February 3, 2010
The Illinois Primaries From Afar
I don’t live in Illinois anymore, although all of my extended family does. So, I keep an eye on what happens there on a daily basis. The New York Times had an interesting item in its op-ed pages this morning. ...
February 2, 2010
How About a Freeze in Entitlement Spending?
How About A Freeze on Entitlement Programs? The President’s budget yesterday included a much-maligned three-year freeze on discretionary spending. Of course, that carried with it a bunch of caveats. It had to be non-defense discretionary spending (which raised the hackles...
February 1, 2010
The Rebirth of the Illinois GOP
Today, the President unveils his budget, which will promise the highest deficit in history. Tomorrow, voters in Illinois will traipse to the first primary of the 2010 election season. While these events are not connected by anything other than coincidence,...
January 31, 2010
Not a Partnership Yet
Not a Partnership Yet The President and his team have a new strategy in dealing with Congressional Republicans. Mr. Obama went to Baltimore last Friday and took more than an hour of his schedule to thrust and parry with the...
January 29, 2010
Capitulation
Capitulation So the latest evidence that the Obama administration can be pushed around came with rumors that it was looking to move the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed out of New York to some undisclosed location.It was bad that the...
January 28, 2010
Point/Counter-Point
Point, Counter-Point The President finished strong in his first State of the Union speech, but then he ran into Bob McDonnell, who reminded independent voters why they have been turning against Mr. Obama over the last 6 months or so....