Obama attempts to blame the GOP for something he created
Fresh off his golf outing with Tiger President Obama is back on the “campaign” trail, refreshed and energetic. With the sequester budget cuts approaching on March 1st, the President’s playbook remains the same. Don’t negotiate with Republicans–simply hit the road and blame Congress for everything. Why should he stay in Washington when Obama can pretend [...]
Monday morning speed read: Politics
The Sunday talk shows yesterday focused as you would expect on the impending “fiscal cliff” which now is just three weeks away. The question remains–will the Republicans cave on letting the Bush tax cuts for the top two income brackets expire? Will they let Barack Obama raise taxes on the rich while keeping them the same for [...]
Has Romney/Ryan seeded their own storm clouds?
With the uneven and lackluster GOP Convention now over, America – or what small percentage of it is actually tuning in to these antiquated debutante balls – now turns its sights to the Democratic Convention next week. But the Romney/Ryan campaign may wind up getting more than they bargained for out of this week. Judging [...]
The Ryan budget is not a serious plan
When it comes to matters relating to fiscal policy, or politics in general, I pride myself on basing my positions on quantitative analysis and sound economic theory. I have obtained an MBA from a top business school, have an ownership stake in two small businesses, and work in the financial sector. By all accounts, Paul [...]
Paul Ryan: faithful ideologue of the Tea Party and far right
Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as a running mate has paid major dividends in recent days. A Romney-Ryan rally at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, North Carolina, a state President Obama narrowly carried in 2008, drew crowds in the thousands the day after the announcement. In addition, tens of thousands of donors flooded [...]