O Brave New World
By: Brian Faughnan (Diary) | March 14th at 11:19 AM |
It’s becoming apparent that Democrats have decided that they really will do anything to pass Obamacare – including seemingly violating the Constitution. This is likely to guarantee that their health care plan will enjoy an express ride to a Supreme Court challenge, but it also opens up a whole new range of possibilities for enactment of a bold conservative agenda. Right now, it seems highly | Read More »
Get Your 2010 Attack Ads, One Year Early
By: Brian Faughnan (Diary) | November 9th at 02:16 PM |
While it was largely lost in the debate over passage of Pelosi-care on Saturday night, it may turn out that the most politically costly vote many Democrats cast was against the Motion to Recommit. Simply put, the Motion to Recommit gives the minority party one last chance to force a vote on a change to the underlying bill. Here’s a summary sent out by the | Read More »
Cook: Voter Attitudes Hardening Against Democrat Congress
By: Brian Faughnan (Diary) | September 18th at 11:45 AM |
When it comes to the 2010 midterm elections, the conventional wisdom in Washington seems largely agreed a few central points: the Democrats are going to lose a bunch of House seats, and how many they lose will depend a lot on the economy and Barack Obama’s approval rating. In fact, in virtually any piece you read about 2010, you’ll see a significant caveat: Democrats will | Read More »
Obama Thinking About Stimulus II
By: Brian Faughnan (Diary) | June 24th at 01:09 PM |
Largely lost in the wake of Barack Obama’s press conference yesterday is the news that he is apparently still considering another ‘stimulus’ bill to try to get the economy moving again: President Obama said he is “not yet” ready to ask for a second stimulus package even as polls show Americans growing increasingly more skeptical of how effective the president’s first attempt to create jobs | Read More »