For some reason, The Hotline is calling Paul Volker “Reagan’s Fed Chair“. They note that he was first appointed by Carter, but still call him “Reagan’s”. I’m a bit baffled by this. Take this explanation of Volker’s tenure as Fed Chair: Little wonder Reagan liked Paul Volker so much. He had already made the unpopular [...]
I missed the debate – teaching class – so lets figure out what has been said in my absence. Here’s a recap from HuffPo. Is there a market failure in medicine? Dennis Hastert has said John McCain is allied with Democrats. It’s almost like Republicans are afraid of bipartisanship. Get used to hearing this Barrack [...]
George Bush‘s response: “Some people see a poor economy. I see millions of bad little children getting what they deserved on Christmas – nothing. That’s what happens when Democrats run Congress.” Technorati Tags: George Bush Sphere: Related Content
The Washington Post has a sad article about suicide among veterans. This is our national shame. The was a question over whether John Edwards pulling out would help Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton more – here’s your answer:
By now, the only people who don’t think the Clintons got a raw deal at the hands of Kenneth Starr are those so blinded by partisanship that they don’t care what gets destroyed. It was – and is – and should be – inexcusable to spend so much money chasing what amounts to nothing in [...]
I was just watching the replay of last night’s CNN Republican Presidential debate. I heard enough to figure out what was bothering me and flipped over to MSNBC. I mean – isn’t there any news from today? The problem is that you have a bunch of people trying to “out-conservative” each other and they really [...]
Sometimes politicians are their own greatest enemies: Bill Clinton is saying that the solution to global warming is easy – stall the economy Tom Tancredo apparently thinks John McCain is a threat to our country and, possibly, a traitor. Sometimes other people stand up to be their enemies – like the National Review‘s screed against [...]
Well, it’s the night that follows today. It’s also the night following the narrowing of both Democratic and Republican Presidential primaries. For all intent and purpose, Democrats will choose either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton and Republicans will choose either Mitt Romney or John McCain. Republicans have a debate scheduled. Don’t know who to support? [...]
Glenn Greenwald is saying bipartisanship ain’t what it’s sput out to be: “bipartisanship” is already rampant in Washington, not rare. And, in almost every significant case, what “bipartisanship” means in Washington is that enough Democrats join with all of the Republicans to endorse and enact into law Republican policies, with which most Democratic voters disagree. [...]
John Edwards will announce that he is dropping out of the Presidential race today. Don’t expect him to throw his support to Hillary Clinton. Technorati Tags: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton Sphere: Related Content
