A Henninger: Obama’s Worst Week, Pawlenty’s Best – WSJ.com. If next year the American people pull the plug on the Obama presidency, mark down the past week as the beginning of the end . . . and what looks like the real beginning of Tim Pawlenty’s candidacy. Incumbency isn’t merely a function of political inevitability but of the fact that... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Obama’s Worst Week, Pawlenty’s Best
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Party Politics, The Left
The Lone Star Jobs Surge
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, SocialismReview & Outlook: The Lone Star Jobs Surge – WSJ.com. I’m sure the Texan model is unsustainable… I mean, think about it: This is George W’s state… What good can come from there? ——— Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, dropped by our offices this week and relayed a remarkable fact: Some 37% of all net... Read more
‘On the Beach, I Bring von Mises’ – M Bachmann
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party PoliticsThe Weekend Interview with Michele Bachmann: ‘On the Beach, I Bring von Mises’ – WSJ.com. Wow. I am interested. —– By STEPHEN MOORE “If I’m in, I’ll be all in,” says Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, artfully dodging my question of whether she’s running for president. Given that she just hired campaign strategist Ed Rollins, whose past clients include Ross ... Read more
The Gates Farewell Warning
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtReview & Outlook: The Gates Farewell Warning – WSJ.com. Very good… = Robert Gates, who steps down next month after four-plus years at the Pentagon, is making his retirement lap a tutorial on America’s defense spending and security needs. His message is welcome, especially on Memorial Day, and even if he couldn’t always heed it in his time as ... Read more
David Mamet’s Coming Out Party
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The LeftBari Weiss: David Mamet’s Coming Out Party – WSJ.com. By BARI WEISS In March 2008, David Mamet was outed in the Village Voice. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright had a comedy about an American president running on Broadway, and—perhaps to help with ticket sales—decided to write an article about the election season. The headline was subtle: “Why I Am... Read more
