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Repo Men, Two Cheers for Capitalism, And My Hope For Conservatism

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I have for some time now been dismayed as I watched a conservative movement I once respected, and considered myself a student and sometime sympathizer of, apparently become adrift in a haze of "free market" rhetoric that was more style than substance, more twitch than thought. I remember well one such "conservative" who went utterly ballistic on me not too long ago when I noted … [Read more...] about Repo Men, Two Cheers for Capitalism, And My Hope For Conservatism

What We’ve Learned in the Presidential Campaign So Far

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HOBBS, N.M. -- You learn something new every day. In driving around the country, I've learned that oil companies reserve large numbers of motel rooms in this city and others so that oil rig workers have places to stay. In some cities it's almost impossible to get a hotel room. You have to carefully plan in advance. That's also the story of the months leading up to the 2012 … [Read more...] about What We’ve Learned in the Presidential Campaign So Far

John McCain’s 2008 Opposition Research File on Mitt Romney Posted Online

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Yes, it's true. Arizona Sen. John McCain's 2008 opposition research file on former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney has now been posted online. Every page of it HERE. The immediate reaction is to suggest this is bad news for Romney. Actually it's good news for Romney: if his advisers are smart (and the jury is still out on that) they will go through every line and sentence of it and … [Read more...] about John McCain’s 2008 Opposition Research File on Mitt Romney Posted Online

At The End of Our Rope? (Guest Voice)

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At the End of Our Rope? by Peter Funt A few hours with the TV and radio the other night — one lowlight being a commercial for a holster guaranteed to prevent getting "pinched" by your concealed gun — underscored what a troubled and divided nation we have become. Fox News Channel carried the latest debate among GOP presidential candidates, during which Mitt Romney … [Read more...] about At The End of Our Rope? (Guest Voice)

Wikipedia English Goes Black

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WASHINGTON - This isn't a left right thing. Yesterday afternoon at a live streaming briefing on the issue you had Adam Green of Bold Progressives standing up to applaud Rep. Darrel Issa for his leadership on this issue, which I watched unfold. Here's a list of some of the people who took part in the streaming online event yesterday: Alexis Ohanian, reddit co-founder … [Read more...] about Wikipedia English Goes Black

Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Likely to Face Recall: Organizers Say 1 Million Petitions Signed

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Only months ago Wisconsin's union-busting Gov. Scott Walker seemed to feel he was on the path to becoming another President Ronald Reagan. But now it sounds as if he's more likely to be on the path to becoming another California Gov. Gray Davis, the Governor recalled by voters in 2003: Critics of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin submitted to the state on Tuesday more than a … [Read more...] about Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Likely to Face Recall: Organizers Say 1 Million Petitions Signed

It’s Getting Rockier Now For Mitt Romney

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By all accounts, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is poised to win the South Carolina primary and go on to win big in Florida. Very soon this lady will have sung. But now -- at the seeming moment of his triumph -- things are suddenly getting rockier for Romney. You can see it in three development. DEVELOPMENT ONE: The Democratic National Committee was apparently … [Read more...] about It’s Getting Rockier Now For Mitt Romney

Perry’s Regrettable — and Uninformed — Comments about a Staunch NATO Ally (UPDATES)

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The same Republican presidential wannabe who would send U.S. troops back into Iraq and thus would most likely again need the use of Turkish land and air space to provide logistics support to our troops there, now labels that nation a country that is being ruled by Islamic terrorists -- and worse. During Monday's GOP presidential candidates debate in South Carolina, Texas … [Read more...] about Perry’s Regrettable — and Uninformed — Comments about a Staunch NATO Ally (UPDATES)

The CEO President

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Does being a CEO of an organization mean you are better qualified to be President of the United States? While I was studying for a masters degree in Political Communications, this was the most interesting question that I came across. It is a question I asked myself when I was studying George W Bush’s candidacy in 2000 and it is a question I have been asking myself as I have … [Read more...] about The CEO President

The Futile Integrity of Jon Huntsman

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As you've surely heard by now, Jon Huntsman -- Huntsman the Formidable, I once called him -- has pulled out of the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. His withdrawal at this stage was hardly a surprise. Though he finished a fairly strong third in New Hampshire, where he campaigned relentlessly and into which basket he put pretty much every egg he had, he has … [Read more...] about The Futile Integrity of Jon Huntsman

Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama, From the President and Me

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The First Lady turns 48 today. I know because an e-mail from the President last week reminded me with two links to a fund-raising site: “The decision to become part of this campaign was deeply personal for a lot of people, and Michelle and I are no exception... “This fall, Michelle and I will have been married 20 years. The next 10 months will be harder than any we've … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama, From the President and Me

Recognizing America

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Mitt Romney at the debate last night: My care by getting in this race is about my belief in America and my concern that what we’re seeing with this president is a change in course for America to be become something we wouldn’t recognize. I think he is drawing us into becoming more like a European social welfare state. I think he wants us to become an entitlement society where … [Read more...] about Recognizing America

A Fair Share of Scrutiny

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WASHINGTON -- From all evidence, the issue of economic justice isn't going away. Break the news gently to Mitt Romney, who seems apoplectic that the whole "rich get richer, poor get poorer" thing is being discussed out loud. In front of the children, for goodness sake. "You know I think it's fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms," he told the "Today" show's … [Read more...] about A Fair Share of Scrutiny

An Unhappy Result When Free Speech Meets The Roberts Court Meat Grinder

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There was a time not long ago when free speech was guaranteed in America, and if someone had a problem with that the Supreme Court would weigh in with a reminder that the concept is a foundation on which our democracy is built. But a funny thing happened on the way to the second decade of the new millennium. According to a new study, the court led by Chief Justice John … [Read more...] about An Unhappy Result When Free Speech Meets The Roberts Court Meat Grinder