…you’re more likely to run into a candidate for the White House than a Mormon missionary when you get a knock at the door. I ran into an interesting set of data today: voter turnout nationally has never really been that high, and while it may be falling, it’s never really changed in Presidential years. […]
You might live in a swing state if…
June 16, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Elections Tagged With: Barack Obama, battleground states, Florida, National Popular Vote, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Republican, Swing state, United States, United States presidential election, White House
While we bomb Libya, is a violation of the War Powers Resolution on the horizon?
June 15, 2011 by Daniel Burton
In case you’ve forgotten, we are still bombing Libya. Yesterday, Rep. John Boehner sent a letter to President Obama reminding him that the time has arrived–legally speaking–to obtain Congressional approval for further military action in the North African country. Five days from now, our country will reach the 90-day mark from the notification to Congress […]
Filed Under: Article I, Section 8 Tagged With: Barack Obama, John Boehner, Libya, United States Congress, War Powers Clause, War Powers Resolution, White House
From the WSJ: “Republicans and Mediscare”
May 24, 2011 by Daniel Burton
The reality is that Medicare “as we know it” will change because it must. The issue is how it will change, and, leaving aside this or that detail, the only alternatives are Mr. Ryan’s proposal to introduce market competition or Mr. Obama‘s plan for ever-tightening government controls on prices and care. Republicans who think they […]
Filed Under: Entitlement Reform Tagged With: Barack Obama, entitlement reform, Fiscal Discipline, Government debt, Government spending, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Republican
If they were companies, Huntsman would be trading up, Romney trading down.
May 3, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Did you know that you can trade on the likelihood of a given politician’s chance of winning his (or her) election? You can, at Intrade, the “World’s Leading Prediction Market.”
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Intrade, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Osama Bin Laden, Utah
Recoveries Comparison: Reagan and Obama
April 29, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: The Economy Tagged With: Barack Obama, Economic growth, Gross domestic product, it's the economy stupid, Obama Administration, Real gross domestic product, Recovery, Ronald Reagan, Unemployment
Utah still missing a permanent federal prosecutor?
April 19, 2011 by Daniel Burton
When will Utah get a permanent U.S. Attorney? If you recall, Utah has been without an appointed federal prosecutor since the last one, Brett Tolman a Republican appointee, stepped down in January of 2010. At the time, Rep. Jim Matheson‘s choice for the job, David Schwendiman, had been rebuffed and rumors floated that a Republican–Scott […]
Filed Under: Department of Justice Tagged With: Barack Obama, Brett Tolman, Carlie Christensen, Jim Matheson, United States Attorney, US Attorney
Taunting? A way of life on Capitol Hill.
April 6, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Remember yesterday when, in the midst of important budget negotiations, the President of the United States said that the Congress needed to start acting like adults? (I think he was referring specifically the Republicans, but that’s just a guess). Well, turns out that such taunting is not so uncommon. A new study by a Harvard […]
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Member of Congress, postaday2011, President of the United States, Republican, United States Congress
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