I have a piece in this week’s newsstand and iPad editions about Fred Davis, the man behind many of the best ads of this political season, including Christine O’Donnell’s “I am not a witch spot.” (Subscribe. For $5 we will send 15 issues to your house.) I asked Davis about that ad. His answer: “When [...]
…here. The definition of hypocrisy, here.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal published an explosive story about how McDonald’s might have to eliminate health insurance for their workers because of the Affordable Care Act. As WSJ reporter Janet Adamy wrote: The move is one of the clearest indications that new rules may disrupt workers’ health plans as the law ripples through the [...]
Some conclusions drawn from what I learned on the road. And, once again, I’d like to thank you readers for inviting my into your homes, introducing me to your friends and co-workers.
They call this playing to the base.
One of Sarah Palin’s grizzlies is coming back to bite her. Joe Miller, Palin’s chosen candidate in the Alaska Senate race, was asked on Sept. 19 on Fox News if Palin is qualified to be president. His response? “That’s not my role to comment on those candidates.” His non-endorsement earned him an angry e-mail from [...]
A quick recent history lesson seems in order, following Michael C.’s post below. The “death panels” lie – and yes, it was a lie – came about after Democrats tried to include in health reform legislation compensation for doctors who talk to their patients about their end of life care plans. Talk to any doctor [...]
Yesterday, Sarah Palin said that abortion is an “essential issue” in the midterm elections, representing the choice for voters between a “culture of life” and “a culture of death.” “It’s essential that we use the 2010 midterms to elect a Congress that will make undoing the damage of Obamacare its first priority,” she said at a [...]
The Wall Street Journal fronted a good story today about how Tea Party groups in several states have worked to build closer ties among themselves and with lawmakers as they try to exert greater influence on public policy. The fruits of their efforts, as writer Neil King points out, will be on display at a [...]
