They say that you can’t win a debate, but you sure can lose one. Tonight, despite walking in at the front of the pack, Perry sure did his best to prove that true. He’ll stay on top of the polls, for now, but he didn’t do himself any favors tonight. Like any front-runner, he took […]
What happens when Gingrich gets his mojo on? The CNN/Tea Party Debate.
September 12, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Republican Politics Tagged With: 2012, Barack Obama, CNN, Debate, Michelle Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Presidential Debates, Republican Debate, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, tea party, Wolf Blitzer
Obama’s Latest Jobs Speech: “Stop the political circus,” says the Ring Master.
September 9, 2011 by Daniel Burton
President Obama and I agree on at least one thing: “Washington hasn’t always put [Americans’] interests first.” Ain’t that the truth. With Republicans vying for his job, the economy persistently sluggish, and unemployment relatively unchanged since the Bush Administration, President Obama took to the podium to make “the big speech” before a special Joint Session […]
First Iowa, and now the worst ratings ever.
August 15, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Last week, Republicans decided to “give Iowa a try.” Then T-paw, first man into the race for President, became the first man out of the race (unless you count this dufus). Then, with a nary a whimper (and a jet black bus), the President kicked off what Mitt Romney called the “Magical Misery Tour,” a bus […]
Filed Under: Elections Tagged With: Barack Obama, Iowa, Magical Misery Tour, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, President, Republican, United States
Perspectives on last week’s debt debate: two sides of the same coin
August 3, 2011 by Daniel Burton
How the “left” sees the recent debt ceiling debate/crisis… And how the “right” sees it… Is it any surprise that the politicians had a hard time finding a middle ground? They don’t see eye to eye on what the problem is in the first place. Also, what’s with this “super committee” that’s lacking any deficit […]
Filed Under: Entitlement Reform, Fiscal Reform Tagged With: Barack Obama, debt ceiling, entitlement reform, federal debt, Government, Jason Chaffetz, John Boehner, Orrin Hatch, President Obama, reality is not negotiable, Republicans, super committee, super congress, United States, US House of Representatives
Gettin’ a little crazy out there…
August 2, 2011 by Daniel Burton
No default. But no matter. It’s still not enough to make anyone happy.* In fact, just to read the headlines, I can’t help but think that it’s getting a little crazy out there. Check out a sampling of them from this screen shot of Real Clear Politics this afternoon: Among other things, here’ s a few […]
Filed Under: Laws and Lawmakers, News Round Up Tagged With: Barack Obama, debt ceiling, Democratic, headlines, Mitt Romney, News Round Up, Obama, Republican, White House, Zaphod Beeblebrox
This isn’t the hope you were looking for…
July 8, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Debt, debt, debt… It seems debt is all the rage in Washington these days, and with good reason. The federal government only stays open on debt, and unless Congress and the President can agree soon, we’ll hit that limit and…well, who knows what will happen next. Originally, negotiators were looking at a deal to cut deficits […]
In which I express mock surprise at how well it pays to work for the President of the United States
July 6, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Gawker tells the story: The White House says that many of those positions are considered nonpolitical jobs that come with their own pay schedules, and that what matters is that the total budget and average salary are decreasing slightly. But that doesn’t change the fact that White House staffers who stick it out are being […]
Filed Under: The Economy Tagged With: Barack Obama, Government, Government spending, it's the economy stupid, Jobless Recovery, John Boehner, President, The Economy, Twitter, Unemployment, United State, White House
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