are facing pension [...]
Aug
27
Scott Brown, Faux Pioneer
August 27, 2010 | 4 Comments
Governor Sarah Palin, in remarks broadcast on Fox News, correctly points out that while Senators like Scott Brown may be tolerated in Massachusetts, he would never be accepted up there in Alaska, where the pioneering spirit is dominant. And lets face it folks she has a valid point. I know that Senator Brown traveled the [...]
Aug
27
Sarah Palin Kicks Around Scott Brown
August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Former Governor Sarah Palin had some choice words for Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown on Fox News yesterday, saying that in places like Alaska folks wouldn’t put up with the “antics” of Scott Brown. Also seemed to agree that Brown has been supportive of the “Reid-Pelosi” (or was it Pelosi-Reid?)agenda! Palin is basking in the apparent [...]
Aug
24
Oh No Blago!
August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Blago goes on the Jon Stewart show, and has at it with Jon. Pretty good entertainment, but probably not worth much discussion.
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Aug
24
Reid Pours on Hits
August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Majority Leader Harry Reid, looking at some pretty terrible poll numbers, is hitting tea party favorite Sharron Angle with a multi million dollar barrage of negative ads using her own words. Reid’s strategy boils down to “you may hate me but Sharron Angle is nutty” and it is having a big impact. Angle has been [...]
Aug
22
Mitch McConnell Does the Dance
August 22, 2010 | 3 Comments
Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell does the dance on the deficit, refusing to say how he would pay for the extension of the Bush tax cuts, and refusing to even discuss Republican House Budget guru Paul Ryan’s Roadmap on Deficit Reduction. He will not take a stand on anything, and only issues platitudes. Listen carefully [...]
Aug
20
Deficit Reduction? Well Yes, But Maybe No.
August 20, 2010 | 4 Comments
The Wall Street Journal has written a story about the subject garnering a lot of press these days, the deficit. And there are plenty of stories that run directly off the question of how to deal with the deficit, principally the future of Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. The Journal put a focus group [...]
Aug
15
Protect Social Security: Democratic Battle Cry
August 15, 2010 | 5 Comments
The President used the 75th anniversary of Social Security to whipsaw the Republican Party on how to best protect the system going forward. And that issue appears to be heating up, with many Republican candidates being forced to backpedal from earlier support for privatizing Social Security. Tea Party Republicans in particular have been susceptible to [...]