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Boehner's Debt Ceiling Talk Gives GOP, Romney Economic High Ground
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2012 Comment (8)It has often been said that good public policy makes good politics. These words could not be truer about Speaker John Boehner's bold move to go on the offense and offer to address the debt ceiling increase now instead of waiting until around the election.
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The Panic Attack That Kicked off Obama’s 2012 Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook April 5, 2012 Comment (6)The Obama campaign pushed the panic button, went on the offensive, and it backfired. The political narrative has changed, dramatically forcing the hand of Democratic strategists. Just one month ago, there was a sinking feeling among Republicans that the divisiveness of the Republican primaries was going to hand President Obama the election in November. Reporters were telling conservative political operatives that the Obama campaign was smiling at our demise, sharpening its knives, and readying for the epic battle.
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Obama, Democrats Blink in Payroll Tax Battle
Tweet Share on Facebook December 15, 2011 Comment (13)It's almost Christmas time again and Washington is right where it is supposed to be around this time of year: at a standstill. Democrats and Republicans remain far apart in negotiations over the payroll tax and annual spending bills. The fight is between Democrats who are campaigning on class warfare themes and Republicans who remain solidly behind the rhetoric of job creation. And in this annual stare down over politics and policy, we just saw the Democrats blink.
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Tax Increases Turn Obama's Jobs Plan Into Another Political Ploy
Tweet Share on Facebook September 13, 2011 Comment (8)For a brief moment, it looked like President Obama had cracked the code of Washington gridlock that has exhausted the public. He created momentum towards results last week by introducing a jobs package that included payroll tax cuts for small businesses that would attract Republicans and spending on construction and public sector employees that would attract Democrats. Republican leaders didn't bash the entire plan outright and instead responded with lukewarm rhetoric about reading the bill.
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Obama's Ping Pong Game Out of Touch After Tornado Tragedy
Tweet Share on Facebook May 26, 2011 Comment (11)Imagine if a hurricane ripped through the Florida coast, killing hundreds, while President George W. Bush was traveling overseas. He would respond by using the presidential crisis management response field manual. The president releases a statement of support, calls the governor of Florida to offer assistance, and orders the FEMA director to take control of the emergency. This sounds pretty reasonable. After all, he is overseas and there is very little he can do until he returns. But then, Bush gets the royal treatment and plays a highly publicized game of cricket with the Indian Prime Minister. The photos show the American president having a blast. Bush now looks out of touch, and the Democratic Party wallops him with this charge for two weeks in the media.
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Obama Will Hit a Congressional 'No-Fly Zone' on Libya
Tweet Share on Facebook April 1, 2011 Comment (6)Hell hath no fury like a Congress scorned by a president. After the White House authorized air strikes and military support in Libya, a majority of members from the House and Senate demanded reasonable explanations for not being brought into the decision making process. To some, President Obama had a valid excuse for not doing so: It would have slowed down the response and might have cost thousands of innocent lives.
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Obama's America Flying Blind on Libya, Japan, and the Budget
Tweet Share on Facebook March 25, 2011 Comment (21)Could anyone have imagined that airplanes and incompetence would have dominated the news this week? President Obama orders American fighter jets to attack Libya. Sen. Claire McCaskill admits to nearly $300,000 in unpaid taxes on her private plane. And the Federal Aviation Administration has suspended the air traffic controller who fell asleep at Reagan National because the tower went silent as two planes were forced to land on their own. The famous joke from the movie Airplane comes to mind: “Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
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Ruling Healthcare Law Unconstitutional Is New Sputnik Moment
Tweet Share on Facebook February 1, 2011 Comment (11)The Florida court’s ruling against Obamacare could be America’s new “Sputnik Moment.” First a federal judge in Virginia courts ruled in December that the individual mandate was unconstitutional. But when a Florida judge ruled that the entire healthcare law was unconstitutional, the confirmation came for millions of Americans and thousands of small businesses who employ them that they were justified in believing it had all gone too far.
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Tea Party, Scott Brown Good for GOP in 2010
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2010 Comment (4)Since Robert Schlesinger came up with reasons 2010 was good for Democrats, here are as many reasons why it was a great year for Republicans:
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Minority Leader Pelosi Would Mean Years of GOP Rule
Tweet Share on Facebook November 5, 2010 Comment (5)Winning over 60 House Republican seats and six Senate seats is a great victory. Having Speaker Nancy Pelosi serve as the Democratic minority leader during the next Congress? Priceless.
