One of the more interesting facets of the election coming up on Tuesday is the fact that both sides seem completely convinced that their guy is winning. It’s natural for liberals to feel that way, especially if they trust the New York Times and Nate Silver’s supposedly-predictive model. Conservatives look deeper and see major cracks in the foundations of the liberals’ sources of confidence, especially | Read More »
The July economic report showing continued slow growth and high unemployment, combined with recent utterances from the President such as “The private sector is doing fine,” show that President Obama doesn’t quite grasp how the economy works. Despite all of his time in academia and politics, he has never been in the private sector, and it seems to be a foreign land to him. He | Read More »
Today, President Obama announced that his position has “evolved” (if it was Romney, it would have been called a “flip-flop”, but I digress) on same-sex marriage. Let me put my amateur political analyst hat on and make five quick observations: 1) I am *very* skeptical that Obama has actually changed his mind on this in any way, shape or form. Either this is what he | Read More »
The latest salvo from the White House in their quest to “create jobs” and “reduce the deficit” (they aren’t proving particularly good at either one, hence the quotes), is this idea called the “Buffett Rule” or the “Millionaire’s Tax”. The idea is simple: All these people who make a million or more per year don’t need all that money, and won’t miss it if we | Read More »
With the death of Osama bin Laden, the media narrative is now that Obama’s re-election is assured in 2012. This was even being said before bin Laden’s demise. Looking at the numbers and trends, however, makes it clear that this is wishful thinking on the liberal media’s part. Let’s start by breaking down what states are pretty firmly in each camp: States Obama should win: | Read More »
SPOILER ALERT: If you are a “Star Wars” Extended Universe reader and have not yet read the “Legacy of the Force” series, this piece contains spoilers for it. You’ve been warned. Previously, I took a look at the character of Emperor Palpatine and his chief tactic for consolidating power, and how today’s leaders use those same tactics. However, another “Star Wars” comparison may prove itself | Read More »
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