National Politics
On Monday, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, Jr, urged labor to “win the war” on the Tea Party, told the President “we are your army” and “let’s take these son of a ****** out” amid cheers from the crowd. Just your usual Teamster rally? Not exactly, not when the President then follows those words with a…
If you read things from the progressive caucus and others who follow it closely, big business, big banks and Wall Street firms are the devil. You can also read about some of their darlings like Sheldon Whitehouse and the now-near-untouchable Jim Langevin. However today, GoLocalProv.com has a front page article on the worth of Rhode…
William Jacobson makes an interesting point regarding the intersection of the economy and electoral politics: Workers giving up hope, thereby keeping the unemployment rate artificially low, is keeping Obama’s reelection hopes alive. If the headlines screamed that unemployment was 11.4%, even I might begin to believe [that the U.S.A. would not give Obama a second…
The Fairness Doctrine has been deep sixed by President Obama’s FCC. Bravo. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said that the decision to eliminate the Fairness Doctrine was part of a larger mandate proposed by the Obama administration to ease regulatory burdens by getting rid of duplicative or outdated measures. Ever since reading about this rare bit…
In case you missed it in Wisconsin After tens of millions of dollars spent by outside interest groups, dozens of attack ads and exhaustive get-out-the-vote efforts, Democrats on Tuesday fell short of their goal of taking control of the state Senate and stopping the agenda of Gov. Scott Walker. Republicans won four of six recall…
This AP article, from the pre-budget-ceiling-deal days, does nothing so well as emphasize the instability on which big-government advocates would have our entire society rest. Its main point is that the states are not well prepared to absorb cuts in the aid that the federal government sends them each year. “We have the potential for…
Andrew Malcolm: Barack Obama’s weakness is thinking he can talk his way in or out of virtually any opportunity or difficulty. Being a Real Good Talker helped him get the job heading the law review. And entering politics. And succeeding early there, albeit within Chicago’s rigged system. And being an RGT thrust him onto the…
$2,200/month, to be more specific. As Jon Stewart asks , How do you collect rent from the guy you depend on to save your life? “Hey guys, it’s August 1. Where’s the rent??” “Oh, oh, I’m sorry. I must have left my checkbook in my other bullet-proof vest.” The Daily Show – Landlord Joe BidenGet…
Byron York has a piece about how Obama supporters, Democrats, etc. take it as an article of faith that all of our economic woes are due to “the past 8 years” (ie; under President Bush). He provides some numbers from the OMB to refute that charge. In an attempt to provide a picture of what…