October 25, 2011 – 8:50 am
Better late than never. Skipping the preamble and heading to the meat (Wall Street Journal) On Tuesday I will announce my “Cut, Balance and Grow” plan to scrap the current tax code, lower and simplify tax rates, cut spending and balance the federal budget, reform entitlements, and grow jobs and economic opportunity. The plan starts […]
October 14, 2011 – 8:40 am
Perhaps Obama shouldn’t have been running his mouth earlier in the day while being campaigner in chief (Politico) President Barack Obama called House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Thursday to congratulate him for passing three trade agreements — but ended up getting an earful on the jobs debate. According to an unusually detailed account released by […]
October 13, 2011 – 8:22 am
It’s a real jobs plan, one meant to stimulate the economy and get people back to work, unlike Obama’s one which was a campaign platform that had so many poison pills that even his own party couldn’t pass it in the Democrat controlled Senate (The Politico) President Barack Obama had his American Jobs Act. Now, […]
October 10, 2011 – 8:21 am
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the minute Rick Perry jumped into the GOP presidential primary race, it turned much nastier, rather than just some jostling back and forth. It was more focused on each candidate providing their ideas on the future of America, and the candidates were running more against Obama […]
October 8, 2011 – 11:50 am
Very subtly, though (The Politico) Palin lovers, Palin haters, a half-dozen publishing houses, and elements of the mainstream media who tracked her plans long after the Republican campaign bypassed her suddenly face a future without their entertaining, unpredictable, and now scarcely relevant subject. Palin’s circle of online admirers greeted her announcement with shock and dismay. […]
October 8, 2011 – 7:44 am
No matter what one may say about Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-Az), this is damned wonderful idea, one which has been kicked around for a long time (WRAL) Several prominent business leaders from North Carolina are backing a bi-partisan bill in the U.S. Senate that would cut dramatically the tax rate on […]
October 4, 2011 – 8:09 pm
Um, wait, what? (The Politico) Ken Vogel and I both have sources telling us that calls were made on behalf of a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines. The calls were made by representatives of the law firm Baker Hostetler – a firm that employs lawyer Mark Braden, who represents […]
October 4, 2011 – 1:38 pm
Anyone shocked? From The Politico New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie formally announced that he wasn’t going to join the presidential race on Tuesday, saying he’d come back to his original feeling about staying out despite reconsidering in recent days. “In the end, what I’ve always felt was the right decision remains the right decision today. […]
October 2, 2011 – 3:16 pm
One has to wonder: if Perry is so squishy on an issue that is very important to Conservatives, what else will he be squishy about? (MSNBC) “We have, for decades, had a federal government that has absolutely failed in its constitutional duty to defend our border,†Perry said. “I’m a governor. I don’t have the […]
September 30, 2011 – 3:11 pm
Something lighthearted for a Friday. But, then, perhaps someone needs to do the same for Sarah Palin, who still can’t decide, after 3 friggin’ years, if she is going to run or not. “This is a serious decision, and I’ve engaged in serious deliberations. So within the next 24 hours don’t look for me to […]
