Politics MMSR: Hey, we may get some gun control after all
Last Sunday the prospects for getting any gun control through the Senate seemed bleak, but now 60 votes for a (somewhat) universal background check seems an attainable goal. How things can change in DC in a week. The Senate continues to work on immigration reform and discussing Obama’s budget, but it seems like they’re close [...]
Has Obama changed his tune as his approval rating sags?
This morning came news that President Obama’s Gallup approval rating tumbled seven points since last week, to mark his lowest point since his re-election. Don’t get too excited, Republicans–your approval ratings aren’t exactly sterling and one week does not necessarily signify a trend. But it appears the administration is well aware of its sagging poll numbers. The [...]
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 [...]
Monday Politics speed read: Immigration reform moves forward
It seems like this Congress might actually have a chance at accomplishing something. Amazing. Immigration reform surprisingly took center stage in DC this weekend, with the so-called “Gang of Eight” bipartisan group in the Senate agreeing to a broad framework to move forward on immigration reform. While broad frameworks are not even close to the [...]
President Obama: the complete partisan fraud
Yesterday the most partisan president in modern history added to his legacy with a partisan attack that barely passed for an inaugural address. The mainstream media and progressives cheered, even as they implicitly acknowledged that the allegedly centrist president who once implored us to not think along the lines of blue states and red states [...]
The day after for the GOP
The morning after elections like last night are always tough if you supported the loser(s), like I did. I don’t feel terrible though. I acknowledged Obama was the favorite throughout the process, and never was more than mildly confident Romney at any point could pull it out. While it’s true 2012 was a more winnable race for [...]
The State Department’s shameful security lapse
It’s not particularly surprising the media is not keen on getting to the truth of what happened September 11th in Libya where we lost Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. After all the Fourth Estate, which used to pride itself on being a bipartisan watchdog, realizes that even a slightly embarassing blight on President [...]