Now there are plenty of interesting things to say about the economics of the UAW strike. But let’s talk politics. What are the Dem candidates going to do? Does John Edwards run to join the picket lines? Does Hillary Clinton, Read more
Last week, I criticized my friend Robert Bluey’s reading of Michael Gerson’s position on immigration. My criticism was, on a broader level, that the conservative movement has very little capacity to understand conservatives who disagree with it on principal. More Read more
This struck me as an interesting point from Capital Commerce, one of my favorite blogs that links economics and politics: "A record 26 percent of U.S. homeowners say the value of their homes has fallen during the past year, above Read more
I am in Warsaw at the European Ideas Network meeting. I may post some, but will be in meetings most of the time.
My friend Robert Bluey really laid into Michael Gerson’s piece in the Post today. But I think that Rob missed the point. For him, the focus of the piece was this paragraph: It is a strange spectacle. Conservatives are intent Read more
Secretary of Agriculture and Former Governor Mike Johanns has announced that he is resigning and running for Senate. Finally a good recruitment break. Going to Washington, DC to run a Republican US Department of Agriculture is a lot better reason Read more
Mitt Romney’s new ad says that too many Republicans "act like Democrats". Quotes: When Republicans act like Democrats, America loses. It is time for Republicans to start acting like Republicans. Of course, this is the same guy who said: My Read more
Favorability of Republican Candidates Among Republicans/Republican Leaners Sept. 14-16, 2007 Favorable Unfavorable No opinion % % % Rudy Giuliani 70 22 9 John McCain 65 25 9 Fred Thompson 55 9 36 Mitt Romney 39 23 37 I Read more
The other day, I reviewed the history of the 2000 election in which Alan Keyes served as a conservative attack dog. He attacked every candidate from the right and helped make arguments that prevented the consolidation of the right. It Read more
Top line numbers: The number of foreclosure filings reported in the U.S. last month more than doubled versus August 2006 and jumped 36 percent from July, a trend that signals many homeowners are increasingly unable to make timely payments on Read more