Michelle addresses the one percent and the sequester approaches
Politics took a little bit of a backseat to Movies and Sports this weekend, but the Obamas still managed to be seen as Michelle Obama presented the award for Best Picture at the Oscars last night to an adoring Hollywood crowd. Least she could do considering all the money Hollywood raised for her husband in the [...]
Strongest GOP National Convention in recent memory concludes
Mitt Romney ended the GOP convention last night with a speech and performance that came in well above expectations. It was laced with emotional moments, such as the story of how his father gave his mother a rose every day until the first day he didn’t, when she knew he had passed away. It was also direct and [...]
Maryland versus Virginia: a case study in Democratic economic mismanagement
If there’s a microcosm for the contrasting national economic visions on display this election season, it can be found in the case study of Maryland vs. Virginia. No two states’ economic situation is exactly the same, but it’s tough to find a better comparison of contrasting political ideologies within two states of similar demographics and geography. [...]
Reassessing the Romney VP odds
I told you not to believe The New York Times back in mid-July when they implied a Romney Vice-Presidential selection was imminent. Romney will make his selection public very soon now though, certainly by early next week at the latest. PMandS.com provided the percentage chance of each major candidate being selected back then: 1. Senator [...]
PMandS has your Romney VP odds!
If Mitt Romney doesn’t pick his running mate this week or early next, he’ll have to wait until mid-August for fear of taking a backseat to Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, and the other American Olympians. And Olympians not even made in America as well. There has been swirling speculation in recent days that he may [...]