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Keynesian Economics Goes Out of Style for Americans
Tweet Share on Facebook February 29, 2012 Comment (7)In 1970, former President Richard Nixon famously declared "We are all Keynesians now," citing the depression-era belief that a government-managed economy performs better than it's free-market counterpart. [Sorry Mitt Romney, Good Businessmen Rarely Make Good Presidents.]
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Bill Clinton's Running Habit: A Secret Service Nightmare
Tweet Share on Facebook February 29, 2012 Comment (4)President Bill Clinton no longer sports his legendary, scanty jogging shorts, but back when he ran, his healthy habit created one giant headache for his secret service detail.
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Reagan and Thatcher Not As Tight As They Appeared
Tweet Share on Facebook February 29, 2012 CommentThe relationship between former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former President Ronald Reagan, which was touted as a political marriage made in heaven, was anything but, says historian Richard Aldous. [See The 10 Worst Presidents.]
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Bill Seeks Tax Breaks for Men (and Women) with Facial Hair
Tweet Share on Facebook February 28, 2012 Comment (41)The American Mustache Institute claims to have found an ally in Maryland Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The 19-year congressman rocks a white stache of his own and has agreed to send down the legislative pipeline the so-called "Stache Act"—a law that would give folks with mustaches up to a $250 tax credit every year.
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In Michigan, Money Doesn't Buy Support
Tweet Share on Facebook February 28, 2012 Comment (1)It has been said that money cannot buy happiness. Unfortunately for Mitt Romney, a recent poll shows it doesn't guarantee support, either.
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Democratic Pollster Says Santorum's "Blue Collar Politics" Make Him More Competitive Than Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook February 27, 2012 Comment (2)A Politico/ George Washington University poll released Monday reveals former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney fares better against President Barack Obama than former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. But Democratic Pollster Celinda Lake admits, as time goes on, that number could change to show Santorum's more difficult to defeat in the general election.
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How Obama's Legacy Could Be Crafted
Tweet Share on Facebook February 27, 2012 Comment (5)If President Obama wants to be one of the most revered presidents of all time, he had better focus on his reelection. That's because a multiple-term presidency, followed by a win from the same party, is the big measure that history uses to judge presidents favorably, says Robert W. Merry, editor of The National Interest and author of a forthcoming book on how American voters and historians view their presidents. According to this year's Presidents' Day polls, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt still rank the highest in contemporary history.
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A Timeline of Obama's Failed Energy Policy Courtesy of Speaker Boehner
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2012 Comment (19)Gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks and Speaker of the House John Boehner's providing a no-frills explanation to voters:it's all Obama's fault.
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Romney Won't Receive a Hometown Welcome in Detroit
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2012 Comment (4)Despite self-appointing himself the "son of Detroit," Mitt Romney won't receive a hometown welcome Friday when he arrives at Ford Field to deliver a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.
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Stock Market Picks 90 Percent of Presidential Elections
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2012 Comment (2)If voters wish to predict the 2012 election, one investment firm is instructing them to push polls aside, ignore political pundits, turn off the debates, and follow the Dow.
InvestTech Research, an investment firm out of Montana, says the stock market is the most reliable indicator of who will win the presidency and has been for more than 100 years.
