I'm not a generally a big fan of trying to determine what public officials "really want," not least because there's no way of extricating policy goals from political goals and perceptions of political viability. But I certainly agree in broad terms that Obama is a...
Author: Scott Lemieux
As the Pauls note below, the horrible debt deal is not a pleasant thing to come back to, and I'm sure it's not hard to convince most of our audience.
...to Dave Cameron.
The heart of the matter: Some of us have long complained about the cult of “balance,” the insistence on portraying both parties as equally wrong and equally at fault on any issue, never mind the facts. I joked long ago that if one party declared...
I'm sure Brooks didn't know anything about this either.
...does belong squarely on one side, although the inept response of Obama and many congressional Dems to the hostage-taking must be mentioned. And also, although this seems missing the reports.
...has been provided by Mr. Jerry Meals. This was no garden-variety, or even Phil Cuzzi variety, blown call -- as with Bush v. Gore, the bad faith is transparent. As you can see [scroll down to "Braves walk-off"], although I apparently can't embed, the runner...
I endorse Erik's post, but to add a few points: Arguments that third parties are potentially useful vehicles for political transformation confuse cause and effect. Given American electoral rules, third.
Bill James once noted that the reason for doing research is to avoid paying the price for believing things that aren't true. The apparently sincere belief of Obama and his.
Maybe he could call it the Hot Soup party. And I'm pretty sure I'd rather be governed by Lady Gaga than Thomas Freidman (not to mention Rick Perry, who apparently would be perfectly moderate as long as he ran with Zell Miller.)
I have a review of the superb new HBO documentary with some further comments about the way fictionalized "tort tales" are used to block access to the courts up at.
Since it's become a trend here at LGM, I shall be gone on a honeymoon for the next 10 days. My presence here will therefore be sporadic. Have fun and.