People are unhappy. They’ve been unhappy for a while: through Enron and the .com bubble bursting, 9/11, two wars, Katrina. They thought Barack Obama would bring change but few have felt the changes he’s wrought: who can imagine how bad the economy could have gotten sans stimulus? It feels bad enough as it is. Then [...]
After abandoning his bid for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination, Charlie Crist gave an interview to National Review in which he gushed about life as an independent candidate. “[Connecticut Sen. Joe] Lieberman told me that [going independent] is the most liberating thing,” Crist said. “He was right. I’m much happier now, to be perfectly candid.” The [...]
While primary votes are being tallied across the country this mini-Super Tuesday, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial is starting in Chicago. Jury selection concluded today and opening statements are being delivered now. Here are some mildly amusing biographical summaries of a few of the jurors who will decide Blago’s fate, courtesy of the [...]
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart has some interesting thoughts about the strange frustration in some quarters that Obama won’t show more anger over the BP spill: African American men are taught at very young ages (or learn the hard way) to keep our emotions in check, to not lose our cool, lest we be perceived [...]
Considering the huge number of races today and the inevitable search for a narrative to tie them together, it’s worth addressing the dominant theme of the 2010 cycle so far: Anti-incumbency. Staggering poll numbers might tell us something about anger or unease in the electorate. But the seemingly pervasive mood is unlikely to put a [...]
Former Bush Deputy Commissar for Rove-Inspired Propaganda Pete Wehner has weighed in on the President’s “kick ass” comment to Matt Lauer and he was just shocked–shocked–by it. I agree it was pretty stupid and transparent: it smacked of Obama trying to prove that he was really, really pissed off about the oil spill. He probably [...]
The new conservative style of commentary is, apparently, to opine on implausible rumors. So we have this from the deathless Fred Barnes: In Washington these days, President Obama is rumored to be hoping Republicans capture the House of Representatives in the midterm election in November. There’s no evidence for this speculation, so far as I [...]
