Newt up, everyone else down in the Cain fallout

    When I write about the polling, I hesitate to say more than I have to about the events going on that drive the numbers. I risk introducing unnecessary bias due to mixing the math with my own observations. But the Herman Cain harassment story is the story right now. Two new pre-debate polls are out. Cain is down further, Rick Perry is back down after | Read More »

    Today in Washington – June 10, 2010

    Conservatives argue that government usually makes a situation worse when it tries to help.  A great example of this is the decision by President Obama to impose a drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the spill.  From the LA Times, “Interior Secretary Ken Salazar also reassured congressional representatives from the beleaguered gulf states that a six-month moratorium on drilling that | Read More »