Nationalizing 2014
Democrats are fond of pointing out that the president has an approval rating higher than Congress. But there is unpopular, and then there is really unpopular. Gallup reports: Thirty-one percent of...
View ArticleAn Alabama journalist runs for Congress
On Friday, former Republican Hill staffer and conservative journalist Quin Hillyer announced he was going to put his laptop aside and run for office in the open Alabama 1st Congressional District to...
View ArticleWait until they find out what’s in it
When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Congress had to pass Obamacare for us to find out what was in it, she had a point. Alas, familiarity in this case breeds contempt. Gallup tells us: Less than two...
View Article20 signs you’ve drunk the Kool-Aid
There has been, to put it mildly, some mass self-delusion going on in right-wing circles. Here’s how to tell if you are suffering from the ill-effects of the echo chamber: 1. You think Sen. Ted Cruz...
View ArticleAll things in moderation?
There are lots of comparisons one can make between the two gubernatorial races this year. Let me focus on one: moderates. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie won moderate voters in New Jersey by a margin of...
View ArticleBoost Congress, minimize Obama
Lefty pundits will tell you that the source of all dysfunction inside the Beltway is Republicans. Let’s concede that a segment of Republicans — the “no” crowd, the shutdown squad, the spoilers of Plan...
View ArticlePredictions for 2014
There will be no final deal with Iran in six months. Sen. Max Baucus’s early retirement will not secure his Montana Senate seat for Democrats. Republicans will win a Senate seat in either New...
View ArticleThe political landscape tips toward the GOP
The latest New York Times/CBS poll has interesting nuggets. President Obama remains in the doldrums with only 41 percent approval and a significant margin disapproving of his handling of the economy...
View ArticleObama ducks on pipeline, bipartisan fury flows
Like postponement of the individual mandate and acceleration of the troop-withdrawal schedule for Afghanistan, President Obama’s decision to delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline personifies...
View ArticleReasons for optimism
I am amazed when I hear talk radio hosts or other provocateurs describe the country in wholly gloomy terms. They talk about a “growing tyranny,” the threat that foreigners will take our jobs, the...
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