Daniel Henninger: Who Do You Trust? – WSJ.com. D Henninger is usually spot on – and he is in this article. ======== They say America is politically divided. But in the days following the appearance of Paul Ryan’s GOP budget in the firmament last week, the planets of political debate finally aligned. We were all agreed: The issues before us... Read more
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The Presidential Destroyer – Your President
April 13 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsReview & Outlook: The Presidential Destroyer – WSJ.com. I guess this is the change we voted for… === Was the election moved to next month, or June? We ask because President Obama’s extraordinary response to Paul Ryan’s budget yesterday—with its blistering partisanship and multiple distortions—was the kind Presidents usually outsource to some junior lieutenant. Mr. Obama’s fundamentally political document... Read more
White House readies Obama fiscal flip-flop
April 12 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaDebt Ceiling | White House readies Obama fiscal flip-flop | The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment. Change. That’s what we voted for, wasn’t it?!! Obama’s “changing”, so what is everyone so upset about? ==== Presidents are loath to admit error. That’s what press secretaries are for. On Monday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said then-Senator Obama made a mistake... Read more
The Tea Party’s First Victory
April 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsReview & Outlook: The Tea Party’s First Victory – WSJ.com. This is getting to be a habit. President Obama ferociously resists tax cuts, trade agreements and spending cuts—right up to the moment he strikes a deal with Republicans and hails the tax cuts, trade agreements and spending cuts as his idea. What a difference an election makes. This is... Read more
The Arab Revolt and American Interests
April 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Obama, PhilosophyReview & Outlook: The Arab Revolt and American Interests – WSJ.com. A longer piece, but also worth the read. “Then there is Iran, a regime that President Obama spent his first years in office trying to court on the theory that only the pig-headedness of his predecessor had prevented an earlier rapprochement. It took a stolen election, terrible domestic... Read more
